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Act Locally, Read Globally

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Dr. Curtis Rogers

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What a great tagline for an organization – Act Locally, Read Globally! This morning, I listened to the Librarian Linkover podcast by Lorene Kennard, and it really caught my attention. I’ve always been fascinated by the world around me which lead me to get a bachelor’s degree in Geography. In this episode, Lorene interviewed Karen Van Drie, Executive Director of the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative.

I had never heard about this initiative and was fascinated to learn more. I especially liked the challenge that Karen put forth to school librarians to collect two children’s/YA books from every country. What a wonderful project.

You can listen to and learn more about the GLLI and the great work Karen does at the Librarian Linkover website.

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    Dr. Curtis Rogers is a library consultant who has worked in the library and information science field for over 35 years. He has worked at the Union (SC) Carnegie Library, and the Charleston County (SC) Public Library, and retired as the Communications Director of the South Carolina State Library. He has also taught courses at the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Geography, a Master of Library and Information Science, and a Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of South Carolina. In 2001, he completed the University of the Azores Summer Study Course in Azorean Portuguese Culture and Language and in 2002 completed the Certified Public Manager credential. In 2008, he was President of the SC Library Association. Rogers developed a national library survey on library use of social media for public relations and presented this survey’s results at the 2009 German Library Association Conference and at the State and University Library of Hamburg. He has served as secretary of the board of the Library Marketing and Communications Conference and as secretary of the SC Academy of Authors, as well as chair of the USC School of Library and Information Annual Literacy Leaders (ALL) Awards Committee. He has also served on the Friends of South Carolina Libraries (FOSCL) board and is a member of the ALA CORE Library Consultants group. He is a recipient of the 2015 F. William Summers Outstanding Alumni Award from the USC School of Library and Information Science.