Name of Your Library (if applicable):
WebJunction
About Me:
Since graduating from the University of Washington with an MLIS and graduate certificate in International Development, Zola Maddison has worked with library staff across the U.S., South Africa, Guatemala, and the U.A.E. She currently works with OCLC’s WebJunction program as the Engagement Manager for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Libraries Training Work Group. Prior to her work with the Foundation, she was the coordinator for the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant-funded Project Compass initiative, leading economic development and workforce recovery efforts by libraries in high-unemployment areas across the U.S. Zola was an American Libraries Association (ALA) Emerging Leader in 2009, and is currently an IFLA International Leadership Associate and co-chair of ALA’s International Relations Round Table Sister Libraries Committee.