1. Developed the San Andreas Chapter Blog as communication channel to replace current announcements on our Chapter website and the bi-monthly newsletter. Blog postings include information on our Chapter board members, announcements of Chapter events such as programs, tours, solo librarian meetings, also conference and program summaries, and book reviews authored by our members.
2. Sponsored three dinner programs, six Solo Librarians programs, two tours and two neighborhood dinner events.
Chapter Dinner Programs
Feb 22—Creative Commons (joint with San Francisco Chapter)
Mar 28—Movable Type and Chapter Blog Launch
Oct 25—Stephen Abram, President-Elect, SLA (joint with San Francisco Chapter)
Solo Librarians Group—Program and Pizza
Jan 23—San Mateo Public Library
March 22—Google Guide
May 15—Second Life
July11—SLA Conference wrap-up
Aug 29—Highwire Press
Nov 8—Internet Librarian wrap-up
Tours
Mar 19—San Mateo Public Library
June 16—Monterey Wine Tasting and Tour of Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station Library
Neighborhood Dinners
Week of July 9th—SLA Conference wrap up
Oct 30—at Internet Librarian Conference
3. At our Annual Business meeting on October 25, we honored the following members:
• Mary-Lynn Bragg received the Mark Baer Award for her work on the Chapter website and blog.
• Patricia Parsons received the Lucy Steelman Award for her work with the Solo Librarians committee and mentoring other librarians.
• Lorna Beich received the President’s Award for her work with the Jobline.
• Bruce Antelman of Information Express received the Vendor Partner Award for his support of Mary-Lynn’s work for the Chapter and the first advertiser on the blog.
We also acknowledged 12 members with 30 or more years of membership in SLA.
4. Lee Pharis organized a dinner at Cindy Hill's house for the past-presidents of the San Andreas Chapter. Ten former Chapter presidents attended the dinner, including Celene Walker who was president in 1980-81 when the Chapter was founded.
Helen Josephine
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