Join Dr. Cyndee Landrum, former Deputy Director for IMLS, as we explore potential public libraries futures, and the future of public library leadership praxis.

Dr. Cyndee Landrum is the former Acting Director and Deputy Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. As Deputy Director for Library Services, she oversaw the agency’s largest program—Grants to States—which is the primary source of Federal funding for libraries. She also managed grant programs that funded library leadership, workforce development, small libraries, and Tribal and Native Hawaiian libraries. Over a professional career of more than 20 years, Dr. Landrum has served in public libraries across the country. She was CEO of the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library (IN) and assistant director for Oak Park Library (IL) and Mt. Lebanon Public Library (PA). She has taken on leadership roles at all levels of the profession, including serving as president of the Arizona Library Association.