New BCR Board, Officers Installed for FY 2009-2010
BCR News Release
For Immediate Release
Contact: Brandie Baumann – bcrpress@bcr.org or 303.751.6277 ext. 110
November 10, 2009
AURORA, COLO. — At the September 18, BCR Board of Trustees meeting, incumbent Board chair, Greg Cotton, technical services/system librarian for Cole Library at Cornell College (IA), welcomed new and returning members to the BCR Board of Trustees.
Two newly elected trustees participated in orientation activities prior to the Board meeting: school library trustee, Kelly Kuntz, Beaverton (OR) School District; and at-large trustee, Lori Phillips, University of Wyoming Libraries. Returning for a second term each are special library trustee, Ann Marie Clark, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (WA); and at-large trustee, Kate Gordon, Consortium Library, University of Alaska.
BCR also welcomes a new state library representative from Nevada. Daphne DeLeon, division administrator of the Nevada State Library & Archives, will join the other ten state agency trustees to the Board for the December 2009 meeting.
The BCR Board of Trustees officers for FY 2009-2010 include Cotton, whose tenure as Board chair was extended an additional two years to maintain continuity on the Board and among Board officers; Ann Joslin, Idaho state librarian, who is serving her third consecutive year as the BCR Board of Trustees vice-chair. Also reelected to the Executive Committee were BCR public library trustee, Gina Millsap, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library (KS); Mary Wegner, Iowa state librarian; and Ann Marie Clark.
About the BCR Board of Trustees
BCR currently is governed by a 20-member Board of Trustees, made up of representatives from various types of libraries. BCR's Board is comprised of the state librarians of each of BCR's 11 member states (Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming); one trustee each representing BCR's academic libraries, public libraries, research libraries, special libraries and school libraries/processing centers; three at-large trustees; and the BCR President and CEO.
About BCR
BCR brings libraries together for greater success by expanding their knowledge, reach and power. They offer a broad range of solutions and their hands-on, personal attention to each member enables them to deliver effective and timely solutions that help libraries keep pace with new developments in technology and services. BCR is the nation’s oldest and most established multistate library cooperative. Since 1935, the BCR team has helped libraries learn new skills, reach patrons, increase productivity and save money. BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit headquartered in Aurora, Colorado. For more information, visit www.BCR.org or email info@BCR.org.
