Nevada Library Association Handbook
Board of Trustees
Appointed Officers & Standing Committees
Annual Meeting Committee Chairperson
HISTORY
NLA has held an annual meeting since its beginning in 1946, if one
counts the organizational meeting of the small group of six librarians
known as the "Committee to organize a Nevada Library
Association." The location of meetings changes each year, moving
around the state, and varies from large to small towns, from north to
south, etc. During its formative years the group was so small that,
apparently, the President of NLA also served as convention chair. Joint
conferences have been held with other organizations (1967, 1978, 1985
and 1994). The 1996 conference in Laughlin was highlighted by a reunion
and remembrance of many NLA leaders and members during the past 50
years.
YEAR
CHAIRPERSONS/THEMES
LOCATION
1st 1946
Reno
2nd 1947
Reno
3rd 1948
Reno
4th 1949
Reno
5th 1950
Las Vegas
6th 1951
Carson City
7th 1952
Las Vegas
8th 1953
Reno
9th 1954
Las Vegas
10th 1955
Carson
11th 1956
Ely
12th 1957
Lydia Malcolm, Henderson District Public Library
Henderson
13th 1958
Marguerite Evans, Elko County High School
Theme: Gearing For Action
Elko
14th 1959
Russ Storm, University of Nevada
Theme: A Closer Look
Reno
15th 1960
Jerry Dye, Nevada State Library
Theme: Standards of Service
Las Vegas
16th 1961
Lois Craver, Albert M. Lowry High School
Theme: Library Building Blocks
Winnemucca
17th 1962
Mrs. Waldo B. McLeod
Theme: Stay Informed
Reno
18th 1963
Betty Porray, Ruby Thomas Elementary School
Theme: The Library At Work
Las Vegas
19th 1964
Harold G. Morehouse, University of Nevada
Theme: The Nevada Centennial
South Shore,
Lake Tahoe
20th 1965
Portia Griswold, University of Nevada
Tonopah
21th 1966
Billie Mae Polson, Nevada Southern University
Theme: Coordinated Library Service for Nevada
Ely
22nd 1967
Harold Erickson, Nevada Southern University
(Joint meeting with Nev. Educational Media Assoc.)
Theme: Revolution in Libraries Management, Organization, and
Service
Las Vegas
23rd 1968
Dora Witt, Churchill Co. Library
Theme: On Target - Total Library Service for Nevada
Fallon
24th 1969
Nora Roberts
Theme: The Challenge of Intellectual Freedom
Winnemucca
25th 1970
Hazel Potter, Sparks High School
Theme: Blueprint of Creative Library Development
Sparks
26th 1971
Hailie Gunn, Elko County Library
Theme: The In Thing Is Out-Reach
Elko
27th 1972
Mildred Hoen, Linda Davis, Las Vegas Public Library
Theme: On Target With Total Library Service
Las Vegas
28th 1973
Janice Goodhue, Nevada State Library
Virginia Rule, Ormsby Public Library
Theme: Multia Media, All Systems Go!
Carson City
29th 1974
Harold Morehouse, University of Nevada, Reno
Theme: Hustlin' History
Tonopah
30th 1975
Wally Kurtz, Washoe County School Dist.
Theme: Be Community Wise-Improvise
Sparks
31th 1976
Charles Hunsberger, Clark County Library District
Las Vegas
32nd 1977
Robert Clark, White Pine Co. Library
Dorothy Rice, University of Nevada, Reno
Theme: People Power
Ely
33rd 1978
Yvonne Saddler, Douglas County Library
(Joint Conference with Mountain Plains Library Association)
Theme: Tahoe II-The Widening Circle
Stateline
34th 1979
Hailie Gunn, Elko County Library
Theme: Nevada's Libraries-Natural Resource
Elko
35th 1980
Sharon Allen
Winnemucca
36th 1981
Charles Hunsberger
Las Vegas
37th 1982
Joseph Anderson, Nevada State Library
Theme: Nevada Libraries-The Sound Of Power
Carson City
38th 1983
Charles Manley, Washoe County Library
Reno
39th 1984
Bob Gray, White Pine County
Theme: Libraries & Learning: The Education Connection
Ely
40th 1985
Dean Covington
(Joint conference with Mountain Plains Library Association)
Theme: Libraries and The Learning Society
Las Vegas
41st 1986
Laura Oki, Mercedes Lostra, Elko County Library
Theme: Look Where We've Been and Where We're Going
Elko
42nd 1987
Sharon Allen, Humboldt County Library
Winnemucca
43rd 1988
Maria Otero-Boisvert, University of Nevada, Reno
Theme: Year Of The Library-Freedom To Read
Reno
44th 1989
Carroll Gardner, Henderson Dist. Public Library
Theme: Nevada Libraries-Pure Gold
Boulder City
45th 1990
Bonnie Buckley, Nevada State Library and Archives
Theme: Toward The 21st Century: Dawning Of A New Age
Ely
46th 1991
Joyce C. Lee, Nevada State Library and Archives
Theme: Nevada Libraries: Priority One
Reno
47th 1992
Richard Lee, Las Vegas Clark County Library
District Theme: Winning Team: Nevada Libraries
Las Vegas
48th 1993
Sara Jones, Elko County Library
Theme: Renew the Promise, Shape the Dream - NLA and Nevada's
Libraries
Elko
49th 1994
Lynn Ossolinski, Incline High School
Theme: Libraries: The Peak Experience
(Joint conference with Mountain Plains Library Association)
Incline Village
