Western Hills High School (Frankfort, KY), Academic Diploma & Commonwealth Diploma, 1997

University of Kentucky, Degree of Bachelor of Arts in History, Departmental Honors in History, 2001

University of Kentucky, Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; minor in English, 2001

University of Kentucky, Degree of Master of Science in Library Science, 2003

Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, PLLC Law Library assistant, 1997--2001

Lexington Public Library (Fellowship, Children's Librarian Assistant, Children's Librarian) 2001--2004

The Lexington School, School Librarian, 2004--present

American Association of School Librarian (AASL), division under American Library Association (ALA)

• AASL Knowledge Quest Editor, 2007--2010

• Independent School Section (ISS) website co-chair, 2007--2008

• AASL Information Technology Pathfinder Award Committee member, 2013--2014

• AASL National School Library Program of the Year Committee, 2014--2015

• AASL/ALSC/YALSA public library cooperation committee, 2017--2018

• AASL National School Library Program of the Year Standards Task Force, 2018

• AASL Standards Implementation Committee, 2018--2020

Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC), division under American Library Association (ALA)

• ALSC Grant Administration Committee, 2010--2012

• ALSC Liaisons to National Organizations Committee Member, 2012--2014

• ALSC Liaisons to National Organizations Committee co-chair, 2014--2016

• ALSC John Newbery Selection Committee member, 2016--2018

• ALSC Theodor Seuss Geisel Selection Committee Chair, 2019--2021

Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)

• ISACS visiting team for Columbus Torah Academy (Columbus, OH), 2015

Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL), division under Kentucky Library Association (KLA)

• KASL Constitution Chair, 2007--2012

• KASL Awards Chair 2012--2016

• KASL Executive Board, 2016--2020

  • KASL Secretary 2016--2017

  • KASL President-Elect 2017--2018

  • KASL President 2018--2019

  • KASL Past-President 2019--2020

• KASL Awards Co-Chair, 2019--present

Kentucky Bluegrass Awards (KBA), division under Kentucky Association of School Librarians (KASL)

• KBA 6-8 committee member, 2016--2017

• KBA 6-8 committee co-chair, 2018--present

What It’s Like on the Newbery & Caldecott Committees

Lori Hancock & Susan Melcher (2017 Caldecott Committee), University of Kentucky LIS 510

Children’s Literature Class (Instructor Becky Nelson), February 9, 2017

Behind Closed Doors with Newbery & Caldecott Committee Members

KASL Summer Refresher, Frederick Douglass High School, Lexington, KY; July 18, 2017

University of Kentucky LIS 510 Children’s Literature Class, October 4, 2017

Beyond the Four Walls. Mingling with the AASL Standards

Hancock, Lori Coffey; Kozaka, Amanda; Mackley, Allison

Knowledge Quest, v47 n4 p50-55 Mar-Apr 2019

KASL Summer Refresher: Overview of the KBA 6th - 8th grade 2019-2020 Master List

Eminence Independent Schools, Eminence, KY; July 13, 2019

KASL Summer Refresher: Overview of the KBA 6th - 8th grade 2020-2021 Master List

Virtual Conference; July 14, 2020

KASL Summer Refresher: Overview of the KBA 6th - 8th grade 2021-2022 Master List

Greenwood High School, Bowling Green, KY; July 13, 2021

Girl Scouts -- Daisy Troop Leader (The Lexington School)

Love on a Leash Volunteer Reading Program (with Willow, my Shetland Sheepdog)

Run the Bluegrass Half-Marathon Race Ambassador

Girls on the Run Team Coach (The Lexington School)

VIPKid, online ESL teacher to Chinese children

Battle of the Books Team Coach (The Lexington School)

Find Lori Coffey Hancock on Twitter & Instagram @LoriCHancock