...Within months of being hired, Wells convinced city leaders to fund both a library renovation and the branch's adoption of RFID as a pilot for the system. She says city officials joke that “if it costs money, it's one of Lisa's ideas!” But she made that investment pay off: 46,000 of Moore's 50,000 residents have library cards, over 3000 students participate in summer reading programs, and more than 700 people take part in library literacy programs. Wells partnered with a local Baptist college to provide math and science tutoring and with arts agencies to provide summer concerts....
YEEEEEHA! Way to go Lisa!
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And, Adri, don't forget that you have been named an ALA "Emerging" Leader!
Pioneer librarians are blazing trails!
Congrats Lisa! I grew up in Moore and was a regular at the library as a kid (duh...). I visited the library for the first time in a several years for a seminar last month, and I was floored at how much had changed since I'd been in there last, and was happy to see how busy it was on a weekday! If you haven't been over there recently, take a look--it's definitely one of the nicest public libraries in the state...
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