Public Programs Office
American Library Association
50 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Fax: 312.280.5759
Email: publicprograms@ala.org
Blog: Public Programs Post

For questions about Public Programs Office projects and events, please use the descriptions below to contact our staff:

Deb Robertson, Director, 312.280.5057, droberts@ala.org
Overall direction of the Public Programs Office, partnerships and planning, Cultural Communities Fund

Susan Brandehoff, Program Director for Traveling Exhibitions and Broadcast Media, 312.280.5054, sbrandeh@ala.org
Forever Free, Elizabeth I, StoryLines America, Frankenstein, and traveling exhibitions content and planning

Mary Davis Fournier, Project Manager, 312.280.5056, mfournier@ala.org
Let's Talk About It, Library Networks for Literature, LIVE! @ your library, We The People, ALA conference planning, program planning, and author visit inquiries

Lainie Castle, Project Director, lcastle@ala.org
Content, planning and grant application inquiries concerning We the People projects, including Picturing America and the Bookshelf. Publicity and marketing for PPO projects and initiatives, and the Cultural Communities Fund. Planning and promotion for PPO events and conferences.

Kara Giles, Program Officer / Web Editor, 312.280.5061, kgiles@ala.org
PPO website, Online Resource Center website, Let's Talk About It Archive Website, WebCT courses for PPO workshops, PPO Wikis, PPO Blog, and ALA conference planning.

Sofiana Peterson, Administrative Asst., 312.280.5045, speterson@ala.org
General information, office management, clerical support, all project reports, traveling exhibition shipping and materials, support staff at PPO seminars and conferences, and PPO products.

Colleen Barbus, Administrative Asst., 312.280.5053, cbarbus@ala.org
General information, clerical support, Cultural Communities Fund and financial processing.