DLA

Public Library Division (PLD)

Description

The Public Library Division:

1. promotes library service and librarianship within and for the public libraries of Delaware.
2. cooperates in the promotion of general and joint enterprises within the Association and with other library groups, and represents and interprets public libraries in contacts outside the profession.
3. takes full authority within the Delaware Library Association in respect to all programs and policies which concern only the area of public libraries in Delaware, and to act for the Association in this area.
4. works to study, approve, and sponsor standards, laws and financial support for public libraries in coordination with the State Division of Libraries, the Delaware Library Trustee Association, Friends groups, and all other appropriate organizations.
5. conducts activities and projects for improvement and extension of service in public libraries and for stimulation of the development of librarians and staff members engaged in public libraries in Delaware. To promote library service and librarianship within and for the public libraries of Delaware. The PLD cooperates in the promotion of general and joint enterprises within the Association and with other library groups, and to represent and interpret public libraries in contacts outside the profession.
   DLA Handbook, p. 31.

Officers
The officers and the past president are the Executive Board of the Division.

President

Paul Weymouth, Selbyville Public Library
paul.weymouth@lib.de.us
Paul loves the Selbyville Public Library where he has worked for the past 8 years and is currently the Assistant Director. He helps the library by leading the circulation team, cataloging books, administrative work, D&D for teenagers, and many other things. Please stop by and visit the new library and say hello.

Vice President| President-Elect/Conference Committee Chair

Elise Bard, South Coastal Public Library
elise.baird@sussexcountyde.gov
Elise has worked in the Delaware Library system since 2022, first at Dover Public Library and currently at the South Coastal Public Library. Elise was raised as a library kid, and reads as much as she can. On the rare occasion she gets her head out of a book, she spends her time traveling or playing games.

Secretary

Megan Bunting, South Coastal Public Library
megan.bunting@sussexcountyde.gov
Megan found her way into the library world back in April 2019, starting part-time at the Selbyville Library as a youth program coordinator. These days, she’s the children’s services coordinator at South Coastal Library in Bethany Beach, and when she’s not surrounded by books, you’ll find her strolling the beach with her dog, on the hunt for shells and sea glass!

Past President

Elizabeth Greenwood, Dover Public Library
elizabeth.greenwood@lib.de.us