Utah cultural engagement director outlines museum plans, library services and America250 programs

Donna Law, executive director of the Utah Department of Cultural and Community Engagement, described the department’s statewide programs and goals during a recorded interview on the Utah State Library’s show "Utah Libraries Have You Covered." Law reviewed library services for blind and disabled residents, preservation work, community engagement campaigns and the department’s role in the state’s America250 activities.

Law said the State Library is "one of nine divisions" within the department and that "we have around 50 employees that work here in the State Library," who support libraries, patrons and specialized services to blind residents across the Western United States. She emphasized the bookmobile program’s reach in rural areas, saying it is well used in Iron County and regularly supported by locals in community events such as parades.

The executive director outlined the Utah Historical Society’s Museum of Utah, telling the hosts that collections previously stored in multiple locations will move into a prepared…