Denise Lyons
Denise Lyons (COM’92) of Columbia, S.C., coauthored Serving Grandfamilies in Libraries (Scarecrow Press, 2013), which is about her work with grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Denise, who earned a Master of Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina, established Grandparents Raising Grandchildren collections at the Dallas Public Library. She arrived at the South Carolina State Library in 2008 and helped to create GrandFamily Resource Centers in 16 public libraries. “As public libraries continue to serve a critical role as centers of community,” Denise writes, “the need to serve grandfamilies (and kin raising kin) continues to be an important one.” Denise also recognized in 2010 as a Library Journal Mover and Shaker for her work in early literacy. Email her at drlyons@sbcglobal.net.
From the Summer 2014 issue.