Appointments & Retirements
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In August Felipe Castillo became business librarian of the New Mexico State University Library at Las Cruces.
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October 15 Kenning Arlitsch became dean of the Montana State University Library in Bozeman.
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Effective December 31 Rhea Joyce Rubin will retire after 38 years as a librarian, with the last 32 years as an independent consultant. She recently served as consultant of outcome management for the California State Library, Connecticut State Library, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and the New Jersey State Library.
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November 1 Helene Blowers joined full-time staff at Online Community Library Center (OCLC) as community manager of WorldShare Management Services in Dublin, Ohio.
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In October Shali Zhang was appointed professor and dean of libraries for the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library at the University of Montana in Missoula.
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September 28 Janey Deal retired as history curator and genealogy librarian for Patrick Beaver Memorial Library in Hickory, North Carolina.
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October 15 Joan Clark was named state librarian and director of Archives and Public Records, a division of the secretary of state, at Arizona State Library in Phoenix.
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In early August Wendy Shook became science data librarian at the James I. and Carol Aymar Armstrong Science Library at Middlebury (Vt.) College.
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In October Linda Dashnaw retired as head children’s services librarian of Shrewsbury (Mass.) Public Library.
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November 5 Stacey Aldrich became deputy secretary for the Office of Commonwealth Libraries at North Central Library District in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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In September David Gibbs was appointed head of collection development and preservation at George Mason University Libraries in Fairfax, Virginia.
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In July Jo Ann Henson became business and economics liaison librarian for George Mason University Libraries in Fairfax, Virginia.