Section News
Election results are in!
The results of the recent SCCLL election are in. Larry Meyer will be the 2012-2012 Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect and Coral Henning will be our Member-at-Large. Congrats to both! Thanks to the other candidates for running for office and contributing to SCCLL in so many ways.
Also, many many thanks to the Nominations Committee: Jesse Burchfield, Claudia Jalowka, Sandy Marz (Chair), Carol Suhre, and Rita Dermody (Board Liaison).
AALL Travel grant applications close April 19
The SCCLL Grants Committee is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for grants to assist our members in attending the AALL Annual Meeting, scheduled for July 21-24 in Boston. There will be two $1000 grants for the Annual Meeting.
If you are interested in applying for a grant, the SCCLL Grants Committee invites you to submit your application to John Adkins, SCCLL Grants Committee Chair, no later than April 19, 2012.
The 2012 Grants Application Form appears within the "Scholarships & Grants" section of the SCCLL web site.
2011-2012 SCCLL Grants Committee
John Adkins, Chair
Ted Smith
Melanie Solon
Gail Warren
Sharon Wayland
Equal Justice Conference Grant Winner: Joan Bellistri
The SCCLL SIS Grants Committee is very pleased to announce that the recipient of this year's Equal Justice Grant is Joan Bellistri, Law Librarian at the Anne Arundel County Public Law Library in Annapolis, Maryland. Joan is a past president of the Law Library Association of Maryland (LLAM) and is currently serving as a member of the SCCLL Executive Board and as AALL's Representative to the National Center for State Courts.
As Douglas Hofstedt, Court Administrator for the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County, stated in his letter of recommendation for Joan, "Our law librarian, Joan Bellistri, has been instrumental in expanding the court's ability to provide service to self represented litigants. ... I can recommend that Joan Bellistri receive the SCCLL grant to attend the EJC because I know that she will continue to contribute to court programs and to the law library profession and AALL in the area of service to the self represented and the support of pro bono programs."
Congratulations Joan!
State Court and County Law Libraries SIS elections begin Friday March 30
The 2011/2012 SCCLL Nominating Committee (comprised of Jesse Burchfield, Claudia Jalowka, Carol Suhre and Sandra Marz, Chair) is pleased to announce the following candidates for the 2012 election:
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (2012-2013)
- Larry Meyer, Law Library for San Bernadino County, CA
- Maryruth Storer, Orange County Public Law Library, CA
Member-At-Large (2012-2015)
- Scott Burgh, City of Chicago, Department of Law LIbrary, IL
- Coral Henning, Sacramento County Public Law LIbrary, CA
The candidates' background and personal statements areavailable at https://vote.aallnet.org/sis-sccll/. The election will be conducted online and will begin Friday, March 30, 2012.
The deadline to submit ballots is 11:59 pm, Central Time, Thursday, April 19, 2012.
You should receive an email message from AALL the morning of Friday, March 30th, containing your login information. Your login information will be needed to access the online election and cast your vote. If you do not receive this email message, please contact Rita Dermody (email: rita.dermody@kingcounty.gov, phone: 206-296-0940).
Your participation is vital in order to keep our SIS membership strong and to sustain SCCLL SIS as an important and active component of AALL.
The Nominations Committee thanks the candidates for their willingness to take a leadership role in SCCLL. We also thank those who have nominated colleagues or themselves for helping to keep our Section active.
Winter Newsletter now available
Volume 38, No. 1 of the SCCLL News is now available. Read about current digitization projects at SCCLL member institutions, 2012 SCCLL election candidate bios and statements, award announcements, and more.
Nominations needed for this year's SCCLL awards
The State, Court & County Law Libraries Special Interest Section Awards Committee is soliciting nominations for three awards to be presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting.
The Law Library Advocate Award is presented to a Law Library Supporter in recognition of his or her substantial contribution towards the advancement and improvement of a State, Court or County law library's service or visibility. Has someone, a judge, trustee, legislator, or other advocated on behalf of you library in this way and deserves recognition? Nominate them!
The Awards Committee is also seeking nominations for the 2012 Connie E. Bolden Publications Award. This award is presented to a State, Court and County Law Libraries Special Interest Section member to recognize a scholarly publication produced sometime within the last two years. Has someone in your library or a colleague in another library written a work that you feel is outstanding and should be recognized? Nominate them!
The Awards Committee is also seeking nominations for the 2012 O. James Werner Adward for Distinguished Service to Persons with Disabilities. This award is presented to a SCCLL-SIS member who has made a significant contribution to either serving directly or arranging for services to be provided to persons with disabilities or for distinctive service by a person with a disability.
Nominations for these awards will be accepted until April 1, 2012. Information about the awards and nomination forms are available on the SCCLL Awards Committee website, will be published in the next issue of the SCCLL Newsletter and are available from any of the members of the Awards Committee. Nomination forms may be submitted to any member of the Awards Committee.
Fall Newsletter now available
Volume 37, No. 3 of the SCCLL News is now available. Read about our new Wiki, reports from AALL, how to get involved in Access to Justice movements in your state, and more..