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Lucinda Munger
Lucinda Munger became Orange County's library services director on January 12, 2009, succeeding the retired Brenda Stephens and taking charge of the main library in Hillsborough and its branches.
Source: WRAL: Orange County names new library services director (December 29, 2008)
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- Lucinda Munger becomes Orange County library services director Lucinda Munger became library services director for Orange County, heading the main library in Hillsborough and three branches. People: Lucinda MungerAmerican Libraries, April 2009, people column
- Commissioners reject closing the Carrboro and Cedar Grove branch libraries Facing recession cuts while opening the new Hillsborough main library, the county manager proposed closing the Carrboro branch at McDougle School and the Cedar Grove branch and moving their staff to the new building. After opposition from Commissioner Mike Nelson, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and residents, commissioners rejected the closures and used reserve funds to staff the new library in the budget adopted in June 2009. People: Mike Nelson, Mark Chilton, Lucinda MungerThe Carrboro Citizen, "Carrboro library cuts on the table" (May 14, 2009)
- Orange County Public Library closes its buildings and sets out a free book shelf With its buildings closed, the library kept the Hillsborough and Carrboro book drops and phone reference running, stopped charging late fees, and from March 18 set out a free book and DVD shelf outside the Main Library in Hillsborough. People: Lucinda MungerOrange County, NC: A Note from Lucinda Munger, Library Director
- Lucinda Munger resigns as Orange County library director Munger resigned as director of the Orange County Public Library in October 2021, and County Manager Bonnie Hammersley named assistant director Erin Sapienza interim director while the county searched for a successor.Search the index · Orange County, NC: Orange County Names Sapienza as Library Director (July 18, 2022)
- Erin Sapienza is named director of the Orange County Public Library County Manager Bonnie Hammersley named Erin Sapienza library director after she had served as interim director since October 2021, when director Lucinda Munger resigned. Sapienza joined the library in June 2013 as a branch manager, became community services librarian in October 2015 and assistant director in March 2020. People: Lucinda MungerOrange County news release: Orange County Names Sapienza as Library Director (July 18, 2022)
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- Orange County Public Library Libraries, museums and media · Hillsborough · 5 events here
- McDougle School Schools and academies · Carrboro · 1 event here
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- Mark Chilton 1 entry: Commissioners reject closing the Carrboro and Cedar Grove branch libraries (March–June 2009)
- Mike Nelson 1 entry: Commissioners reject closing the Carrboro and Cedar Grove branch libraries (March–June 2009)
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