Smithsonian Libraries Appoints Deputy Director

The Smithsonian Institution Libraries is pleased to announce that Mary Augusta Thomas is the new Deputy Director for the Libraries. Thomas has served as Associate Director for Reader Services and Strategic Planning at the Libraries’ since 2002. Her new responsibilities include directing the operation of the Libraries’ 20 branches in each of the museum and research institutes, working with Smithsonian staff on library­planning issues to support the mission of the Smithsonian and directing the administrative services department for the Libraries.