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Public Programs Office

Staff Directory

Public Programs Office
American Library Association
50 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Fax: 312.280.5759
Email: publicprograms@ala.org
Blog: Public Programs Post

For questions about ALA Public Programs Office projects and events, please use the descriptions below to contact our staff:

Deb Robertson
Director
312.280.5057
drobertson@ala.org
Overall direction of the Public Programs Office, Cultural Communities Fund, Sara Jaffarian Award, partnerships and planning.

Susan Brandehoff
Program Director for Traveling Exhibitions and Broadcast Media
312.280.5054
sbrandeh@ala.org
Forever Free, Elizabeth I, StoryLines America, Frankenstein, Alexander Hamilton, Changing the Face of Medicine, Benjamin Franklin, Lewis & Clark, and traveling exhibitions content and planning.

Mary Davis Fournier
Program Director
312.280.5056
mfournier@ala.org
Inquiries concerning arts, humanities and civic discussion program development; new programs and partnerships; questions regarding content, planning and grant applications for Let's Talk About It, Library Networks for Literature, LIVE @ your library Readings, and One Book, One Community initiatives.

Lainie Castle
Project Director
312.280.5055
lcastle@ala.org
Content, planning and grant application inquiries concerning: We the People Bookshelf, We the People Picturing America, Prime Time, and the Great Stories CLUB. Publicity and marketing for PPO projects and initiatives, and the Cultural Communities Fund. Planning and promotion for PPO events and conferences.

Angela Thullen
Program Officer / Communications
312.280.5286
athullen@ala.org
Publicity and marketing for projects and initiatives, PPO, and Cultural Communities Fund; planning and promotion for PPO events and conferences.

Angela Hanshaw
Program Officer / Web Editor
312.280.5061
ahanshaw@ala.org
Public Programs Office Web site, Public Programs Post (blog), Online Resource Center for Library Cultural Programming, Let's Talk About It Web archive, and Library Networks for Literature Web site.

Sofiana Peterson
Program Coordinator
312.280.5045
speterson@ala.org
General information, office management, clerical support, all project reports, traveling exhibition shipping and materials, support staff at PPO seminars and conferences, and PPO products.

Colleen Barbus
Administrative Assistant
312.280.5053
cbarbus@ala.org
General information, clerical support, Cultural Communities Fund and financial processing.



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