CPL's New Library Director

Felton Thomas, formerly director of branch services for Las Vegas-Clark Co. Library District, has been hired as the new director of Cleveland Public Library.  I've heard some concerns about his lack of experience actually heading a library system, but I'm hoping he will bring something new to Cleveland. 

Mr. Thomas mentioned in a recent interview that his life had been transformed by his local library during his youth. He found it to be not only a safe haven for a young man, but a place filled with opportunities that eventually led him to selecting library work as a career choice.

CPL has been called the People's University. I hope the new director will expand this great library's mission to include Cleveland's children and young adults in even more dynamic ways.