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From teacher to NLS director: Jason Bratton recounts path and mentorship that shaped his career
Summary
In an interview at the Utah State Library, NLS Director Jason Bratton traces his career from teaching in Florida to state librarian roles and the Library of Congress, highlighting librarian Cynthia Hurd’s early mentorship and personal motivations for serving accessible information.
Jason Bratton, director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress, described how a chance mentorship and a family caregiving episode shifted his career from science teaching to librarianship.
Bratton said he grew up in Cross, South Carolina, studied education at Florida A&M and Florida State, and taught biology and AP biology. After returning to South Carolina to care for his mother, who was diagnosed with dementia, he moved into…
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