Jason M. Broughton, Outreach Coordinator at the South Carolina State Library has been named a Mover & Shaker in the library industry by the national publication, Library Journal. In its March 15, 2015 issue, Library Journal named 50 outstanding individuals--and for the first time, one organization--whose efforts have not only expanded the services libraries provide but who are transforming libraries themselves in the 21st century. Broughton was selected because of his commitment to the profession and to workforce development in South Carolina.
Broughton was hired as a workforce development trainer at the South Carolina State Library in 2010 and focused broadly on helping the unemployed, including career changers, ex-offenders, high school dropouts, and anyone else in need of a job. He still works on the library’s WorkSC.org website that provides useful online resources to anyone in need of workforce development.
Today he is in an expanded role as outreach coordinator and has given countless presentations, training sessions, and workshops on personal skill development, job seeking, and related topics to library staff, state agency personnel, and other partners, as well as to library users, including pre-release inmates.
“LJ’s newest class of Movers & Shakers proves once again that the library arena is rich with innovation driven by mission-focus,” said Rebecca T. Miller, Group Editor, Library Journal and School Library Journal. “Those identified come from across the library universe and beyond, and they are each transforming how libraries connect with and enrich their communities. We congratulate them, and look forward to seeing their ongoing contributions multiply.”
The 2015 Movers & Shakers were selected by the editors of Library Journal, the profession’s leading trade magazine. Each of the Movers & Shakers are prominently featured in the March 15, 2015 issue of Library Journal and will be celebrated at a special luncheon in June during the American Library Association’s annual conference in San Francisco, CA. The print feature’s companion website is sponsored by OCLC and Boopsie, and it is available online. The luncheon and awards ceremony is made possible by the support of sponsors, including Baker and Taylor, Demco, Mission Bell Media, OCLC, Plata Publishing, Rosen Publishing and Sage.
Broughton has a Bachelor’s degree in Biology Education from Florida A&M University, a Master’s of Public Administration degree from University of South Florida, and a Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of South Carolina.
