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The Livingston Parish Library Board of Control unanimously voted to appoint Scott Kleinpeter as the new director of the Livingston Parish Library, effective immediately.
Kleinpeter has been with the Livingston Parish Library for more than a decade, working in nearly all levels of the system. He has served as interim director over the system since March.
As interim director, Kleinpeter oversaw a record-breaking Summer Reading Program and guided the system through a clean financial audit. Under his leadership, the library system is also on pace to eclipse several usage statistics from last year, including event attendance and circulation numbers.
“I am honored to be named Director of the Livingston Parish Library, and I am grateful for the trust that the Board of Control has given me,” Kleinpeter said. “I’ve served this library in many roles over the years, and I take on this new role with gratitude.”
“Fourteen years ago, I stood at the reference desk when the Main Branch first opened, proud to be a part of the library system in my home parish, and tonight, I feel that same pride in a new way. The trust the board has placed in me is not something I take lightly, and I am truly humbled to be this system’s next leader.”
Kleinpeter, a Livingston Parish native and Walker High graduate, has more than 20 years of experience in libraries, starting inside his high school’s library in 2006. In college, he was a student worker at Sims Memorial Library at Southeastern Louisiana University before later joining the Livingston Parish Library in 2010.
Kleinpeter left for the Jackson-Hinds Library System in Mississippi in 2015, eventually being promoted to manager of the Bolden-Moore Branch. He returned to Livingston Parish in 2017 and has been with the system ever since.
Since 2017, Kleinpeter has served as manager of the system’s two biggest branches (Denham Springs-Walker Branch and Main Branch), and he pioneered the library’s first Digital Media Lab, a fully-equipped makerspace where library users can master modern media production tools.
Kleinpeter’s contributions to the system have extended beyond daily operations: He has authored essential library-wide procedures, participated in numerous committees, and presented topics regarding best library practices at national conferences.
Additionally, Kleinpeter spearheaded the design and implementation of a robust system-wide knowledge base, streamlining internal documentation and procedures for greater efficiency and accessibility. He has also created a comprehensive video onboarding series for new employees.
Kleinpeter holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree from LSU.