Sari Feldman is an American

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. Sari was president of the

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(ALA) from 2015 to 2016. During her presidency, she launched the Libraries Transform public awareness campaign that increased funding support for libraries and sought to advance information policy.

Education and career

Sari Feldman received a master's degree in

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from the

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in 1977 and a bachelor's in English from

State University of New York at Binghamton The State University of New York at Binghamton (Binghamton University or SUNY Binghamton) is a public research university with campuses in Binghamton, Vestal, and Johnson City, New York. It is one of the four university centers in the State ...

. While in graduate school, Feldman became a jail librarian at

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Correctional Facility. Since 1984, she has served as an adjunct faculty member at the School of Information Studies,

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, in New York, teaching graduate courses in

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, reference services, policy and grant writing. She made her way to Ohio in 1997 and became head of community services at the

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and later became deputy director. She served as president of the

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from 2009 to 2010 and numerous other boards and committees as a long-lasting ALA member. Sari was executive director of

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from May, 2003 to August 2, 2019.

Committee work

Feldman has been a member of ALA since 1990 and has served on several boards and committees. * Co-chair of the ALA Digital Content and Libraries Working Group – 2011 to 2014 * President of the Public Library Association (PLA) – 2009 to 2010 * Chair of the ALA Office of Literacy/Outreach Services Advisory Committee – 2000 to 2003 * Chair of the Urban Libraries Council Urban Youth Strategy Group – 2005 to 2006 * Member of the PLA Every Child Ready to Read Task Force – 2007 to 2008 * Member of PLA Pre-School Literacy Task Force – 2001 to 2005 * Founding Member and Trustee of OneCommunity – 2003 to Present * Board Member of In Counsel with Women – 2003 to Present

Honors

* PLA Charlie Robinson Award (2013) * Crain's Cleveland Business Women of Note Award (2011) * USA Toy Library Association Player of the Year (2008) *

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Woman of Achievement (2005) * Leadership Academy's Community Impact Award (2002) *

Vice President's Award for Teacher of the Year (1995) * ALA Loleta D. Fyan Grant (1994)

Publications

Books

*Feinberg, S., Kuchner, J. F., & Feldman, S. (1998). ''Learning environments for young children: Rethinking library spaces and services.'' Chicago: American Library Association.

Articles

*McClure, C. R., Feldman, S., & Ryan, J. (2007). Politics and advocacy: The role of networking in selling the library to your community. ''Public Library Quarterly, 25''(1), 137–154. doi:10.1300/J118v25n01_10 *Feldman, S., & Gonick, L. (2005). The dream of One Cleveland. ''Library Journal, 130''(14), 34. *Feldman, S. (2015, September 29). Celebrate the Freedom to Read. ''Huffington Post.''

References

External links

Libraries TransformPresident's Message:Libraries TransformFeldman wins 2015-2016 ALA Presidency
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