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Erin Sapienza

Erin Sapienza is director of the Orange County Public Library. After earning a master's degree in library science from UNC Greensboro in 2010, she joined Orange County as a branch manager in June 2013. She became community services librarian in 2015 and assistant director in 2020, and in that post led the planning work that brought the county to end overdue fines in November 2021. She was named director in July 2022.

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  1. 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. People: Lucinda Munger, Bonnie Hammersley, Erin Sapienza Place: Hillsborough · Also mentions: Orange County Public LibrarySearch the index · Orange County, NC: Orange County Names Sapienza as Library Director (July 18, 2022)
  2. Orange County Public Library ends overdue fines Orange County commissioners approved a fine-free model for the county library, and overdue fines ended the next day. Library staff had found that fines fell hardest on residents facing economic hardship; charges for lost or damaged items continued. The recommendation came out of a strategic planning team organized by assistant library director Erin Sapienza. People: Renée Price, Erin Sapienza Place: Orange CountyChapelboro: Orange County Public Library Goes Fine-Free (November 19, 2021); with Orange County news release, Orange County Names Sapienza as Library Director (July 18, 2022)
  3. 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 Munger, Bonnie Hammersley, Erin Sapienza Place: Orange CountyOrange County news release: Orange County Names Sapienza as Library Director (July 18, 2022)

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