Dot Guthrie is a librarian and retired supervisor for Gaston County Schools. She has also worked for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Clover School Districts. Mrs. Guthrie is a member of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Currently, she is a member of the Gaston Board of Education and serves as the Museum Curator.