WILLIAMSBURG — After a nationwide search, the Williamsburg Regional Library’s Board of Trustees has appointed Interim Library Director Sandy Towers as the new library director.
Towers has served as assistant library director since 2019 and has served as interim library director since Jan. 1, when she took over from Betsy Fowler upon her retirement. Prior to that role, she spent five years as the youth services director.
“Sandy Towers has shown clear and steadfast leadership in over four years of exemplary service as Assistant Director,” WRL Board of Trustees Chair Nina Simone said in a news release. “Her extensive experience, deep knowledge of this community, and vision for meeting Williamsburg’s future needs make her the ideal leader to guide our library forward. We are confident that under her direction, our award-winning library system will continue to flourish as a vital hub for community and learning.”
As assistant director, Towers helped create the Kiwanis Kids Idea Studio in 2019 and the natural landscape playground, a project currently underway, and she has spearheaded multiple award-winning programs and services, the release said.
Towers said she was “enthusiastic about channeling my passion, dedication, and leadership” into the role of library director.
Kim O’Brien Root, kimberly.root@virginiamedia.com
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