ALA | Patterson, Taylor named ALA honorary members

ALA | Patterson, Taylor named ALA honorary members: "Lotsee F. Patterson and Nettie B. Taylor were elected to honorary membership in the American Library Association (ALA) in action taken by the ALA Council at the ALA 2005 Midwinter Meeting, held January 14-19, 2005, in Boston. Honorary membership, ALA's highest honor, is conferred in recognition of outstanding contributions of lasting importance to libraries and librarianship.

Lotsee F. Patterson, Ph.D., was nominated 'in recognition of her lifelong commitment to establishing quality library services and programs for Native Americans, her accomplishments as an advocate for native and indigenous libraries on the regional, national and international levels, and her contributions as an author, library educator and mentor.'

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Patterson has served as an ALA Councilor and been an active member of AILA and the Oklahoma Library Association, both of which have recognized her with distinguished service awards. She is the recipient of numerous other honors and awards, including ALA's Beta Phi Mu, Equality and Leadership awards; the U.S. National Commission on Library and Information Science Silver Award, presented for noteworthy and sustained contributions to libraries and information services; and an award of appreciation from the National Congress of American Indians. She is the first recipient of AILA's "Honoring Our Elders Award.""


From LibraryStories and her readers: Congratulations Lotsee!