Dr. Frank Bruno has twenty years of library experience working in public and academic library management. He is a family man with a wife and eight children, four of whom reside in Summerville.

He comes to us from Prince Sultan University in Saudi Arabia where he worked last year. He has managed two public libraries-Port Arthur Public Library (TX) and Uintah County Library (Vernal, Utah). Prior to that, Dr. Bruno worked at Prairie View A&M University (TX), San Diego State University's Calexico Campus, Central Methodist College and Brigham Young University. He earned a Masters of Library and Information Science from the University of Hawaii and a PhD in Education from Ball State University where he taught high school and college students in the education department.

For over ten years, Dr. Bruno has been the electronic services editor for the Multicultural Review, a quarterly journal for teachers, professors, librarians, administrators, and anyone else interested in learning about new developments and trends in the field of cultural diversity. Throughout his tenure, he has written columns in professional journals and local newspapers.

Dr. Bruno supports library growth and he hopes to gain support from Dorchester County officials to obtain funding for new branches throughout Dorchester County and to upgrade services at the existing locations.

If you like to meet Dr. Bruno, join the Friends of the Summerville Library on Saturday, July 19 from 1-3pm for a special reception. For further information, contact Dr. Bruno at 563.9189 or bruno@dcl.lib.sc.us.