AASL 2009 Elections
Dorcas Hand
ISS Section Representative
Degrees and Certifications
SUNY Albany, MLS, 1978; Wellesley College, BA, 1973.
Current Position
Director of Libraries, Annunciation Orthodox School, 1990-present.
Previous Positions
Head Librarian, Episcopal High School, Houston, 1984-89; Children's Librarian, Looscan Branch, Houston Public Library, 1983-84; Young Adult Librarian, Boston Public Library, 1982-83; Lower School Librarian, St. John's School, Houston, 1978-82.
ALA Activities
AASL: Founding member, ISS, 1979-Present; ALSC: Member, 1978-Present; YALSA: Member, 1978-Present; AASL: Member, 1978-Present; AASL: Chair, ISS, 2004-05; AASL: Member, Bylaws Committee, 2000-04.
Offices Held in State & Regional Library and Other Associations
TLA: Bluebonnet Program Committee, 2005-Present; Houston Area Independent School Library Network: Founding Member, 1980-Present; TLA: 1978-Present; TASL: 1978-Present; HAISLN: Editor, Recommended Reading List, 1990-95; HAISLN: Founding Chair, 1980-81.
Publications
Author, "Adolescent Literacies: Reading, Writing, Thinking," Knowledge Quest (AASL), October, 2006; Chapter Author, "Biography Bash: A Study of Heroes," Collaborating to Meet Standards: Teacher/Librarian Partnerships for K-6. By Toni Buzzeo (Linworth), 2002; rev. 2007.
Statement
I am honored to continue to have opportunities to serve the Independent School Section. This liaison position with the AASL Board is especially important in that it gives ISS a voice to the larger community, and keeps us best informed of initiatives and concerns of the larger group. ISS is a multi-talented group that offers much strength to AASL, and this office is one way to tap those people.
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