Hello! I’m Ruth Jinkiri. I’m the Disability Support Coordinator at the Mississippi Library Commission (MLC). I knew I wanted to become a librarian when I was a young girl in elementary school. My uncle was a librarian and would bring books and things home with him and tell us all about them. I wanted to […]

Hello! I’m Jennifer Lena, and I currently serve as the Deputy Executive Director at the Mississippi Library Commission (MLC). My journey to this role has been anything but linear, but it’s been filled with growth, learning, and a deepening passion for the role libraries play in our communities.     I grew up in Raymond, […]

Libraries as Facilitators for Self-Actualization… I work as the Community Outreach Coordinator and the State Data Coordinator for the Mississippi Library Commission. In my role, I collaborate with Mississippi’s public libraries on community needs assessments, partnerships, and strategic planning. This role allows me a lot of time in the field traveling to different libraries across […]