Meg Backus

Meg earned her Masters of Library Science from, and has taught classes at, Syracuse University’s School of Information. She worked in public libraries for 9 years, running IT, tech services, and patron services departments, developing innovative, civic-minded library projects featured in Wired, on NPR, and in the 2014 Whitney Biennial. She now leads a library consortium in Northern New York with members from all types of libraries across 10,636 sq. miles. Meg is interested in libraries as places to explore the delivery of creative, productive, equitable public spaces which leverage community expertise, allow for growth and flexibility, and evolve according to local needs in ways that align with fundamental library values like inclusiveness, access, and cooperation. She thinks of libraries as active testing grounds for building the society that should exist.

Computers in Libraries 2018

Computers in Libraries 2015