Board selects Texas woman as new library director

YOUNGSTOWN — Heidi M. Daniel has been appointed as the new director of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County to succeed Carlton Sears, who is retiring after 15 years as director of the 16-branch system.

This afternoon, library trustees unanimously approved hiring Daniel to start work next month at a $110,000 annual salary, with a $5,000 relocation allowance. Sears, who will retire July 31, earns $109,430 annually.

Daniel, of Sugar Land, Texas, who was one of five finalist applicants for the directorship here, is now neighborhood library team leader and district supervisor at the Houston Public Library. In her current post, she oversees 16 neighborhood libraries.

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