Diane DeCesare Ross was recently hired as the new Director of the Lamar County Library System. Ross began her new position on April 1, 2020. Ross was born at the Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, and now lives in Eastabuchie, Mississippi. Diane holds bachelor’s degree in American studies and master’s degrees in both anthropology and library and information science with studies in photography, art history, design, and creative writing.
Previously, Diane worked for many years at the University of Southern Mississippi as Managing Editor of The Southern Quarterly and as Curator of Manuscripts, Archives, and Digital Collections. As the founding director of the Mississippi Digital Library (MDL), she grew this program from a single scanner in a basement room to a lasting statewide cooperative digital library program involving a variety of institutions.In her spare time, Diane enjoys photography, writing, reading, art, genealogy, making puppets from found materials, walking out in nature, driving along back-roads, and getting people to tell her their stories.
Submitted by:
Terry Lajaunie
Assistant Director
Lamar County Library System