Anthony Bernier

Dr. Anthony Bernier served as a Young Adult Specialist Librarian for 12 years with the Los Angeles Public Library. He subsequently inaugurated and managed a new Teen Services Department for nearly five years as Director of Teen Services for the Oakland Public Library, a system that grew from 0 to seven YA Specialist Librarians during that time. He is currently serving on the full-time faculty of San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science as the School's new Young Adult Services Coordinator. He teaches a new comprehensive survey course and advanced seminars on Young Adult Librarianship.

Beyond designing and implementing a variety of recognized YA outreach and programming models, Dr. Bernier developed the original space and service plan for LAPL's acclaimed TeenS’cape department, the first public library space designed exclusively to meet the developmental needs of YAs. He continues to write, train, and consult with public agencies and architects on teen spaces. He is former chair of YALSA's New Directions Task Force, and currently serves as member of YALSA's Continuing Education and Strategic Planning Committees. He also teaches cadres of YALSA's training bureau trainers. Dr. Bernier's primary research interests explore public space equity for young adults and the administration of library services with them. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine, in 2001.