Felton Thomas, Jr., was appointed director of the Cleveland (Ohio) Public Library (CPL) in January 2009 and is a Past President of the Public Library Association.  Prior to accepting the position of director of CPL, Felton served as director of Regional Branch Services for the Las Vegas-Clark County (Nev.) Library District and President of the Nevada Library Association. He has served on the PLA Board of Directors, and was named to the Aspen Institute’s Task Force on Learning and the Internet in 2014.  His awards and accomplishments include being named a “Mover and Shaker” by Library Journal, and being selected as a White House Champion of Change for Making in 2016. 

Presenting at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26 

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