UH Librarians in ALA Elections
Two UH librarians were chosen in the 2016 ALA elections.
Three University of Houston librarians were chosen in the 2016 American Library Association (ALA) elections.
Annie Wu, head of Metadata and Digitization Services, was elected to be a councilor-at-large for a three-year term (2016-2019). The Council is the governing body of ALA, delegating authority to the divisions of the Association in implementing programs and activities with policy established by Council.
Ariana Santiago, instruction librarian, will be on the Executive Board of the New Members Roundtable (NMRT) as the outreach director for a tw0-year term (2016-2018). The mission of the NMRT is to help those who have been association members less than ten years become actively involved in the association and the profession.
Rachel Vacek, head of Web Services, was elected to be a Games and Gaming Round Table (GameRT) member-at-large for a two-year term (2016-2018). The GameRT provides a venue for librarians interested in the use of games and gaming in libraries of all types.
“At My Library” Creative Essay Contest – Entries Due December 7th
atyourlibrary.org, the public Web site for the American Library Association’s Campaign for America’s Libraries, is offering cash prizes and Apple iPod Nanos for the winners of two contests for the public.
The At My Library Creative Essay Contest seeks original, creative essays about users’ unique experiences at libraries and why American libraries are important.
The grand prize winner will receive $350, and a People’s Choice Award winner will receive $100. In addition, the top 10 finalists will have their essay published on the homepage of atyourlibrary.org.
The essays must be about library users’ experience(s) at libraries and include the name of the library or libraries (or their Web sites) where the experience(s) took place. The contest is not limited to written essays. Library users can make a video or photo slideshow.
All entries must be mailed to atyourlibrary@yahoo.com before Dec. 7, 2009.
Voting for the People’s Choice Award ends Dec. 14, 2009, and is open to everyone. All members of atyourlibrary.org can use the ranking function to vote for a favorite essay. To become a member, click on “Become a New Member” in the upper right corner of the screen.
The grand prize winner will be selected by an internal @ your library team. Both the grand prize winner and People’s Choice Award winner will be announced Dec. 21, 2009.
For more information, go to http://www.atyourlibrary.org/essay-contest or send an e-mail to atyourlibrary@yahoo.com
The site is also raffling off two Apple iPod Nanos over the next two months for anyone who signs up for the atyourlibrary.org newsletter. To sign up, members of the public can enter a valid e-mail address in the “Sign Up for e-newsletter” form: http://www.atyourlibrary.org/newsletter .