Richard Tutwiler comes to New Hampshire from Flagstaff, Arizona, where he served first as Head of Reference and then as the Deputy Director of City Services for the Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library. He also spent one year as the Interim Director for that system, which encompasses seven libraries, including the Grand Canyon Public Library. Before that, he held the position of Reference Librarian for Loudoun County Public Library in Northern Virginia after receiving his Masters of Library and Information Science from the University of South Florida. 

Born into a military family, Richard grew up in Tokyo, Japan; Hawaii; California; Pennsylvania; Northern Virginia; Texas; and Frankfurt, Germany. He enjoys board games, French cooking, horror movies,  hiking, and spending time with his partner and two rescued cats, Ike and Stanley, all of whom are excited to become a part of the New London community.