There’s a new blog over at ALA called ALA Marginalia, which is full of interesting tidbits about the ALA. They recently had a post on how to get travel grants to attend the ALA Annual conference, which you can find at
http://discuss.ala.org/marginalia/2007/09/25/travel-grants-for-attending-annual-conference/.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 17, 2007
REGENTS APPOINT FOUR NEW MEMBERS TO REGENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL ON LIBRARIES
At their September 10-11 meeting in Albany, the New York State Board of
Regents named four members to the Regents Advisory Council on Libraries
(RAC). The one reappointed and three new members include the following
individuals:
Timothy Johnson, Librarian for Africana Studies, Anthropology & Food
Science, New York University Libraries
Term of Office: October 1, 2007, to September 30, 2012 (reappointed to a
full term after serving an unfulfilled term)
Gerald Nichols, Director, Palmer Institute for Public Library Organization
and Management, Long Island University
Term of Office: October 1, 2007, to September 30, 2012
Jill Hurst-Wahl, Hurst Associates, Ltd., Syracuse
Term of Office: October 1, 2007, to September 30, 2012
Sara Kelly Johns, Library Media Specialist, Lake Placid Middle/Senior High
School
Term of Office: October 1, 2007, to September 30, 2010 (filling an
unfulfilled term)
The Regents, the State Education Department, and the library community in
New York State thank the two outgoing RAC members who have served full
five-year terms and are not eligible for reappointment:
Mr. Irving Toliver, Director, Human Services Department, Town of Huntington
Dr. Karen Patricia Smith, Professor, Queens College Graduate School of
Library and Information Studies
The Regents Advisory Council on Libraries is the oldest continuing Regents
advisory council. Its 12 members advise the Board on issues concerning
library policy, collaborate with the officers of the State Education
Department in developing a comprehensive statewide library and information
policy, and make recommendations to the Regents for implementing library
programs and initiatives. The Council is broadly representative of libraries
and statewide constituencies served by the New York State Library.
For more information on RAC and a listing of all the current members, go to
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/adviscns/rac/.