SLA: St. Louis SLATE Newsletter

Message from the President

By Geri Heberlie

Greetings St. Louis Metro Area Chapter. It is my pleasure to be writing to you this year as your president. Rosie Weiss, the past president, did an excellent job during her tenure of leading the chapter. I promise to lead the chapter in a way that encourages our continued recognition as an innovative chapter.

Meet the Board

By Jill Bright

This year's St. Louis Metro Area Chapter Officers are a fun bunch, eager to make this a great year for chapter members. Read on to learn more about them and what they have planned for the chapter this year.

Leadership Summit Summary

By Geri Heberlie

At this year's SLA Leadership Summit (held in January in Louisville, Kentucky) Stephen Abram, the association president, delivered his address to the attendees and his slogan for the year, Innovate in 2008. He spoke on SLA's value proposition - networking, learning, advocacy - which brought to my attention the value of SLA membership. From his speech, and Janice LaChance's speech, I also learned what the association is striving for, or working towards.

MLA Conference

By Karen Robinson

Freedom to Soar…With Books and More! is the theme for this year’s Annual Conference of the Missouri Library Association. It will be held at the Millennium Hotel in downtown St. Louis, 1-3 October 2008. Several SLA chapter members are involved in the Conference Arrangements Committee including....

New SLA Membership Software

By Patrick Hendershot

SLA Headquarters has been busy changing the software that handles membership. For tips on navigating the new membership software, keep reading.

Recent Chapter Programs

By Betsy Richie

This year, chapter members and guests have already enjoyed three fun and innovative local programs. For a recap of the happy hour at Growlers Pub, Gary Price's Research Tool Box, and the Botanicus Digital Library Portal, keep reading.

Chapter Program Preview

By Betsy Richie

Website Usability Evaluation
17 April

Information Ethics
May

Social Events
June and July

"Green" Meeting
27 August

Career Workshop
September or October

For details, read on.

From Lawyer to Librarian

By Stephanie McReynolds

For many librarians, a career in library science is a second (or third) step on the career path. Gail Wechsler (an SLA member since 2007) decided to pursue library science after reaching a point of burn out as a trial lawyer.

Find out more about Wechsler and where the road from lawyer to librarian has led her.