Penny Hummel
A past president of the Friends of Multnomah County Library, Penny Hummel is a Public Library Consultant. She graduated from Reed College with a BA in Russian Literature and San Jose State University with an Executive MLIS. From 2001 to 2009, she was the Marketing & Communications Manager for Multnomah County Library. From 2009 to 2013, she was the director of the Canby Public Library. She lives in Portland.
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Mary Frances Isom (1865-1920)
Mary Frances Isom, perhaps Oregon's most remarkable librarian, transformed the Library Association of Portland from an insular organization with limited impact into a major community asset with an enviable national reputation. At the regional level, she achieved equal distinction, drafting changes to Oregon law that furthered the free library movement …
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