After a career in the corporate world, Dianne Connery moved to Pottsboro, TX, to enjoy the lake views. Months later she attended a meeting about the library's impending shuttering. "I could see the dramatic changes that needed to be made-not just to allow the library to survive, but to thrive. Within six months, I was the board president," she says; later, she became Pottsboro Library's director, before taking on her current role. Rather than focusing on traditional programs and services, she concentrated on the community's needs, including starting a high school eSports team so that teens could get together after school. "Now we are expanding it to younger ages and organizing tournaments at the schools. We are believers in interest-based learning to help young people learn 21st-century skills they need to succeed," she notes.
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