The Santa Barbara City Library will be officially led by Brandon Beaudette, who has been the library’s acting director since April 2024. Beaudette earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UC Santa Barbara in 1998 and was first employed by the city a year later. He worked his way from parking and Public Works to city budget manager and senior assistant to the city administrator.
The recruitment process saw 48 applicants apply to be the city’s librarian and 15 screened by city personnel. Five made it to the interviews with department directors and library stakeholders, but it was Beaudette who made the cut…