Professional Membership and Activities

American Library Association, 1994-present.
American Library Association Conference. Atlanta, 1991. Student intern representative for the School of Library and Information Studies at Florida State University. Set up and manned the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Agencies (ASCLA) exhibit, assisted at ASCLA business meetings, presided at ASCLA program presentations, worked in the ALA office.

Association for Library and Information Science Education, 1994-1997. 2000-present.
Association of Library and Information Science Educators Conference. Chicago, 1991. Session facilitator.

Association for Library Service to Children, 2000-2007.
Distinguished Service Award Committee, 2002-present.
Editorial Board, Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 2001-2002.
Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, Guest Editor, Spring 2002.

American Association of School Librarians, 1994-present.
Recruitment for the Profession Committee, 1994-present.
Distinguished Service Award, AASL Baker & Taylor Committee, 2002-2004.
Research/Statistics Committee, 1996-2000.
Annual ALA San Francisco Conference Committee, 1996-1997.
Judy Pitts Research Forum, Co-chair, 1999.
School Library Media Research, Referee, 1999-2002.
American Association of School Librarians Conference. Birmingham, Alabama, 1999. Assisted as a table discussion leader for the pre-conference workshop, "Proving Positive Practices."
American Association of School Librarians Conference. Portland, Oregon, 1997. Exhibits Judge.
American Library Association Conference. San Francisco, 1997. American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Conference Planning Committee. Session facilitator for AASL Program: "Becoming a Library Leader." Led a discussion group for the AASL President's Program: "Libraries Lead to Learning."

American Association of University Women – Manatee County Florida Chapter and Murray Kentucky Chapter, 1986-1991; 1994-1995.
Board of Directors, Newsletter Editor, Chair of Scholarship Committee, Mental Health Committee, Education Committee.

Beta Phi Mu, Library Science Scholastic Honorary, 1992-present.

Buffalo School Library System Council, 2002-2005.

Educators of Library Media Specialists Section (AASL), 1996-present. Secretary, 1998-2000.

Florida Association for Media in Education, 1975-1992; 1999-2002.
Scholarship Committee, Chair, 2001-2002.
Florida Association for Media in Education Conference. Orlando, Florida, 2000. Set up and manned USF School of Library and Information Science exhibit booth.
Florida Association for Media in Education Conference. Orlando, Florida, 1999. Set up and manned USF School of Library and Information Science exhibit booth.
Florida Association for Media Association Conferences. Tampa and Orlando, Florida, 1982-1992. Assisted with registration and exhibits. Presided at numerous conference program presentations.

Florida Association of Supervisors of Media, 1999-2002.

Florida Library Association, 1999-2002.
Florida Library Association Conference, Kissimmee, Florida, 2001. Set up and manned USF School of Library and Information Science exhibit booth.

Friends of Nepal, 1966-present.

International Association of School Librarianship, 1999-2001.

International Reading Association, 1996-1998.

Kentucky Library Association, 1994-1995; 1997-1999.

Kentucky Reading Association, 1998-1999.

Kentucky School Media Association, 1994-1995; 1997-1999.
Kentucky School Media Association/Kentucky Library Association Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, 1998. Assisted with the McConnell Literature Exhibit.
Kentucky School Media Association /Kentucky Library Association Conference, Lexington, Kentucky, 1997. Assisted with planning and registration.

Library Media Association of Germany, 1992-1993.

Manatee (Florida) Association for Media in Education, 1984-1992.
President, 1985-87. Newsletter Editor, 1986-1990.

Mississippi Library Association
Scholarship Committee, 1995-1996.

New York Library Association, 2002-present.

Phi Kappa Phi, Scholastic Honorary, 1963-present.

Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, 1966-present.

School Librarians' Association of Western New York, 2002-present.

University of S. Mississippi Children's Book Festival Medallion Committee, 1997-2002.
Chair, 1997-2000.

Young Adult Library Services Association, 1995-2007.
New Directions in Library Service to Young Adults, 2002-2004.
Research Committee, 1997- 2001.
Young Adult Task Force, Virtual Committee, 1999-2001.