Community Engagement

The Libraries’ Community Engagement department provides extraordinary programming, events, and customer service that connect members of the UTA community with each other. This includes leading customer centered, and responsive circulation activities at UTA facilities and maintaining strong campus student success partnerships.

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Meet Our Team

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Library Specials- Late Night Guest Services

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Head Librarian-Director of Community Engagement

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Library Specialist – Events

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Library Specialist – Guest Services

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Lead Library Specialist- Course Reserves

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Library Specialist – Guest Services

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Overnight Coordinator

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Library Specialist Supervisor

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Lead Library Specialist

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Library Specialist (Late Night Guest Services)

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Associate University Librarian