Tammy Westergard is State Librarian at the Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records (NSLAPR). Her great passion is advancing educational opportunities through the library. She helped spearhead statewide initiatives in workforce development, extended reality, and library development. Prior to coming to NSLAPR, she was the library district director for a 15-branch system in southern Oregon, and both the deputy director and interim director at the Carson City Library. Tammy graduated from the University of North Texas library science program in 2014 and was recognized as an “agent of change” among a national list of 2016 Movers & Shakers profiled in Library Journal.