[1] She is an American librarian who served for sixteen years as the executive director of the Princeton Public Library.

[2][3] She also works as a part time lecturer at the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information, where she designed and teaches a course on transformative library leadership.

[8] As president Burger represented ALA in challenging the Federal Bureau of Investigation over the access to patron records enabled by the USA PATRIOT Act.

[9][10] She also testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the issue of closing Environmental Protection Agency libraries.

[11] During her presidency she launched the organization's "Emerging Leaders" program,[12] dedicated to providing leadership opportunities to new library professionals.