50th 1995
Sharon Allen, Humboldt County Library
Theme: From the Past to the Future Through Libraries
Winnemucca
51st 1996
Duncan R. McCoy, Boulder City Library
Theme: NLA Lights the Way--50 Years of Progress
Laughlin
52nd 1997
Sharon Honig-Bear, Washoe County Library
Theme: All Roads Lead to Libraries
Carson City
53rd 1998
Eileen Horn, Clark County School District Library
Services
Julie Bailey, Teacher/Librarian Mojave High School
Theme: Connecting for Success
Las Vegas
54th 1999
Sue Kendall
Theme: Access for All: A Challenge for the Coming Millennium
Elko
59th 2004
Joan Vaughan, Henderson Libraries
Theme: Viva Lake Las Vegas
Henderson
62nd 2007
Dana Hines, CLAN Coordinator
Laura Oki, Elko, Lander, Eureka County Library System Lighter Side of Libraries
Carson City
CONDITIONS OF OFFICE
1. Terms of Office
a. The Annual Meeting Committee Chair is appointed by the President
with the approval of the Board of Trustees. This appointment is
usually announced at the annual meeting prior to the year of service.
b. The Annual Meeting Committee Chair serves a term of one year,
beginning on January 1st and appoints a minimum of three members to
this committee.
2. Vacancy in Office
a. If the Chair of the Annual Meeting Committee is removed or resigns,
the President shall appoint another chairperson, with the approval of
the Board of Trustees, to serve out the remainder of the unexpired
term.
b. The new Chair has the option of retaining members of the committee
selected by the previous Chair, or he may appoint a new group of
members to be the committee.
3. Removal from Office, Procedure
a. Petition signed by one-third of the members of the Board of
Trustees is submitted to the President.
b. The President, within thirty days, conducts an election among the
voting members of the Board of Trustees, with a two-thirds affirmative
written vote.
PURPOSE AND DUTIES Purpose
The purpose of the Annual Meeting is to transact business and provide
programs of general or specialized interest for members of NLA.
The purpose of the Annual Meeting Committee is to plan, organize and
coordinate all activities at the meeting to insure the best possible
scheduling and use of time, participants, guests, and exhibitors.
Personal members present at the Annual Meeting will constitute a quorum.
A Parliamentarian will be appointed to assure that membership sessions
are conducted properly, using the Sturgis Standard Code of
Parliamentary Procedure as the authority.
The work of the Committee will be guided by the procedures in the Convention
Handbook as published within the NLA Handbook.
General
The NLA President is expected to set the tone of the convention at which
he/she presides. He/she may also select the theme, possibly based on
goals determined jointly with the past President and President-Elect.
However the convention chairperson may be asked to do both of the above
plus assume responsibility for the planning. An early general outline of
those plans and the selected theme are presented to the Executive Board
at its midwinter meeting. Since the convention is the major activity of
the organization, and it is the member's meeting, these plans should be
favorably accepted by the Executive Board. Any major problems should be
worked out very early in the year.
Meetings
The Annual Meeting is normally held in the second week of October,
depending upon availability of site. The exact time and place are
determined by the Board of Trustees.
The Annual Meeting is open to members of NLA and to other registered
participants.
The August issue of Nevada Libraries is the convention issue
containing the programs, registration form, and other pertinent
information. This issue has replaced the two separate mailings formerly
used. The convention issue is given very wide distribution (usually to
everyone listed in the Nevada Library Directory, all exhibitors, and a
VIP guest list compiled by the chairperson based on suggestions from the
president, the executive board, and the host librarian.) The convention
issue (or written notice) shall be mailed early enough to be received at
least thirty days in advance of each meeting.
Budget
The Annual Meeting Chair coordinates convention expenses with
anticipated convention income.
The Board of Trustees allots to each Section and interest group a
specific amount of money to use in planning a program of special
interest to their group.
The Annual Meeting Chair also receives a budget for start-up expenses.
The Annual Meeting Chair approves all convention bills for payment and
is responsible for turning over all bills and receipts to the NLA
Treasurer.
Bills are paid from revenue from exhibitors' fees and registration fees.
