Russ Girsberger holds degrees in music education, music history, and library and information science. He served as Assistant Chief Librarian with the United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C., and was the first to hold the position of Librarian with the Percussive Arts Society. He has also worked with the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, and New York Philharmonic and has run the performance libraries at the New England Conservatory and The Juilliard School. He is currently the Librarian for the Navy School of Music in Virginia Beach, Virginia.