The Cranston Public Library is pleased to announce that Katherine Boden has accepted the position of emerging technologies librarian.

Boden graduated with a master’s degree in library and information science from the University of Rhode Island in 2013. She has been with the Cranston Public Library since January 2013.

She completed her Professional Field Experience (PFE) in Cranston during her graduate work at URI. During her PFE, she spearheaded the library’s first community assessment in over five years and was a valuable member of the library’s strategic planning committee.

Boden has worked part-time as a reference librarian since graduating in the spring of 2013.

Most recently, she held the grant-funded position of digital learning team leader. In this position, she managed library’s digital literacy program, participation in the ALLAccess in Libraries project and piloted a one-on-one technology appointment program.

Boden began her new position on Oct. 6.

She replaces Julie Holden, who was promoted to the position of assistant library director.