The Sechelt Public Library Association (SPLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Margaret Hodgins as the new chief librarian starting Jan. 2.
"I am delighted to be working with the SPLA board, library staff and residents to continue the positive progress of this library," Hodgins said. "The warm welcome I have received seems indicative of the spirit of this community and I look forward to being a part of it."
Currently a resident of Victoria, Hodgins served as campus librarian at Okanagan College in Vernon and information services librarian at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library in Owen Sound, Ont.
She graduated from the University of Toronto with an honours bachelor of arts degree majoring in English and religious studies and earned her master of information and library studies in 1993 from the University of Western Ontario. She has 20 years of experience in public libraries, and her specialties include information literacy, adult programming and reference services.
"We have a tradition of good management at the Sechelt Public Library and we are very pleased to welcome Margaret to head our staff," said SPLA board chair Dan Fivehouse. "We know that she is as eager as we are to meet the challenges of providing excellence in public library service in this era of digitized books, life-long learning, and the new opportunities that technology makes available to us."
The Sechelt Public Library serves the northern half of the Lower Sunshine Coast from Roberts Creek to Egmont. In 2012, more than 10,800 residents were library card holders and 241,800 items were borrowed (including e-books). The Sechelt Public Library is funded by the District of Sechelt, the Sunshine Coast Regional District, the shíshálh First Nation and the province of British Columbia.
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