Reference librarian Carey Hagan works at the Fairfax County Public Library in Arlington, Virginia. Carey Hagan has more than 15 years of experience in teaching and library sciences.

From 1987 to 1991, Carey Hagan studied at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, where she completed a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in English Language and Literature and Russian Language and Literature. Carey Hagan was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honors Thesis Program, and in her third year, she participated in an exchange at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. Throughout most of the 1990s, Carey Hagan served as an English teacher at middle and high schools in northern New Jersey and Virginia, enrolling in graduate school in 2002.

Carey Hagan holds a Master of Science in Library and Information Sciences from Catholic University of America in Washington, District of Columbia. Upon graduation, Carey Hagan entered the library sciences profession.

In 2004, Carey Hagan served at the Library of Congress Technical Processing and Automation Instruction Office. Carey Hagan designed and taught a course on web-based software FirstSearch, produced by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). Carey Hagan also redesigned the department’s database and assisted in Library of Congress training activities.

Subsequently, Carey Hagan accepted a position as a Cataloger with Mullen Library at Catholic University of America. Carey Hagan cataloged original items such as dissertations and theses, using OCLC software such as Connexion and WorldCat. Carey Hagan maintained the library’s databases and conducts research. In conjunction with senior catalogers, Carey Hagan developed assignments and task deadlines for the library.

At Fairfax County Public Library, where she has worked since 2006, Carey Hagan’s responsibilities include children’s literature and reference materials, fulfilling front desk duties.