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Member News

New Libraries

Wyoming — Platte County Library System is opening the Chugwater Branch Library in an old building donated by St. Theresa's Church. Burns Branch Library, (Laramie County) opened its new building in November 2000.

Iowa — A grand opening was held for the Farmersburg Library in June. LeClaire Public Library is newly established.

New Directors

Utah — Trish York, Morgan County Library.

Colorado — Carol Dickerson, Tutt Library, Colorado College. Katherin Artus, librarian, Rose Medical Center. Carroll Davey, manager, Columbine Library of the Jefferson County Public Library. Patty Kellicker, manager, Meadows Branch Library, Boulder Public Library. David Suiter, acting dean of libraries, Regis University. Susan Ooton, Canon City Public Library.

Iowa — Patrick Finney, Washington Public Library. Phyllis Sargent, Ottumwa Public Library. Ruthann Boles McTyre, head of the Rita Benton Music Library, University of Iowa Libraries. Nancy Baker, University of Iowa Libraries. Joe Kearney, interim director, University of Iowa School of Library & Information Science.

Kansas — Keith W. Russell, dean of libraries, University of Kansas in Lawrence. Joyce Davis, Emporia State University. Cynthia Berner Harris, Wichita Public Library.

Montana — Vera Abrams, Fallon County Library.

Wyoming — Arlene Ott, Park County Library District. Brian Green, Wyoming Libraries Database, Wyoming State Library. Sheralyn Nicholls, head librarian, Lovell Library. Sheila Doyle, Fremont County Library.

Vinton (Iowa) Public Library received $7,800 from the local hospital to update and improve the public library's medical collection.

Lesley Boughton, Wyoming state librarian, was honored by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

James Williams, dean of the University of Colorado at Boulder libraries, was appointed to the PubMed Central National Advisory Committee of the National Institute of Health.

John Agada, Emporia State University (Kansas) School of Library and Information Management, received a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State to establish an affiliation program between SLIM and Nigerian library schools.

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