Andrew S. Breidenbaugh

Andrew S. Breidenbaugh
Nationality American
Alma mater Towson University, University of Maryland, University of South Florida
Occupation Library director

Andrew S. Breidenbaugh is a librarian and director of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System. He has worked to bring online databases, eBooks, streaming media, music, and courses to the system.[1]

Education

Breidenbaugh began his education in 1988 at Towson University, Towson, Maryland, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Asian Studies. He was a member of the Phi Alpha Theta history honors society as well as the National History Honor Society. In 1990 he finished his Master of Arts in History at the University of Maryland. His area of concentration was Middle East and Islamic History. In 1996, he completed his education at the University of South Florida School of Information, where he received his degree in Library and Information Science.[2]

Career

Before graduating from USF, Breidenbaugh managed a Barnes & Noble bookstore for several years. Towards the end of his graduate studies, he worked for the City of Tampa Archives and Records Center, where he accessed, arranged, and described records of the Tampa Fire Department. In 1996, he started his first job as a librarian, at the USF Tampa Campus Library. He was an adjunct reference librarian, a position he held until 1999, and this was where he began his work with library technology and online services. Nearly concurrent to this time (1997–1999), Breidenbaugh also worked for the New Tampa Regional Library as a reference librarian. He was also an adjunct instructor for the USF School of Information, where he taught the classes Basic Information Sources & Services, Internet Research Skills, and Internet Resources.[2]

From 1999 to 2002, he was senior librarian for Electronic Reference & Information, a call-in and email reference service for the Tampa-Hillsborough library system. From there he became Principal Librarian for the John F. Germany (JFG) Public Library, Tampa’s main library, and he continued his focus on library technology and internet resources. He was in that position from 2002 to 2006. Following his time at the JFG Library, he was named chief librarian for the South Tampa Region. In April 2014, he became manager of library technology and collections, which included oversight of the library’s collection process and its budget. As of February, 2015, Breidenbaugh was named director of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System, and he will oversee its $36.5 million annual operating budget, 25 libraries, and two mobile outlets.[2][3]

Organizations and volunteering

Breidenbaugh is an active member of the American Library Association and the Florida Library Association. He also volunteers with First Robotics, judging for FIRST Tech Challenge events in the Tampa Bay area.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Andrew S. Breidenbaugh. (n.d.). Retrieved February 16, 2015, from Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library website: http://thpl.org/thpl/admin/directors/ab/biography.html
  2. 1 2 3 Andrew S. Breidenbaugh [Resume]. (n.d.). Retrieved February 16, 2015, from Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library website: http://thpl.org/thpl/admin/directors/ab/resume.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.tampabay.Andrew Breidenbaugh takes over Tampa-Hillsborough library system. (2015, February 6). Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved from http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/andrew-breidenbaugh-takes-over-tampa-hillsborough-library-system/2216773
  4. ↑ Hillsborough County library services welcomes new director. (2015, February 6). Retrieved February 17, 2015, from Hillsborough County Government website: http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1812
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