UNT LEAP - Library Education for the U.S. Affiliated Pacific

It is with great sadness that I inform you that Yvonne Chandler passed away last night at the Grapevine Medical Lodge. Yvonne served as President of TLA in 2013-14, and was profoundly proud of her work with the association. She was a mentor, teacher, and friend to so many, and will be greatly missed. I most certainly will miss her hug, smile, and voice when we would see each other at conference each year.
Below is a brief statement that was sent to the faculty and staff at UNT, where she served as a faculty member:
We all know about her strong, hard-working, gracious, and vivacious personality. Her devotion to her students and her passion for shaping their career paths are a part of her legacy. Her commitment to impact the quality of library education and have diversity in the workforce of the library profession was evident in all her professional activities. This was clearly demonstrated with her IMLS grants. Her presence was felt beyond UNT, as she gave us visibility at state, national, and international professional associations.
TLA will be sharing an announcement with members and will also be sending flowers to the family. We will share more information about funeral and memorial services when we know more.
Sincerely, Christina
Christina H. Gola
2020-2021 President of the Texas Library Association
[email protected]
Office: 713-743-9761
Cell: 832-338-8191

How is everyone doing?

Congratulations to Natalie!

Stay safe our friends

Officials expected to announce COR1 at 4 a.m. Monday As of 1 p.m., the system was located 630 miles east of Guam and had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.

The University of Guam awarded the Triton Team Award to the RFK Librarians. Four University of North Texas Department of Information Sciences Graduates from the 2013 LEAP Cohort were honored with a letter of commendation, a $500 cash prize, and a Latte Stone Trophy. The librarians are: Ismael Perez, Jefrey Libao, Wai Yi Ma, and Roland San Nicolas #

Hi LEAPERS,
Justin is in Fort Worth for the LITA Conference. I surprised him with Charlotte. He hadn't seen her since the Guam Institute. We had a great time. It was just like old times.

LEAP Graduates from Palau and Saipan got together for dining and visiting last week. I'm so jealous!!!! So great to set Imengal Mad from Palau and Rosalyn Ajoste, Angelina Yobech, Maria Ornes, and Natalie Hill from Saipan of the Northern Marianas Islands at Naked Fish in Saipan

Look at my LEAPERS - here is the group at the Guam Department of Education Library Conference. YEA for UNT/DLIS.

Congratulations to LEAP Graduates -- Roland, Kris, and Antonio

2015 2016 Officers of the Guam Library Association.
From Left
Roland San Nicolas - Vice President, Membership
Kris Seerengan - President
Christine Matson - Vice President, Programming
Paul Drake - Treasurer
Antonio Perry - Secretary

Congrats to my colleagues Jane Barnwell and newlywed Richard Li for our second award from IMLS. Back to the Pacific! YEA!!!!!
Award Amount: $499,991; Matching Amount: $143,384
Contact: Dr. Yvonne Chandler
Associate Professor
(940)565-3777; [email protected]
The University of North Texas, in partnership with the Brigham Young University–Hawaii, will support a three-year master’s in library and information science degree program to continue to increase the number of degreed library professionals for the geographically dispersed US Affiliated Pacific Islands. The IMLS LEAP-II project will educate twelve more indigenous librarians and information stewards with skills in curation and preservation of digital projects and collections with an emphasis on digital content management. Students will receive tuition, travel support, a computer, and association dues and will complete enhanced enrichment activities including professional development programs, library and museum tours, individual mentors, and specialized workshops on advanced digital technologies and information literacy.

http://www.imls.gov/…/2015_lb21_nlg_march_announcement.aspx…

College of the Marshall Islands

Dear Colleagues,

CMI is advertising 2 librarian positions in Majuro, the capital of the
Republic of the Marshall Islands. Details may be found at:
http://www.higheredjobs.com/InstitutionProfile.cfm?ProfileID=15641
The library is recently renovated. It would be wonderful to expand the ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS credentialed librarian population here!

If you have specific questions about life here, please feel free to contact me.

Kommol tata!

Kathy Armbruster, Librarian
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
Majuro Cooperative School
P.O. Box 81
Majuro, MH 96960

Profile for College of the Marshall Islands - HigherEdJobs http://www.higheredjobs.com/InstitutionProfile.cfm?ProfileID=15641

Today I am thankful for having met all of you and sharing in this wonderful adventure.