Christopher Platt is the Director of Santa Cruz Public Libraries. A Bishop, California native, he holds a BA in French from UC Santa Barbara and an MLIS from UW Seattle. He began his career in New York City as a reference librarian in Manhattan's Chinatown and rose ultimately to be Chief Branch Library Officer overseeing the 88 neighborhood branches and education programs of The New York Public Library. Along the way he worked with Baker & Taylor’s Customized Library Services, led collection dev

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Jennifer Baker has served as City Librarian for Benicia, CA since January 2022. Her 30 year career includes pivotal, leadership roles in communities ranging from 10,000 to 1 million. Having worked in all areas of public, support, and administrative services in both public and school libraries, she frequently says of her career that she has done everything “except get up on the roof—yet”. Highlights include collaborating on statewide projects with the California State Library such as the Student

She’s seen it all — from vaudeville royalty to burlesque queens, X-rated films to world-class concerts. The Folly Theater has been a Kansas City icon for 125 years. Filmed at The Players in NYC, this video follows former director of theater operations Kate Egan as she dives deep into the Folly’s history, researching for her upcoming talk at the Kansas City Public Library - Central Library on September 21. See rare artifacts and hear stories of the preservation fight that saved this bawdy beauty.

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