Sari Feldman, Executive Director of Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL)
About Sari Feldman
Sari Feldman is Executive Director of Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL), a role she has held since 2003. CCPL has 27 branches that serve 47 communities in Northeast Ohio. Under Ms. Feldman’s leadership, CCPL has received the highest overall score among America’s largest metropolitan library systems in Library Journal’s Index of Public Library Service for seven consecutive years (2010-2016); and earned the publication’s prestigious five-star rating for eight consecutive years (2009-2016).
A member of the American Library Association (ALA) since 1990, Ms. Feldman has served as chair of the ALA Office for Literacy/Outreach Services Advisory Committee (2000-2003), and co-chair of the ALA Digital Content and Libraries Working Group tasked with advising the association regarding issues related to equitable access to digital content. In May of 2014 she was elected president of the ALA for the 2015-16 term. She is currently serving a term as ALA past-president.
Ms. Feldman has previously served on the Public Library Association’s (PLA) Every Child Ready to Read (2007-2008) and Pre-School Literacy (2001-2005) task forces. She was elected president of the PLA, a division of the ALA, for the 2009-10 term. Ms. Feldman is the recipient of the 2013 PLA Charlie Robinson Award, which recognizes innovative library leadership.
Prior to joining Cuyahoga County Public Library, Ms. Feldman served as Deputy Director of the Cleveland Public Library. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from State University of New York at Binghamton and a Master’s in Library Science degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Since 1984, she has served as an adjunct faculty member at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies, teaching graduate courses in library management, reference services, policy and grant writing. In 1995, Sari was honored with Syracuse University’s Vice President’s Award for Teacher of the Year.
Ms. Feldman’s professional affiliations include the ALA, PLA, Beta Phi Mu and the Ohio Library Council. She has advocated for public libraries throughout the U.S. and internationally, and has written widely for professional publications.
Libraries Transform
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