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“An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success,” says Stephen Covey, Author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. From Librarian to the first African American woman Executive Director of the Brooklyn Public Library (the fifth largest library system in the nation), Dionne Mack-Harvin brings undeniable authentication to those words.

Ms. Mack-Harvin began her employ with the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) in 1996 as a Librarian in the Crown Heights Branch.  From there, she went on to become Branch Manager-Supervising Librarian of the Marcy Branch, then Regional Librarian in charge of 24 neighborhood libraries, and later, through her hard work and perseverance, Ms. Mack-Harvin became Director of the Central Library, being charged with administration of a $5 million budget and staff of 122 people.

Mack-Harvin becomes first female African-American Director of Brooklyn Public Library.

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