Maryann has presented on a variety of topics at several national library conferences including ALA, ARSL, ALSC, PLA, and The Internet Librarian. She has also been published numerous times in professional journals and books, writing about such topics as teen services, library volunteers, job-related stress, and programming. Formerly Teen Specialist Librarian for the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library (Indiana) and Director of Waukee Public Library (Iowa), Mori is currently a library consultant for the State Library of Iowa. She completed her MSLIS from the University of Illinois in 2006.