Library Director Wins National Recognition

Drusilla Carter, Director of the Chesterfield County Library System, has been recognized by Library Journal as one of 2009’s Movers and Shakers. This award recognizes individuals who are changing libraries for the better.

In its description of the Movers and Shakers award, Library Journal says “these individuals comprise the coming generation of library leadership. Overachievers all, they represent a Who's Who of creativity and library trends.” Carter was recognized especially for her efforts to make the Chesterfield County Library System a center for the community and for the new programs and services that the county libraries have developed under her leadership. The award also applauds her collaboration with other community agencies to tackle the challenges facing the citizens of the county.

Carter is only the seventh South Carolinian to be recognized in the award’s history. “I am deeply honored that my colleagues have recognized me with this award,” said Carter. “I am especially grateful to the hard-working staff at the libraries, who make it possible for us to do so much for the community.”

Library Journal is the premier publication regarding libraries and librarianship in the United States and around the world. For the full article online, visit http://www.libraryjournal.com/MS2009Inductee/2140336017.html. For more information about the Chesterfield County Library, please visit www.youseemore.com/chesterfield.