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Merrill Library Director to Retire
Marianne Thibodeau, Director at UMM's Merrill Library, will
retire at the end of the month. Marianne has served as Merrill Library
Associate Librarian, and Library Director for a span of twenty years. She also
served as Interim Dean of Libraries at UMaine's Fogler Library from June
through mid-October 2022. Prior to this position, Thibodeau served as Assistant Library
Director and Head of Instruction and Research at Wentworth Institute of
Technology in Boston and as a teacher in Maine public schools.
She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education
from the University of Maine at Machias, a Master of Library and Information
Science degree from the University of South Carolina – Columbia, and a Master
of Educational Leadership from the University of Maine.
Marianne served on the board of the Association of College and
Research Libraries, New England Chapter (ACRL/NEC), and is a member of the
University of Maine System URSUS Library Directors Council. Thibodeau serves
the University of Maine at Machias as a member of the Leadership Team, and on
the editorial board of the Library of Early Maine Literature, a scholarly
imprint of the University of Maine at Machias Press.
Thibodeau has instituted the ever popular "Dog Night"
in which therapy dogs visit the library during final exams. She has overseen
the conversion of the collection from the Dewey Classification System to the
Library of Congress Classification to reflect the other University of Maine
System Libraries. According to Thibodeau, working with students and faculty
have been the most rewarding aspect of of her years in library service.
When asked what is next she says, "I look forward to exploring this new stage. Most
of all the unhurried time to travel, take a course, read, garden, and to visit
with parents, children, and grandchildren."
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