Long served as director of the Multnomah County Library in Portland, OR; the Dauphin County Library System in Harrisburg, PA; and the Fairfield County District Library in Lancaster, OH. At the time of her election as president of the American Library Association she served as director of the North Suburban Library System--a consortium of 680 public, academic, and special libraries[2] headquartered in Wheeling, Illinois.[3] During her tenure, she frequently advocated for libraries, especially library funding.[4]
Long served as a president of the American Library Association with a term that started in July 1999.[3] During her term, her theme was "Libraries build community."[5] As part of her presidential year the American Library Association published A Place at the Table: Participating in Community Building in 2000 to establish the impact libraries should make in community engagement.[6]
Honors and awardsedit
Libraries and library systems under her direction have received the John Cotton Dana Award for excellence in public relations, presented annually by the American Library Association[7]
^Orme, Marianne. 2001. A Place at the Table: Participating in Community Building. Review in Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 52, no. 5: 439-441.
sarah, long, american, librarian, columnist, daily, herald, frequently, advocates, libraries, literacy, president, american, library, associationin, office, 1999, 2000preceded, byann, symonssucceeded, bynancy, kranichpersonal, detailsnationalityamericanoccupat. Sarah Ann Long is an American librarian and columnist for The Daily Herald She frequently advocates for libraries and literacy 1 Sarah Ann LongPresident of the American Library AssociationIn office 1999 2000Preceded byAnn K SymonsSucceeded byNancy C KranichPersonal detailsNationalityAmericanOccupationLibrariancolumnistCareer editLong served as director of the Multnomah County Library in Portland OR the Dauphin County Library System in Harrisburg PA and the Fairfield County District Library in Lancaster OH At the time of her election as president of the American Library Association she served as director of the North Suburban Library System a consortium of 680 public academic and special libraries 2 headquartered in Wheeling Illinois 3 During her tenure she frequently advocated for libraries especially library funding 4 Long served as a president of the American Library Association with a term that started in July 1999 3 During her term her theme was Libraries build community 5 As part of her presidential year the American Library Association published A Place at the Table Participating in Community Building in 2000 to establish the impact libraries should make in community engagement 6 Honors and awards editLibraries and library systems under her direction have received the John Cotton Dana Award for excellence in public relations presented annually by the American Library Association 7 Librarian of the Year Illinois Library Association 1999 7 Illinois Library Luminary award from the Illinois Library Association 2009 7 References edit Regional libraries have not received a funding increase since 1989 Daily Herald prev dailyherald com Hoffman Judy 2005 North Suburban Library System Illinois Libraries 86 1 101 2 a b Sarah Long Wins ALA Presidency American Libraries Magazine Sarah Long s Top Ten Reasons Why Regional Library Systems are Vital The Galecia Group www galecia com Librarian Chief Sells Lot More Than Books Orme Marianne 2001 A Place at the Table Participating in Community Building Review in Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 52 no 5 439 441 a b c Association Illinois Library Illinois Library Luminary Honorees Illinois Library Association Non profit organization positions Preceded byAnn K Symons President of the American Library Association1999 2000 Succeeded byNancy C Kranich Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sarah Ann Long amp oldid 1222466698, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
