Driven to diversify.(MOVERS & SHAKERS 2011: change agents)(Courtney L. Young)

COURTNEY L.YOUNG

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, GREATER ALLEGHENY CAMPUS, McKEESPORT

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Whether it's in the parking let before class or on Facebuok, Penn State's students chase down librarian Courtney L. Young to ask for advice on their research projects.

That's partly because she's "a master at making connections," says Sara Whildin, head librarian at Penn State Brandywine. "She exemplifies the skills our library leaders need to connect library services to their communities." She also brings sensitivity and diplomacy to her dealings with others.

Those skills are among the reasons she was promoted in September 2010 to …