Suzanne M. Stauffer
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Suzanne M. Stauffer (born 1957) is professor emerita, School of Information Studies, Louisiana State University. She is a cultural heritage scholar and historian of libraries focusing on the role of the public library in American society and culture.[1]
Stauffer holds a Ph. D.in Library and Information Science from the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies University of California, Los Angeles,(2004); M.L.S. Library Science Brigham Young University,(1986); B.S. Psychology Weber State University,(1978)[2]
Her career in professional service included being the Adult Services Reference Librarian at the Long Beach Public Library New York, 1987–1989, the Judaica/Technical Services Librarian, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York City, 1989–1996, the Children's Librarian, County of Los Angeles Public Library, San Fernando Library, 2001–2003.
On 2006, Stauffer was appointed assistant professor at the School of Information Studies at Louisiana State University, and in 2012, she was promoted to associate professor, and to professor in 2020. She held the Russell B. Long professorship in 2014–2016.
She collaborated with Alma Dawson on “Project Recovery: Educating the Next Generation of Librarians for South Louisiana.” Stauffer was also a Doctor of Design in Cultural Preservation as an affiliate faculty member in the College of Art & Design at Louisiana State University from 2019 to 2024.
Professional associations
Stauffer held many leadership positions in the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association including chair. She also chaired the Library History Seminar XIV committee in 2021.[3]
She presented papers at the International Federation of Library Associations,[4] Popular Culture Association,[5] Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing,[6] and the Association for Library and Information Science Education [7] and participated on committees and sections of these associations.
Mystery Writer
Upon retirement from LSU, Stauffer moved on to a third career as a mystery novelist living in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Stauffer's debut novel, Fried Chicken Castañeda, was published by Artemesia Publishing in May 2025. It won the 2025 New Mexico Book Award for Cozy Mystery[8] and the Bronze Medal in Mystery/Crime/Detection of the Collective of Independent Publishers and Authors.[9]
