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After nearly 30 years as the director of the West Bloomfield Township Public Library, Clara Bohrer recently retired. Bohrer is pictured in 2010 with former First Lady Michelle Obama and local resident Cameron Thomas-Shah after the library was one of five in the United States to be awarded the National Medal for Museum and Library Service.
Photo provided by Clara Bohrer
Longtime West Bloomfield library director retires
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WEST BLOOMFIELD Nearly 30 years ago, Clara Bohrer received a phone call to inform her that she had been hired as the director of the West Bloomfield Township Public Library.
She was so enthusiastic about the news that she “couldn’t wait to hang up from that call so I could call my husband, parents and friends, and say, ‘Oh my goodness, I’m (going to) be able to work in West Bloomfield.’”
Cathleen Russ has been named the new director of the West Bloomfield Township Public Library.
Russ served as Troy Public Library director for 13 years. She assumed leadership of the West Bloomfield library Dec. 14.
Russ was named Michigan Library Associationâs Librarian of the Year in 2019. Earlier this year, Russ worked with MLA colleagues across the state to develop universal safety and process standards to guide libraries as they reopened after closures due to COVID-19.
Russ also served as director of the Chelsea District Library, assistant director of the Macomb County Library and director of the Center Line Public Library.
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