Cathy Delneo
Catherine Delneo is an American librarian, the State Librarian of Vermont.[1]
Prior to this role, Delneo was the chief of branches at the San Francisco Public Library, a system in which she started working in 2006.[1] Her first professional job was at the Somerset County Library System in Bridgewater, New Jersey, where she was a librarian for children and teens and later worked as a training coordinator for the system.[2] As the state librarian, Delneo is also the commissioner of the Vermont Department of Libraries, overseeing a budget of $3.2 million in 2022.[3]
Delneo was born and raised in South Burlington, Vermont.[1][3] She has a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Vassar College and a Master of Library and Information Science from Rutgers University.[1] She played cello in the Vermont Youth Orchestra from grades 6 through 12. She is also an avid open water swimmer and ice swimmer.[4][5][3] She was the first woman documented to complete a round trip swim around Angel Island in San Francisco in 2013, and has circumnavigated Manhattan in a 12-hour marathon.[6][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Governor Phil Scott Announces Key Appointments Within the Agency of Administration". Office of Governor Phil Scott. State of Vermont. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Catherine Delneo, Our New State Librarian". Vermont Department of Libraries. Agency of Administration. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d Allen, Anne Wallace (2022-05-04). "Vermont-Born Cathy Delneo Returns Home for a New Role as State Librarian - Books - Vermont's Independent Voice". Seven Days. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ "Section Ambassadors". Awesöme Orchestra Collective. 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ "Ice Swimming With A Warm Heart". Swimmer Magazine. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ "Cathy Delneo - Round Trip Angel Island". Marathon Swimmers Federation. 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
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