Melody Sky Weaver will speak to the importance of Public Libraries. She will share information on the variety of services available with your library card and talk about her role as Librarian for the the University of Washington.

Melody Sky Weaver was appointed as Washington State Librarian on October 1, 2026, after serving as the City of Port Townsend’s first Community Services Director, overseeing parks, library, facilities, art with a focus on services to youth. She has a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Washington, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture and postmodern visual culture from Boise State University.

She has been a public library professional for nearly 20 years, and the last ten years served as the Port Townsend Public Library’s Director of a 113-year-old Carnegie Library.  She previously worked as a public arts professional and librarian in Boise, Idaho. In Idaho, she was awarded the prestigious Idaho Woman Making History award for her community minded artwork.

In 2018, she and the Carnegie Library were featured in the New York Times in the article “Twelve Authors Write About the Libraries They Love” by Annie Proulx. In 2019, she was awarded the President’s Distinguished Service Award from the Pacific Northwest Library Association for analyzing the benefits of LEADS and recommending future actions for the leadership program.