Molly Kinney

Molly Kinney lives in sunny and hurricane weary south Florida where she is the Director of Public Library Services at the Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center. This is a joint-use public and academic library on the campus of Nova Southeastern University, the 8th largest private college in the nation.

Molly says her job is making "salad dressing." There is the oil - the academic library philosophy, polices and procedures; and there is the vinegar - the public library philosophy, policies and procedures and sometimes they differ. It's her job to keep shaking the oil and vinegar so they are always mixing together to serve the public, as well as the university students, faculty and staff. She still enjoys programming for children and families, especially Mother Goose, Story Time Fun, and After School Clubs, even though she doesn't get to do programs on a daily basis.

"Aunt Molly" has two nieces and a nephew who love to read. She is active in the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. Her latest favorite activity is teaching classes on-line because she enjoys 'meeting' people and discussing children's books, delivering services to children and families, and exploring issues that are important to children's library staff.

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