DNR Hires Full-Time Librarian For Information Resources Center/Carter Library

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ANNAPOLIS— DNR is pleased to announce that Ann Wheeler recently joined the DNR staff as full-time librarian of the Information Resource Center/Carter Library. Ann has a library degree from Drexel University and experience as a Social Sciences and Special Projects Librarian at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.

“I joined DNR because I wanted to be part of its mission to preserve and protect Maryland's natural resources,” said Ms. Wheeler. “As DNR's librarian, I have the unique opportunity to support the DNR staff and researchers who are improving Maryland's environment every day. Also, by preserving the documents produced at DNR I can help ensure that the work we do today will be available for generations to come.”

Before pursuing a career in library sciences, she worked as a consultant to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Biomass Office and as a researcher for a foreign energy company. Ann relocated to Annapolis from Pennsylvania a few months ago with her husband, a librarian at the U.S. Naval Academy.

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January 29, 2007

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 18,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov