The library’s board of trustees and staff warmly welcome Robin Westphal as the new executive director of Daniel Boone Regional Library. She brings a wealth of experience to our organization and the communities we serve. For the last six years, she has served as the state librarian for Missouri. In that role she worked to uphold the mission of the State Library by promoting the development and improvement of library services throughout the state and served as the director of the Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library. Prior to working for the state, she served as the executive director for a public library in Johnson City, Tennessee and at the public library in Chillicothe, Missouri.
Westphal has years of past community service experience including serving 7 years on the Chillicothe RII school board, 10+ years in Rotary and also served on both the Grand River YMCA board of directors and Livingston County Health Department Board.