Redondo Beach library director Susan Anderson takes the reins
Susan Anderson, Redondo Beach’s new Library Director. Susan Anderson isn’t who you might picture as a library director. Anderson is a Houston native who honed her library craft at the University of Texas at Austin. She traveled to Botswana as a librarian for the Peace Corps and, most recently, she worked for six years at the West Hollywood Public Library. She is young, vibrant and hip. Last week was Anderson’s first week as Redondo Beach Library Director, and, though she has been busy with introductions, receptions and city meetings, the new head has no shortage of ideas for what she wants to bring to Redondo. “I had a great reception with the Friends of the Library, the Library Foundation and the Library Commission,” said Anderson. “They all seem excited to work together on the future of the library. There is so much potential. We have this great new north branch, and there is a lot more that can be done with the main library to tailor it to the future of library services.” At the center of Anderson’s library ethos is creating what she calls a “third place.” The term was coined by Ray Oldenburg, author of “The Great Good Place,” to describe any location that people go to outside…
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