Karen O’Connell is the Arkansas Center for the Book Coordinator at the Arkansas State Library. She holds a Master of Science in Library Science from The Catholic University of America, a Master of Arts from Georgetown University, a post-graduate certificate in Preservation Management from Rutgers University, and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Maryland. O’Connell has worked in academic and special libraries and has extensive training in book history. Her particular interests relate to the history of book illustration and book bindings.

Schedule

11:30 am to 12:30 pm

State Capitol, Senate Committee Room F

Private Eyes Wide Open: Detective Fiction

with Caroline Cleveland, Harry Hunsicker, Snowden Wright, and moderator Karen O'Connell

1:45 pm to 2:45 pm

State Capitol, House Committee Room 3

Celebrating the Library of Congress Center for the Book and Our Fellow Centers of AR, MO, TN, TX, and VA

with Lisa Carrico, Guy Lamolinara, Karen O'Connell, Michele Chan Santos, Patrick Shaffner, and Kalela Williams

Moderator and Panelist