Appointments & Retirements
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June 30 Allen Lanham retired as dean of library services at Eastern Illinois University’s Booth Library in Charleston.
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August 11 Jim McShane retired as director of Rapid City (S.Dak.) Public Library.
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Mary Murphy, director of Wauwatosa (Wis.) Public Library for 24 years, retired in May.
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After more than 30 years, Lorna Toolis retired as head of Toronto Public Library’s Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation, and Fantasy in August.
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In May Robert Antill became executive director of Dorchester County (S.C.) Library.
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Mark Blando became director of Owatonna (Minn.) Public Library in July.
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Rush University Medical Center in Chicago named Jo Cates library director in March.
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In June Adam Cole became adult services and reference librarian at William Jeanes Memorial Library and Nicholas and Athena Karabots Center for Learning in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania.
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Heidi Daniel joined Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore as president and CEO August 1.