Geauga County Public Library is pleased to announce that Kris Carroll has been promoted to Assistant Director. In her new role, Mrs. Carroll is responsible for directing the day-to-day operations of public services. She also ensures system-wide coordination of adult and youth services activities, circulation and shelving departments as well as other teams and task forces.
Mrs. Carroll was hired in 2011 as the Building Manager of GCPL’s Bainbridge Branch. In that role, she oversaw all library activities, programs and building functions, managing a staff of about 30 employees. She helped implement a collection development plan for the building, increased community engagement through offsite events, collaborated with various groups to fund raise and selected digital materials for the entire system.
Prior to GCPL, Mrs. Carroll was the Assistant Manager and Head of Circulation at Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library. She also worked at Cuyahoga Community College as the Learning Center Site Coordinator and as a Reference Librarian.
She holds a Master of Library Science degree from Kent State University and undergraduate degrees in business and English from John Carroll University.
“Kris assumes the position with a great deal of relevant experience,” says GCPL Director Ed Worso.
“Having worked in Geauga County for more than five years, she understands the diversity of the population and how to respond to their needs. She also understands how libraries work, and has demonstrated experience in working with adult and youth services as well as circulation. We are fortunate to have her in this position.”
Mrs. Carroll resides in Cleveland with her husband and three daughters.
About the Geauga County Public Library
The Geauga County Public Library includes four full-service branches in Bainbridge, Chardon, Chesterland (Geauga West) and Middlefield; two library stations housed in schools in Newbury and Thompson; two Bookmobiles that serve farms and community centers; a Lobby Stop vehicle; a car for home-bound patrons; and one administrative center where technical services, computer services, facilities and administrative functions reside. GCPL has more than 500,000 books and eBooks. The collection also contains more than 100,000 audio/video items and 400 research databases available through its website. GCPL is a member of the SearchOhio/OhioLINK consortium, giving patrons access to more than 66 million items. Learn more about the Geauga County Public Library at the GCPL website, GeaugaLibrary.net.
