{"id":673,"date":"2016-12-12T08:34:56","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T13:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/?p=673"},"modified":"2016-12-12T08:34:56","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T13:34:56","slug":"meet-your-nmrt-board-member-kate-kosturski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/meet-your-nmrt-board-member-kate-kosturski\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Your NMRT Board Member, Kate Kosturski"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Name:<\/strong> Kate Kosturski<\/p>\n

Job Title:<\/strong> Outreach Coordinator, Southern United States<\/p>\n

Institution:<\/strong> JSTOR<\/p>\n

NMRT Board Position\/Title:<\/strong> President<\/p>\n

What role does your Board Position serve in NMRT? ?<\/strong>I think that?s an easy one based on the title ? I?m the woman in charge of NMRT! If you want to break it down further, I am the public face of NMRT to the rest of ALA and the library community.? Within NMRT, I oversee the great work that our committees and board members do to ensure that it meets our four NMRT goals:<\/p>\n

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  1. to structure formal opportunities for involvement and\/or training for professional association committee experiences on the national, state and local levels;<\/li>\n
  2. to provide a wide variety of programs to assist, encourage, and educate those new to the association and the profession;<\/li>\n
  3. to offer a variety of leadership training and opportunities to help those approaching the end of their NMRT eligibility make the transition to future positions in the association and the profession;<\/li>\n
  4. to develop and implement ongoing programs for library school students which encourage professional involvement and networking.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How long have you been an NMRT member?<\/strong> I joined ALA and NMRT in 2007, so it?s been almost 10 years!? It was actually one of the first things I did after my first semester of library school was done (when I was sure I was sticking with this career path).<\/p>\n

    What?s your favorite thing about NMRT?<\/strong> I love our guarantee of committee placement.?? I?ve had many occasions of involvement with divisions where I filled out a committee form and then it went?nowhere.? It took a lot of work and personal connections to get involved in some divisions, but some people may not have that temperament.?? NMRT provides a low-barrier to ALA involvement ? we ensure you are on a committee in some form, regardless of your ALA and library experience.<\/p>\n

    What advice would you give to someone just joining NMRT this year?<\/strong> Get involved.?? And I am not just talking about joining committees when I say that (though that is very important as well).? Your professional association is not just the people who are in the highest levels of leadership, or the paid staff ? it is also the dues paying members.?? If you see\/hear something you do not like that your association is doing, work to change it!<\/p>\n

    Also, don?t have qualms about contacting your leadership with questions or concerns ? whether that is me as your roundtable president, ALA Council members, or the ALA President!? We have our email addresses on the ALA website for a reason ? to hear from you!<\/p>\n

    Favorite Genre:<\/strong> That?s like asking a parent to pick a favorite child! J? Thanks to my boyfriend, I?ve had a greater appreciation of fantasy and science fiction over the past few years. Jo Walton (My Real Children, Among Others<\/em>) is one of my favorite authors, and I just finished Nisi Shawl?s Everfair<\/em>, a great take on alternative history from the turn of the century\/World War I.? I?m also a BIG fan of the Outlander<\/em> series thanks to the TV show, working on keeping pace with the TV show with my book reading (just finished the third book in the series, Voyager<\/em>, which will be the focus of the third season due to debut next year).? I also love comics and graphic novels ? if you?re not reading Ms. Marvel, you should be!<\/p>\n

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    Meet Your NMRT Board Member is a 2016-2017 series to help NMRT members get to know their board. If you have any questions about this series, please contact the NMRT Communications Committee Chair, Melanie Kowalski (melanie.t.kowalski@gmail.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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