Louisville Library s Brock Hutchison shares his impactful reads
Brock Hutchison is the Library Director at the Louisville Public Library. He is a graduate of Carrollton High School, Muskingum University and Kent State University. Brock is married to Lindsey Hutchison, and they have one son, Luke.
Brock holds a master’s degree in Library and Information Science and a Commercial Driver’s License. His background is working in libraries, and he came to Louisville after working for the Stark County District Library and the Licking County Library in Newark, Ohio.
He also is a member of the Louisville Rotary Club and co-hosts a weekly podcast, interviewing local movers and shakers, called What’s Up Stark.
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