Jenniffer Stephenson started her position as the new Assistant Director for Public Services at First Regional Library in early March 2020. Jenniffer has long been a leader in the library community, including most recently serving as Director of the Greenwood-LeFlore Public Library System. She has served in professional leadership roles in both the state of Mississippi and nationally, serving on the Board of Directors of the Association for Rural & Small Libraries and as President of the Mississippi Library Association. She holds her Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of Southern Mississippi. 

Jenniffer had only been at FRL for a short time before the library closed its doors to the public because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her skills and experience have been invaluable to FRL during this time of reevaluating library services in 2020, as she helps guide FRL’s fourteen branches in finding new ways to provide library service."I am very excited to join the First Regional Library team,” Stephenson says.“If anything, this pandemic has shown me how well this team comes together to handle a tough situation while continuing to provide excellent library services.It's proof that we have such a talented group of people who work hard for the communities their libraries serve."

Jenniffer replaces Barbara Evans, who retired in December of 2019 after serving over 20 years with FRL. Jenniffer can be contacted at jstephenson@firstregional.org.

Photo credit: David Brown, First Regional Library

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David Brown

First Regional Library