Collection development

My name is Melody Scagnelli-Townley and I am the Library Director at Bayonne Public Library. Before becoming the Director, I spent seven months as the Interim Director. Before that, I was the Outreach Librarian for 3.5 years.

I am an Adult Services librarian at Piscataway Public Library. I started my library career as a circulation clerk at an academic library.   Later, while serving as a library assisant, I began studying for my MLIS at Rutgers University.

I've been a librarian for 25+ years, and have worked in a variety of libraries and jobs.

I am Senior Library Assistant at the Burlington County Library System, Bordentown Branch, where I participate in initiatives involving partner and library events (ELL/ESL, TBBC, citizenship and more). I am a member of the BCLS Inclusion, Diversity

I am the Librarian 4 overseeing the Collections Department for Ocean County Library.

I'm Amanda Eigen and I'm Head of Library Services for Maplewood Memorial Library in Maplewood, NJ. I began my tenure at Maplewood as a part-time Adult Services librarian in 2004 and have been lucky to grow and find new challenges here ever since.

I’ve worked in libraries for over 25 years, starting as a page at the East Brunswick Public Library in 1998.

I have been working in libraries since college in almost all capacities: shelver, circulation, children's librarian, young adult librarian, adult reference, and now director.

I've worked for public libraries since 1995 in Fayetteville, NC, Fort Wayne, IN, Dover and Delaware City, DE, Auburn, NY, Lafayette Hill, PA, and Sewell, NJ, serving as a public library director since 2001.

I am currently the Supervisor of Youth Services at Piscataway Public Library. Previously, I have served as the Building Manager of the Westergard Branch, where I was responsible for the daily operations of the branch.