The Hood River County Library District Board of Directors has tabbed current District Assistant Director Rachael Fox as the library’s new director.  Fox began working in libraries when she was hired as a library assistant in 2002 at the county-run Hood River County Library, a position she held until the library’s closure in 2010.  While working there, Fox studied for and received her Master of Library Science from Emporia State University’s School of Library and Information Management.  Fox was one of the first employees of the newly-created Hood River County Library District when she was hired as its first Cataloging Specialist in 2011.  She later became the district’s first Assistant Director, a position she’s held since 2013.  Current director Buzzy Nielsen’s announced in May that he would be resigning to move with his family to Central Oregon.  Following a national search, the library district received and reviewed nineteen applications.  Final approval of Fox’s selection will be at the District board meeting on July 19, and she will begin her new position on August 1.