Anne Arundel County Library CEO Charles “Skip” Auld Announces Retirement

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Anne Arundel County Library (AACPL) CEO Charles “Skip” Auld will retire in February 2027, according to a statement from the library.

Auld has served as the CEO since 2010 and has spent the last five decades working in libraries and in public service. Auld earned a master’s in library and information science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He worked as a reference librarian, branch manager, assistant director and director of libraries in North Carolina, Maryland and Virginia.

During Auld’s tenure, he oversaw the construction of the Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library, Riviera Beach Library and Discoveries: The Library at Annapolis Mall. Additionally, planning for the new Glen Burnie Library is currently underway. Auld also worked to expand programming, digital resources and community partnerships.

“Skip Auld turned Anne Arundel County Public Libraries into community gathering places, social service centers, teen sanctuaries, early childhood education centers and welcoming portals to knowledge of every kind,” said Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman in the library’s statement. “His passion for the institution and the people who work in it is persistent and pervasive. He will be a hard act to follow.”

The library will begin a nationwide search to replace Auld. The AACPL Board of Trustees has retained executive search firm June Garcia LLC to conduct a nationwide search for the library system’s next CEO. Under Maryland law, the board has the authority to appoint the library director.

“I’ve loved my lifetime working in libraries,” Auld said. “Libraries spark imagination and expand access to knowledge through books, music, film, digital resources and especially through our knowledgeable staff. It has been a privilege to work with dedicated library trustees and workers in service to our community.”

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