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Nevada School and Children Librarians' Section (NSCLS)

HISTORY
The Nevada Association of School Librarians was created as a section in 1958 by the NLA executive board, the first section to be so created. During its early years the section held several School Library Conferences, and prepared Standards For Library Instructional Materials Centers in Nevada.

In 1987 at the Annual convention in Winnemucca the Nevada Association of School Librarians and the Children's Library Association agreed to join together to strengthen their voice in NLA. From 1987-1990, the combined groups worked to rewrite their Rules of Procedure in order to combine their activities and resolve conflicts with the NLA Bylaws. In 1990 the new section was formalized into the Nevada School and Children Librarians' section of the NLA. NSCLS is associated with the American Association of School Librarians. The President of NSCLS must be a member of ALA/AASL to maintain eligibility to the Delegate Assembly.

OFFICERS

1958-59	Mildred Pierce
1959-60	Alene DeRuff
1960-61	Lois Craver
1961-62	Marian Lindesmith
1962-63	Herbert Ueckert
1963-65	Marion Kelly
1965-67	Helen Whitacre
1967-68	Glenda Price
1968-69	Glenda Alcorn
1969-70	Mary Moore (?)
1970-71	Mary Moore
1971-73	Virginia Lee, Fernley
1974	Hazel Potter, Sparks
1975	Linda Larson, Gardnerville
1976	Jean Spiller, Las Vegas
1977	Grace Viera, Fallon
1978	Wilma Barlow, Reno
1979	Dick Pressley, Las Vegas
1980	Lynn Ossolinski, Incline
1981	Del Betterton, Las Vegas
1982	Carolyn Bogan, West End Elementary School, Fallon
1983	Merilyn Grosshans, Las Vegas High School
1984	Cynthia Smith, Grammar School #2, Elko
1986	Beatrice Quill, Las Vegas
1987	Lee Gordon, Las Vegas
1988	Ida McBride, Nevada Youth Training Center
1989	Christy Strange Virginia City High School
1990	Wilma Barlow, Swope Middle School
1991	Lauri Porter, Gordon McKay Elementary School
1992	Ed Iverson, Northside Elementary, Churchill County
1993	Pat Klos, McQueen High School, Reno
1994	Marsha Hasser, Incline High School, Incline Village
1995	Dorothy Neels, Battle Mountain Junior High
1996	Bea Quill, Tobler Elementary School, Las Vegas
1997	Sue Graf, N. Las Vegas Library
1998	Jennifer Fakolt, Carson City Library
1999	Ida McBride, Nevada Youth Training Center
2000	Lyn Wren, Las Vegas
2001	Debbie Jacobs, WCSD
2002-03	Nancy Hutchinson, LVCCLD
2004	Linda Rauenbuehler, HDPL
2005	Anne Aas, WCSD
2006-07	Karen Egger, CCSD
2008-09	Florica Hagendorn, HDPL
2010	Jennifer Jost, LVCCLD
2011	Leona Vittum-Jones, HDPL

NEVADA SCHOOL AND CHILDREN LIBRARIANS' SECTION RULES OF PROCEDURE

ARTICLE I. NAME AND PURPOSE.
This organization shall be known as the Nevada School and Children Librarians' Section of the Nevada Library Association hereinafter referred to as NSCLS. Its purpose shall be the promotion and fostering of the development of school libraries and children's services in the libraries in Nevada.

ARTICLE II. MEMBERSHIP.
Any member of the Nevada Library Association may elect membership in the NSCLS section at the time of payment of the Association's annual dues by selecting the group on the membership application. If there is a fee set by the Association for membership in its sections such fees must be paid at that time to the Association.

ARTICLE III. OFFICERS.
SECTION 1. Officers of the NSCLS section shall be a chairperson, chairperson-elect, a secretary, and two councilors, each elected for a term of one year commencing January 1st following their election. The officers shall carry out the business of NSCLS between its meetings.

ARTICLE III.
SECTION 2. Officers shall be elected at the same time and in the same manner as the Board of Trustees of the Association. (See NLA Bylaws Article 3, Section 3.)

ARTICLE IV. MEETINGS.
SECTION 1. The annual meeting of the NSCLS shall be held at the time and place of the NLA's annual meeting. The NLA's annual meeting program shall list the place, date and time of NSCLS's annual meeting.

SECTION 2. Other meetings of the NSCLS shall be held at the call of the chairperson or at a request to the chairperson by five or more members of NSCLS. Notices of such meetings shall be mailed to each member of NSCLS and to the executive secretary of the NLA at least fourteen days before such meetings are to be held.

SECTION 3. The persons present at any duly called meeting shall constitute a quorum.

ARTICLE V. FINANCE.
SECTION 1. The membership and business year of NSCLS shall be the same as that of the NLA.

SECTION 2. Newly elected officers of NSCLS shall prepare a budget request and submit it to the Finance Chair and Treasurer of the NLA in advance of the NLA Board of Trustees meeting for approval by the Board. (The Board meeting of the NLA takes place after January 1st when new officers take office.) The budget request shall be prepared in accordance with the Bylaws and the procedures of the NLA.

SECTION 3. Gifts and donations made to the NSCLS shall be deposited in the NSCLS account of the NLA. Such gifts and donations if not spent by the NSCLS in the business year received shall be carried over in the NSCLS account for the upcoming business year. Other funds approved by the Board of NLA for the use of NSCLS each business year, if not expended by NSCLS shall revert to NLA at the end of each business year. Requests to retain such funds must be made to the Board of the NLA at the close of each business year and will be considered along with new budget requests at the first meeting of the Board after January 1st.

ARTICLE VI. COMMITTEES.
SECTION 1. The chairperson shall appoint, with the approval of the NSCLS, such standing and special committees as are necessary to carry on the work of the NSCLS.

SECTION 2. Standing committees of NSCLS shall be awards, budget, membership, publicity, AASL affiliate assembly delegates, and Summer Reading Club Committee.

ARTICLE VII. AMENDMENTS.
Amendments to these rules of procedure shall be made by three-fourths majority vote of the members of the NSCLS present at the annual meeting or a duly called meeting of the NSCLS. Notice and text of such amendments shall be mailed to each member of NSCLS and the executive secretary of NLA at least fourteen days before the meeting.

ARTICLE VIII. PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT.
Members of the NSCLS who are officeholders in MPLA or AASL may apply to NSCLS for financial assistance in attending the conventions of these associations. It is the intention of the NSCLS to provide such individuals a minimum of $100 each to support such activities although the amount of money will be set on a first come first served basis from the amount available within the NSCLS account of NLA for the business year.

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