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Bliss recognized for leadership

NMRT’s 2008-2009 President Laurel Bliss (in purple) received a plaque of recognition for her leadership and service to the round table. The award was presented by 2009-2010 President Courtney Young at the NMRT Awards Reception in Washington, D.C.

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NMRT President’s Program highlighted

The NMRT President’s Program, Innovative Career Choices : Opportunities Beyond Public and Academic Libraries, was featured on the ALA Member’s Blog. A more complete write up will be available in the NMRT newsletter Footnotes as well as in American Libraries … Continue reading

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NMRT Endnotes published

The inaugural issue of Endnotes: The Journal of the New Members Round Table is now available. Volume 1, Number 1 2010 features book reviews and scholarly research.

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Seeking Resume Reviewers for ALA Annual Conference in Washington DC

Ready to give back? Volunteer to be a Reviewer for NMRT’s Resume Review Service and make a difference in a librarian’s career! We are seeking librarians with significant experience in human resources, the hiring process or search committees to review … Continue reading

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Slough wins Shirley Olofson Memorial Award

The NMRT Shirley Olofson Memorial Award Committee is pleased to announce the recipient of this year’s award is Rachel Slough of Indiana University. Congratulations, Rachel! We would also like to thank all of our applicants — your applications were all … Continue reading

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ALA 2010 Annual Conference Preliminary Program

Start planning for Washington, D.C. using the Pre-Conference Cognotes.

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Call for Participants – NMRT Members’ Program

The NMRT Annual Program committee invites members to submit any and all materials (blog posts, videos, Web pages, presentations on Slide share, Wikis, etc.) for contribution to the round table’s 2010 Annual Program, The Members’ Program. Ideas for submissions include … Continue reading

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2010 Student Chapter of the Year Award winners and runner-up announced

The New Members Round Table (NMRT) and the American Library Association (ALA) Membership Committee wish to congratulate the American Library Association Student Chapter at San Jose State University as the winner of the 2010 ALA Student Chapter of the Year … Continue reading

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Sanders recognized for 25 years at ALA

On Friday April 23, Kimberly Sanders, NMRT’s liaison to ALA, was recognized for 25 years of employment at the American Library Association. Currently the Program Officer for Scholarships & Education in HRDR, Kim has held a number of positions at … Continue reading

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Conference Funding

Interested in sources of conference funding? Check out this useful list of resources from LISjobs.com.

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