Staff Spotlight: Cathy – Executive Director
This past October, UMFPL underwent an exciting staffing change. On November 12, Cathy, formerly our Public Services Director, officially stepped into her new role as the UMFPL Executive Director. Though you may recognize her from her 20 years of service with us, we thought it’s time for our friends, neighbors, and patrons throughout Upper Moreland to get to know her a little better. And there’s no better way to begin our new Staff Spotlight series on our new blog than with a spotlight of our new Executive Director!
Cathy is an avid gardener, cat lover, and (of course) reader. When she’s not at the library you can find her walking in the park, playing with her cats, or digging in the garden! Some of her other favorite hobbies include antiquing, swimming, vegan cooking, baking bread, and watching Instagram cat videos.
She’s also always happy to watch just about any nature program or documentary, as long as it’s about cats. If you’re in the same boat, then you should check out her recommendation, Kedi (get it through MCLINC here).
Contrary to what you might expect, Cathy doesn’t personally own very many books. Instead, she’s happy to borrow all of the books, movies, and media her heart desires through the library. Speaking of the library, one of Cathy’s favorite aspects of working in a library is “working in a place where anyone can come to explore what interests them”, and the feeling that we’re making at least one person’s day better every day!” Working for such an amazing and diverse community, Cathy is eager for people to learn all about everything our library can do! When asked to name something she wished more people knew about UMFPL, she had this to say:
“At UMFPL we love to respond to our community’s wants and needs! Our musical instruments, board games, and play-date-in-a-bag collections exist because we learned about these needs when talking to community members. Whether it’s gardening equipment, puzzles, or information about attracting birds to your yard, we want to know what YOU want to know about so we can be sure to provide that. Feel free to stop me
in the library and tell me what you wish UMFPL would circulate or have more resources about!”
We hope you’ll join us in offering Cathy a huge and heartfelt congratulations in her new position!
Want to learn more about UMFPL? Check out our Who We Are page to find out more about our past and present within the Upper Moreland community!
Book recommendations –
Murder Past Due: A Cat in the Stacks Mystery by Miranda James
Practically vegan: more than 100 easy, delicious vegan dinners on a budget by Nisha Melvani
The regenerative garden: 80 practical projects for creating a self-sustaining garden ecosystem by Stephanie Rose
A good bake: the art and science of making perfect pastries, cakes, cookies, pies, and breads at home by Melissa Weller