Member News (January 2000 Action for Libraries newsletter) New Libraries Utah -- Rural Kanab has a new building which replaces a Depression-era WPA Project damaged in a 1992 earthquake. Riverton Branch, Salt Lake County Library System, replaces a much smaller building. Colorado -- The Archbishop Vehr Theological Library is the library of the newly formed St. John Vianney Theological Seminary of the Archdiocese of Denver. Pikes Peak Library District announced its plans to restore its 1905 downtown Carnegie Library building. Wyoming -- Goshen County Library in Torrington celebrated completed renovations earlier this year. New Directors Iowa -- Betty Landon, director, North Central Regional Library System. Roslin Thompson, Sigourney Public Library. Tammy VanDevender, What Cheer Public Library. Dorothy Mills, Crew Public Library in Salem. Judy Johnson, Stockport Public Library. Diane Runyon, Hillsboro Public Library. Pam Butler, Mellinger Memorial Library. Patricia Parsons, Agency Public Library. Colorado -- Lorena Mitchell, Plains and Peaks Regional Library System. Dawn Vaughn, coordinator, Cherry Creek High School Library. Joanie Howland, Cortez Public Library. Brenda Bailey, director of Network and Resource Sharing, Colorado State Library. Wyoming -- Carma Shoop, Weston County Library. Bill Nelson, Natrona County Public Library. Ieleen Gregory, Uinta County Library. Utah -- Bonnie Mellor, Summit County Library. Jackie Brown, Ephraim Public Library. A number of BCR member libraries were recognized by Hennen's American Public Library Rating Index among the best libraries in the nation in their size categories. From Colorado: Denver Public Library and Boulder Public Library. From Iowa: Iowa City Public Library, Union Public Library, Boyden Public Library, Whiting Public Library, Lynnville Public Library and Coin Public Library. From Kansas: Johnson County Library and Hays Public Library. From Utah: Salt Lake County Library System. Nevada State Librarian Monteria Hightower was honored by the ALA Black Caucus for Distinguished Service to the Library Profession. Dawn Greenwood, Sidney (Montana) school librarian, received the Montana Reading Council's Teacher of the Year award. Gretchen Hamlett, reference librarian at Delta (Colorado) Public Library, was one of four $500-prize winners in the OCLC ILL essay contest, "What the OCLC ILL Service Means to Me." PC Weekly has named the Utah System of Higher Education, which created and put on the web PIONEER: Utah's Online Library, the number one education technology innovator in the nation. Kansas State Librarian Duane Johnson was honored by the Association of Library Trustees and Advocates for his role in launching the new Kansas Library Trustee Association. He is president of the BCR Board of Trustees. Rick Forsman, director of Denison Library, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, has been named one of five MLA fellows by the Medical Library Association.