Kurt Wagner is the University librarian of the Murry and Leonie Guggenheim Memorial Library, where he provides and oversees the mission to cultivate an up-to-date collection that is excellent in breadth and depth across all resources and media types. Wagner works with the library staff, as well as external stakeholders, to identify, evaluate, and implement programs that improve services and facilities, enhancing the quality of resources and the operating efficiency of the library.

Wagner came to Monmouth from William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, where he spent two decades serving in various capacities at the David and Lorraine Cheng Library. Wagner began as a reference librarian and publications coordinator and, after completing an M.A. in communication, became a systems librarian, head of library information systems, web manager, and finally the assistant director of the library.

Wagner has been a member of the Virtual Academic Library Environment (VALE) of New Jersey since 2000 and is currently a member of VALE’s executive committee. Wagner is also a member of the American Library Association, the ALA/Library Information Technology Association, the New Jersey Library Association, and the Atlantic Journal of Communication Editorial Advisory Board.

Wagner was awarded the New Jersey Library Association Technology Innovation Award in both 2009 and 2013 in part for his leadership and management of project teams.