April 14, 2008
BCR Member News
People on the Move
Glenn Cook is the new Alaska State archivist, having started in his position on March 17. He has 15 years experience in private and government archives, including the Coors Archives and the USGS Library in Denver (Colorado). The Alaska State Library also announced that Jim Simard is the new head of ASL Historical Collections as of April 1. He began his work with the Alaska State Library as coordinator of the library's Alaska's Digital Archives (VILDA) and has been the curator of Historical Collections since 2006.
The Colorado State Library, Department of Education, named Sharon Morris its new library development director. She will oversee consulting services for school, public and institutional libraries, as well as training and professional development for librarians across the state.
Cheryl Mansen is the new deputy director/library development program manager for the Utah State Library. Her 16 years of library management experience include managing the Sandy Branch of the Salt Lake County Library System, the largest and busiest library in the County system.
Jeanne Price has been named director of the Wiener Rogers Law Library and associate professor of law at the University of Nevada Las Vegas Law Library. Formerly associate director for patron services, research and instruction at Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas, she will start in her new position in Nevada on July 1.
The Kansas City, Kansas Public Library has appointed Teresa Garrison interim director. She started as assistant director in 1984, and has been at the library for 26 years. Garrison also previously served on the BCR Board of Trustees.
Do you have news about your library or staff that you would like to share with the BCR community? If so, please send it to Brandie Baumann, BCR communications coordinator, at bbaumann@bcr.org.
