Sarah Ann Long is an American librarian and columnist for The Daily Herald.
At the time of her election as president of the American Library Association she served as director of the North Suburban Library System--a consortium of 680 public, academic, and special libraries[2] headquartered in Wheeling, Illinois.
[4] Long served as a president of the American Library Association with a term that started in July 1999.
[3] During her term, her theme was "Libraries build community.
"[5] As part of her presidential year the American Library Association published A Place at the Table: Participating in Community Building in 2000 to establish the impact libraries should make in community engagement.