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Laura Pitts is the Director of the Scottsboro Public Library in Scottsboro, Ala. She currently serves as the President of the Alabama Library Association (2021-2022) and has been involved in many different aspects of library work throughout the state and the North Alabama region. Prior to her transition into the world of libraries, Laura worked as reporter and lifestyles magazine editor for The Daily Sentinel (Scottsboro, Ala) and held numerous internships as she started her journalism career at both Trucker's News and Cooking Light.
Her educational background includes a Master's of Library and Information Science from The University of Alabama, a Master's of English and Creative Writing from The University of Alabama Birmingham, and a bachelor's degree in Journalism and English from The University of Alabama.
Her research interests are rooted in the role of small and rural public libraries and the services they provide communities and the challenges they face to continue providing those services. Once she completes the Doctoral program at The University of Alabama, her goal is to either move into a library directorship role over a larger library or library system, or to teach in a variety of communication, journalism and library fields at a small community college or larger university.
Her educational background includes a Master's of Library and Information Science from The University of Alabama, a Master's of English and Creative Writing from The University of Alabama Birmingham, and a bachelor's degree in Journalism and English from The University of Alabama.
Her research interests are rooted in the role of small and rural public libraries and the services they provide communities and the challenges they face to continue providing those services. Once she completes the Doctoral program at The University of Alabama, her goal is to either move into a library directorship role over a larger library or library system, or to teach in a variety of communication, journalism and library fields at a small community college or larger university.