Roosevelt Weeks, Austin Public Library

The Crucial Roles of Libraries

Libraries are essential as they provide free access to information, promote literacy and lifelong learning, serve as community hubs, and fight for democracy. Libraries support informed citizenship and provide a lifeline for the vulnerable.

About our speaker:

Roosevelt Weeks is the Director of the Austin Public Library where he leads a dynamic team and library system. His responsibility includes 20 branch locations, the History Center and the Central Library. Weeks joined the Austin Public Library team in September of 2017.

Weeks received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Texas Southern University and his Master of Library Science degree from the University of North Texas. He is a member of American Library Association (ALA), Texas Library Association (TLA), and Urban Library Council (ULC) to name a few.

Agenda:

6:45am - Coffee & Networking

7:10am - Breakfast Buffet

7:25am - Introductions & Announcements

7:50am - Speaker Introduction

8:20am - Q&A

8:30am - Leave inspired or curious!

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