— press release
GRANVILLE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM: Granville County Government announces that Interim Director Will Robinson has been named Director of the Granville County Library System, effective Oct. 1. Robinson has been serving as Interim Director since June of 2018, previously serving as Manager of the South Branch Library in Creedmoor.
Robinson earned his Masters degree in Library Science from the University of South Carolina in 2012 and has previous experience with the Wilson County Library System, where he served as librarian in the Local History Library and later was the library’s Head of Reference. He worked in Wilson, NC for five years before assuming the role of Manager of the South Branch in December of 2017. He also holds a B.A. degree in Anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Penelope Mason, former Children’s Librarian for the Richard H. Thornton Library, was named Manager of the South Branch Library in August. Mason has worked for the Granville County Library System since March of 2011 and holds a Masters Degree in Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, as well as a Bachelors degree in Education from the University of Mount Olive. In her new role, she will perform supervisory, administrative and customer service duties in support of the Library System’s operations.
Hired as the new Children’s Services Librarian at the Richard H. Thornton Library is Amy Carlson of Maryville, TN. Carlson has experience working with children and teens through previous employment as a church ministry assistant, through missionary work on the International Mission Board in Kenya, through work with the Boys and Girls Club and other youth-related programs. She holds a Masters degree in Information Sciences, as well as a Bachelors degree in English from the University of Tennessee.
Carlson begins her role as Children’s Librarian on Oct 16.
Ashley Wilson will also begin work with the Granville County Library System on Oct. 16, serving as Adult Services Librarian at the Thornton branch.
A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a Masters degree in Library Science, Wilson recently completed a one-year internship with the Point Park University Center Library as a reference librarian. With an extensive background in customer service – which includes classroom instruction, research, promotional events and technology – Wilson also holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology. A current resident of Chapel Hill, Wilson replaces former Adult Services Librarian Carly Cox, who resigned in June to pursue a teaching career.
There are four branches of the Granville County Library System, which includes the Richard H. Thornton branch in Oxford, the South Branch in Creedmoor, the Stovall Branch and the Berea Branch Library. For more information about services and programs offered through the Granville County Library, visit www.granville.lib.nc.us.
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