Reps Of Small And Rural Libraries Meet Is Sacramento

摘要

Maybe it was the shift to Sacramento, CA, after years in Columbus, OH. Maybe it was the deep engagement of the state library, including the tireless and inspired Carla Lehn. Maybe it was the new leadership inspired by the old, after the recent retirement of Clarion University's Bernard Vavrek, who directed the Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship. Whatever the cause, the Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) meeting held in the California capital September 19-21 was reinvigorated, involving some 260 attendees from 31 states. ARSL organizers have made great strides since rural library leaders met to map the future of the organization in Clarion, PA, in February 2007. Participants benefited from a challenging program and an organization with a stronger voice bolstered by WebJunction's Jim Malzewski's work on the new ARSL web site.