Norwich native Maureen Sullivan is just a few months away from becoming the next president of the 62,000 member American Library Association. Sullivan, an organization development consultant, is a 1967 graduate of Norwich Free Academy.
Sullivan says the years she spent at NFA sparked her passion for libraries. The school library provided a better understanding of the world beyond Norwich, Connecticut, she explained. Sullivan said the enormous impact the library has had on her life since her high school days is what prompted her to return to Norwich.
Sullivan took part in a round table discussion at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford earlier this month, during which time she discussed the importance of libraries as an educational tool. Sullivan was also honored as a strong advocate of free speech and an industry leader.
Sullivan believes libraries should “unleash creativity and innovation” and to maintain strength and vitality in the communities they serve. Sullivan may consider using digital Business Cards to display her new title when she takes over as American Library Association president in June.
Sullivan’s brother-in-law, state Senator Gary LeBeau, D-East Hartford, said democracy would fall to the wayside without libraries. The availability of free public libraries provides all citizens the chance to educate themselves about subjects of interest whenever they choose to learn about them, LeBeau explained.
Elizabeth Reiter, of Mystic, president of Connecticut's library association, praised Sullivan for being a superb librarian. The Norwich Rotary Club and Women’s City Club presented Sullivan with the 44th Native Son Daughter award last summer.
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