Meet the DLD team

Amy Heebner heads the Technology, Reporting and Federal Aid Services Team. Amy is the Program Manager for Federal Aid for Library Services and the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Coordinator. She is also the NOVELny Program Manager. Amy acts as Regional Liaison for the Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System and the North Country Library System.

Barbara Lilley heads the Library Aid Coordination, Resource Sharing and Preservation Services Team. Barbara is the Program Manager for the Conservation/Preservation Program, Reference and Research Library Resources (3Rs) Council Services, and is the State Aid for Libraries and Systems Coordinator. She also serves as Regional Liaison to the Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library, and Queens Borough Public Library, as well as the Capital District Library Council for Reference and Research Resources, Long Island Library Resources Council, Metropolitan New York Library Council, and the Southeastern New York Library Resources Council.

Lauren Cardinal is part of the Public Library System Services and Technology, Reporting and Federal Aid Services Teams. Lauren acts as the E-Rate Coordinator and works on Digital Equity Initiatives. She is the Regional Liaison for the Monroe County Library System and the OWWL Library System.

Mary Beth Farr is part of both the Public Library System Services Team and the Library Aid Coordination, Resource Sharing and Preservation Services Team. She is the Program Manager for both School Library System Services and Outreach Services to Public Library Systems. Mary Beth also works on the Literacy and Libraries Program, and outreach for Workforce Development and Libraries, as well as Coordinated Outreach Services Aid and County Jails Library Aid (both for public library systems). She is liaison to several of the reference and research library resources systems, most of the school library systems, and three public library systems: Mohawk Valley Library System, Southern Adirondack Library System, and Upper Hudson Library System.

Natalie heads the Public Library System Services Team, and is Project Manager for the State Aid for Library Construction Program. She also acts as Regional Liaison for three public library systems: Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System, and the Nioga Library System.

Sharon Phillips is part of the Public Library System Services Team. Sharon is the Youth and Family Services Program Manager. She oversees and coordinates the Early Literacy, Teen Services, and Summer Reading at New York Libraries programs. Sharon also acts as Regional Liaison for the Finger Lakes Library System, Four County Library System, and the Southern Tier Library System.

Tor belongs to three operational teams: Public Library System Services; Library Aid Coordination, Resource Sharing and Preservation Services; and Technology, Reporting and Federal Aid Services. He provides support for the State Aid for Library Construction program, and serves as Regional Liaison to the Mid York Library System and the Onondaga County Public Library.