Friday, September 11, 2015

ALA Candidacy



Nann Blaine Hilyard
Candidate for SECRETARY, Retired Members Round Table 


Statement of Professional Concerns/Aspirations if Elected:
In thirty years of ALA involvement I have found great satisfaction not only in committee and division work but also in the many friendships I have made with colleagues.  RMRT provides long-time librarians continuing fellowship and the opportunity to contribute to the work of ALA and the library profession.  I look forward to helping to develop RMRT's programs and services as we welcome new retirees to our group.
I have held the office of secretary in several organizations and I am an experienced minutes-taker. 


Current Position:
Retired, Winthrop Harbor, Illinois

Previous Position:
Director, Zion-Benton Public Library, 2003-2014
Director, Lake Villa District Library, 1998-2002
Director, Fargo Public Library, 1994-1998

Degrees and Certificates:
University of Missouri, AM - Library Science, 1974; University of Missouri, AB-Library Science, 1973.

Division Affiliation: 
UNITED and RUSA

To which Round Tables do you belong? 
Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) and Retired Members Round Table (RMRT)

ALA and/or ALA-APA Activities:
ALA: Maine Chapter Councilor, 87-90; Councilor-at-Large, 98-04 and 11-13; Exec Bd 04-07.
Committees: Chp Relations, 91-94; Library Advocacy Now, 92-96; Resolutions 01-03; COO 01; Public Programs 09-11.
PLA: Sm & Med Libraries Sec Pres 97-98, Lib Dev Cluster 99-02 and Chm 01-02; Rep to ALTAFF 07-09; Leg Comm 93-95; Univ Press Books 90-94, 08-10, chm 11-13; Public Libraries Advisory, 03-05; IFC 99-02; Columnist 98-12.
United:  PLA Program Committee, 15; Liaison to FTRF 14-16; Legislation 15-16.
RUSA: Univ Press Books Chm 13-14, member 15-16
ALA Biblioquilters (unofficial):  convenor, 1998-present.

Offices held in state/regional library associations, and other associations: 
Maine LA: Treasurer, 1984-87, VP 1988-90, Pres 1990-92; Maine Lib Commission, 1984-94, Chair 1991-93.
North Dakota LA: Pub Lib Sec pres, 1996-97.
Illinois LA: PL Forum chair, 99-00; Intellectual Freedom, 03-05; Membership 08-09.
White House Conf. Taskforce: Transition Team, 91-92; Vice Chm, 92-96; Newsletter ed. 96-00.
Reaching Across Illinois Library System: board member, 13- 16.  
AAUW, 1975-present: branch president (ME, ND, IL); state president (ND); state finance, newsletter, vice president (IL), Association public policy cmte (97-01)
P.E.O. Sisterhood, 1985-present; local chapter offices and state committee chair (13-16).
Northern Lake Co Quilters Guild: president, 12-16.
Coalition for Healthy Communities: 03-08; secretary 08-15.
Chamber of Commerce: 11-15; secretary 14-15.
Rotary: 2003-present; club president 07-08; bulletin editor, 08-present

Honors and Awards:
White House Conf. Taskforce Achievement Award, 1996.

Major Accomplishments:
* Co-founded ALA Biblioquilters in 1998. The group collaborates to make quilts for the silent auction at ALA Annual Conference. Since 2000 more than $10,000 has been raised for the ERT Hoy Scholarship Fund.
* Active book reviewer, giving presentations to community groups each year.
* Audiobook reviewer since 1988. Audies competition judge since 2000.

Publication:
Contributing columnist, "Perspectives," Public Libraries: PLA Journal, 1998-2012.
Contributing columnist, Zion-Benton News, 2011-present.

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