01 March 2006
Sebelius names advocates for Kansas libraries
Ten appointed, two reappointed to South-Central Kansas Regional Library System
To help promote libraries and lifelong learning, Governor Kathleen Sebelius has appointed ten new members to the serve on the South-Central Kansas Regional Library System.
The group consults and advises the state librarian and governor regarding policies, management and services that will best promote and advance the use and usefulness of the state library and its extension services.
“Libraries are a source of knowledge and recreation, and we want to encourage Kansans to take advantage of the opportunities libraries provide for lifelong learning and personal enrichment,” said Sebelius. “I appreciate these appointees’ dedication to learning and their willingness to serve their fellow Kansans.”
Melva Barlow, Inman, has been a member of the Kansas Library Trustee Association since 1999. She has held the offices of secretary, vice-president, and most recently, president. Barlow has also served for eight years on the Finney County Library Board of Trustees and nine years as school librarian for Holcomb, USD 363.
Jane Barnard, Rose Hill, has been a library media specialist for 32 years, including 30 years at Rose Hill High School. She has been a member of the Rose Hill Community/School Library Board and Kansas Association of School Librarians.
Reverend Deitra Black, Sun City, is the librarian at the library in Sun City. She has been involved with library services since 1980, including working at the Dodge City Library as a circulation assistant.
Greta Hiebert, North Newton, has spent 16 years as interlibrary loan assistant at Bethel College Library. Between 2002 and 2003, she was a member of the Kansas Library Catalog Evaluation Committee. Hiebert also served as chair of the Kansas Interlibrary Loan Board of Directors in 1999 and 2000.
Gerry Hildebrand, Turon, received her library media services endorsement in the fall of 2004. She is now serving as Stafford School’s library media specialist.
Gaylene Larson, Milan, has been the director of the Dixon Township Library since 2000.
Barbara Lilyhorn, Hutchinson, served on the board of the Friends of the Lawrence Public Library for three years. She has also served as an educational presenter for the Family Times series in the Children’s Department of the Hutchinson Public Library for nearly seven years, and for the summer reading program in Pretty Prairie for eight years.
Gaye Mackey, Atlanta, is a teacher for Central School District, USD 462.
Rita Sevart, Andale, spent ten years as the public services librarian at Newman University. She has also been a member of the Kansas Library Association and Mountain-Plains Library Association. She is founding member and participant in the Wichita Area Library Association Traveling Show, an interactive live program for libraries in South Central Kansas Library System.
Donna Surprise, Lyons, has spent more than 35 years as a library media specialist. She is currently district coordinator, and she is also library media specialist at Lyons High School.
The ten new appointees will serve a four-year term. Kim Bauer, Harper, and Brenda Shipley, Norwich, were reappointed and will each serve a four-year term.
