Claire Fogarty is an experienced librarian currently serving as a Children's Librarian at the DC Public Library since April 2020. Prior roles include Substitute Librarian at Arlington County, Youth Services Librarian, and Cataloging Librarian I (Temporary Secondary Assignment) at Fairfax County Government, and Student Librarian at West Vancouver Memorial Library. Claire's earlier positions include Research Assistant at The University of British Columbia, Access & Diversity Peer Tutor, Library Aide at Loudoun County Public Library, Donor Communications Intern at AAUW, and English Teaching Assistant with The Fulbright Program. Claire holds a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from The University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts in Women's & Gender Studies and Spanish from Wellesley College.