Carmen Nigro

Assistant Director - Maps, Dorot Jewish, and Local History & Genealogy Divisions

What I do at The New York Public Library

Superviser of public service operations, instructional programming and outreach activities, and reference and collections use for the Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy; the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division; and the Dorot Jewish Division.

Why The New York Public Library

Access to information and ideas is necessary for a functional society - public libraries democratize access and learning for all, and the NYPL gives the public world class research libraries. 

Who am I?

Joined NYPL in 2010, formerly of LAPL. MLIS from San Jose State University, MT in Secondary Social Science Education, BA in History from the University of South Carolina, Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University. 

Advice for prospective candidates

Be the best representation of yourself, you don't have to be someone else. 

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