Live Oak Public Libraries (LOPL) announces Jen Baxter as Deputy Director.

Baxter will provide strategic and functional oversight of library public services, including all LOPL locations, outlets and public service coordinative functions, including Collection Management, Public Services, Communications, Community Engagement, and IT.

Prior to joining Live Oak Public Libraries, Baxter was the Library Director for Athens-Limestone County Public Library, located in North Alabama. Baxter has worked in public libraries for more than a decade and has held a variety of roles within the field, beginning her career as an unpaid volunteer in Southern California and growing through the ranks to hold positions in library administration in Mississippi, including as Assistant Director of Branch Services and HR at Jackson-George Regional Library System, as well as Library Director for Hancock County Public Library.

Baxter holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Mississippi, a Masters in Library and Information Science from The University of Southern Mississippi, and a Masters of Public Administration from Arkansas State University.