(President's
Message, continued)
dear
to my heart. My Presidential project was to insure adequate funding for this
valuable program now and in the future. This goal would have never been
possible without the tremendous support the Association received from Monte
Hightower, the State Librarian, and the very personal commitment from several
vendors. At the annual conference, NLA awarded $17,000 in scholarship awards
to seven NLA members. Monte Hightower committed $15,000 of LSTA funding
towards the project. Larry Tinker
and Fred Warren of Grolier Educational
and Tim Walsh of Children’s Plus, inc. each personally donated $1,000.00
towards the scholarship fund. I pledge to continue to work on this project to
insure adequate financial support for members pursuing library education
opportunities.
Finally,
as President I had the opportunity to help honor a number of people who were
retiring from their library positions this year. At my President’s Dinner we
honored five past Presidents of the organization who had retired or were
retiring in 2000. These retirees
included Chuck Manley (1989), Lynn Ossolinski (1990), Karen Albrethson (1995),
Sally Kinsey (1997), and Bonnie Buckley (1999). In addition, we honored Monte
Hightower who retired as our State Librarian and the Administrator of the
Nevada State Library and Archives in November.
I
know of two other NLA members who also retired from their positions in 2000 -
Myoung-ja Lee Kwon and Pat Beaman. Myoung-ja Lee Kwon served in a variety of
capacities at the University of Nevada Las Vegas Libraries for over thirty
years. She was an active member of NLA through many of the years she was at
UNLV, and she made several presentations at NLA conferences. Pat Beaman, who
retired from Southside School in Elko at the end of the school year in 2000,
was a loyal member of NLA who attended conferences and served on many
committees. All of these people deserve our thanks for their dedication to
Nevada libraries and our encouragement to continue their contribution to our
Association, through their continued active participation.
I
would like to thank all the people who helped me make this year a success. My
husband gave me lots of encouragement and help along the way. I received
tremendous support from members of my staff, who said yes to everything I
asked of them and contributed greatly to making my year as President a success
.The Executive Board was a pleasure to work with. Each and every person
elected or appointed truly did a wonderful job and contributed in so many ways
to our organization’s health and well-being and to making my year as
President a great experience. The vendors who support the Nevada Library
Association were also truly wonderful in their generosity.
In
closing, thank you to each member of NLA.
I am so proud to be part of this organization and I am truly thankful
for the opportunity you provided me.
Sara Jones
2000
President, NLA
Co-op Summer
Reading Program 2001
Training Workshop in Tonopah
March 2-3, 2001
"ARE
WE THERE YET?" That's the question that will be posed by a puppet show to
be presented this March 2nd and 3rd in Tonopah for Nevada's librarians. Chris,
Darla and Danita Bayer will present the puppet show and preview a CD of the
same title for next summer's library reading program on the theme of
"Reading Road Trip USA."
Chris and Darla Bayer have
performed original songs and puppet shows across northern Nevada for the last
ten years. Last year's summer reading theme, "READiscover Nevada",
saw them presenting their play "Why Does the Coyote Yodel?" For
those of you who missed that show, the answer is that he was "looking for
the perfect echo." Their website of music, living history and books can
be found at nevadamusic.com.
This year's show and songs
will again emphasize audience participation. The lyrics and chords of the
songs will be included on the CD in a text file. Librarians will find it easy
to include music as part of the summer reading program.
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