The Paulding County Carnegie Library Director and Librarian, Susan Pieper has been recertified in the Ohio Public Librarian Certification Program until 2022. This program recognizes individual librarians who have met minimum standards established by the Ohio Library Council – which for renewal is 75 continuing education contact hours – and is recognized as a Certified Public Librarian in Ohio.
Pieper was initially certified in 2007 and has been recertified every five years. She obtained her Masters of Science in Library Science from Clarion University (PA) in 1992 with extensive studies in the Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship. In 2009 she was selected by the U.S. Department of State to travel to Romania to provide consultative services in order to restore a rural library network in Romania, a country who gained their independence from communism in 1989.
Susan was hired in September of 1997 as the Director of the Paulding County Carnegie Library system. During her tenure the library has seen the transition to an Integrated Library System which automates library processes, the acquisition of public computers and a computer lab from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the full restoration of the exterior and interior of the century old Carnegie library, the addition of a library branch in Oakwood, the addition of a bookmobile providing service to county patrons who are not able to travel to a brick and mortar branch, the addition of Wi-Fi system-wide and the addition of Wi-Fi Hotspots for loan, and hundreds of thousands of digital and electronic items added to the library’s collection.
For more information about your 21st Century Paulding County Carnegie Library and its services, contact Pieper at 419-399-2032.
