Paso Robles selects new city librarian
Melissa Bailey.
Bailey has worked at the library for 11 years
– Melissa Bailey has been named the new city librarian of the Paso Robles City Library, following a nationwide search for the position.
Bailey has worked at the library for 11 years, beginning as a volunteer before being hired as a library staff assistant in 2015. In 2017, she was promoted to youth services librarian, where she spent seven years managing the library’s juvenile and young adult department. In November, she was appointed as the Interim city librarian while the search for a permanent hire was conducted.
Bailey holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in library and information science from San Jose State University.
“I am so excited to begin this new chapter in my library story here in my community,” Bailey said. “I have loved every minute of serving Paso’s families and am looking forward to enhancing library service to all of Paso’s residents.”
As city librarian, Bailey will oversee all library operations, including strategic planning, collections, budget, marketing, and personnel management.
