Maggie Farrell

Dean of Libraries, University of Wyoming

Maggie Farrell is the Dean of Libraries at the University of Wyoming, overseeing library services and operations including budgeting, 112 FTE personnel, private support and coordination of library services with the Wyoming State Library, county and college libraries. Prior to Maggie's appointment in 2002 to the University of Wyoming, she worked for academic libraries at Montana State University, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, and Arizona State University. She also served as a consultant to the U.S. Government Printing Office, overseeing technology projects to improve Internet access to federal government publications. The language skills she developed while serving in the U.S. Army as a Russian Linguist in Military Intelligence have been valuable for her work with the University of Wyoming's sister university in Saratov, Russia.

Maggie serves on various committees of the American Library Association and the Association of College & Research Libraries with the goal of improving library services, particularly for university students and faculty. At the University of Wyoming, she serves on the Deans' Council and the Graduate School Council, and is a hearing officer for student discipline. Maggie is also a member of the Wyoming Commission on Judicial Conduct and Ethics and a volunteer with the annual Laramie Jubilee Days celebration. She joined the OCLC Board of Trustees in 2006.

Maggie has a BA in American Studies from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, an MLS from the University of Arizona, and a Master's in Public Administration from Arizona State University.