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Winter 2012
The Trustee communicates issues affecting libraries and library services. Once a library and systems join LTA, all their trustees automatically receive this quarterly publication published by LTA. To learn more about membership in LTA, Click Here.
In This Issue
- Progress Is Being Made at Wells Memorial Library
- News from the State Librarian
- from the Editor's Desk
- LTA NOOK WINNER
- President's Memo
- System Overview Onondaga County Public Library System
- POLICY SPOTLIGHT Emergency Policies and Procedures
- Be a Part of An Honorable Tradition
Be a Part of An Honorable Tradition
Winter 2012 issue of Trustee
Now is the time to nominate an individual who has played a vital role in furthering library service in New York State for the Velma K. Moore award. LTA of New York is celebrating the 50th anniversary of this special award at the 2012 Trustee Institute. Review the list of past recipients in this issue. You’ll see all areas of the state represented. Look for nominating information on our website.
Velma K. Moore Award Recipients
| 1962 | Thomas H. McKaig | Hamburg, Erie County |
| 1963 | Harold S. Hacker | Rochester, Monroe County |
| 1964 | Anthony J. Cerrato | Yonkers, Westchester County |
| 1965 | Harold J. Baily | Brooklyn, Kings County |
| 1966 | Frank H. Ryder | Cobleskill, Schoharie County |
| 1967 | Richard W. Lawrence, Jr. | Elizabethtown, Essex County |
| 1968 | Francis Bergan | Albany, Albany County |
| 1969 | William J. Embler | Schenectady, Schenectady County |
| 1970 | Chester B. Osrander | Glens Falls, Warren County |
| 1971 | Polly Praeger | Binghamton, Broome County |
| 1972 | Fred McChesney | Scotia, Schenectady County |
| 1973 | Ruth E. Polson | Ithaca, Tompkins County |
| 1974 | Danie W. Casey | Solvay, Onondaga County |
| 1975 | Senator Warren M. Anderson | Binghamton, Broome County |
| 1976 | Marguerite W. Yates | Lockport, Niagara County |
| 1977 | Whitney North Seymour, Jr. | New York, New York County |
| 1978 | Charles F. Gosnell | Suffern, Rockland County |
| 1979 | Arthur R. Posner | Rochester, Monroe County |
| 1980 | Stephen L. Oppenheim | Monticello, Sullivan County |
| 1981 | Senator Hugh T. Farley | Schenectady, Schenectady County |
| 1981 | Assemblyman Ed C. Sullivan | New York, New York County |
| 1981 | Irving L. Kessler | Rochester, Monroe County |
| 1983 | Theodore C. Wenzl | Delmar, Albany County |
| 1984 | Esther W. Lopato | Brooklyn, Kings County |
| 1985 | Stanley A. Ransom | Plattsburgh, Clinton County |
| 1986 | Laura Bradley Chodos | Rexford, Saratoga County |
| 1987 | Keela Rogers | Lake Placid, Essex County |
| 1988 | Vartan Gregorian | New York, New York County |
| 1989 | No Recipient | |
| 1990 | Joan Silverstein | New Rochelle, Westchester County |
| 1991 | Ira B. Harkavy | Brooklyn, Kings County |
| 1992 | No Recipient | |
| 1993 | Floyd Lichtenberg | Ardsley, Westchester |
| 1994 | Richard B. Salomon | New York, New York County |
| 1995 | Irwin Fredman | Carmel, Putnam |
| 1996 | Joseph Shubert | NYS Library |
| 1997 | Jesse Feiler | Philmont, Columbia County |
| 1998 | Margaret Gowen | Pittsford, Monroe County |
| 1999 | Janice Allen | Willsboro, Essex County |
| 2000 | Maureen Koehl | South Salem, New York |
| 2001 | Joseph Eisner | Plainview, New York |
| 2002 | Mary Jo Ketchum | Elma, New York |
| 2003 | Parry D. Teasdale | Phoenicia, New York |
| 2004 | James L. Farrell, Jr. | NYS Library?s Division of Library Development |
| 2005 | Merry M. Sparano | Guilderland Town Library, Albany County |
| 2006 | Carol R. Gleason | Tully Free Library, Onondaga County |
| 2007 | Beth Peck | Western Sullivan Public Tusten-Cochecton Branch |
| 2008 | Claudia Radin | Horseheads Library, Southern Tier Library System |
| 2009 | original Board of Trustees of the Corning Library | Corning, New York |
| 2010 | Jean M. Reidy | Somers, New York |
| 2011 | Elise Quimby | Bridgehampton, Suffolk County |
