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ANNOUNCEMENT OF STAFF CHANGES AT CTLS Two long time CTLS consultants, Amanda Williams and Sharon Herfurth, have accepted positions with the Austin Public Library effective this month. Departing CTLS after 9 years of service is Amanda Williams, the Youth Services Consultant and Continuing Education Coordinator. Amanda began working with CTLS libraries in 1996 and has amassed an impressive inventory of professional accomplishments along the way. Besides building a catalog of continuing education programs that focus on youth services, Amanda has participated in professional development for librarians on the national level. Her most recent work includes service on the prestigious Caldecott Committee. Sharon Herfurth began as the Media Specialist for the System in 1994. She later transitioned to general consulting where she built a specialty in electronic data base training. She expanded her expertise to a very popular area of consulting when she added grants and grant writing to her skills as a consultant. Many member librarians have benefited from her good advice and critical eye as the final proof reader for grant applications. The skills and talent both these outstanding librarians bring to the System will be sorely missed. We wish them the best as they set out on a new phase of their careers with the Austin Public Library. Joining CTLS this month from the Austin Public Library is Jennifer Patterson, Branch Manager for the Windsor Village Branch Library. Jennifer worked at the Texas State Library from 1998 to 1993 as both a Manager and Trainer for Continuing Education in the Library Development Division. She later became the Organizational Development Manager for the Austin Public Library and a Branch Manager in 1997. She has extensive experience in training public library staff in a variety of areas including customer service, team building, managing problem patrons, and use of electronic resources. We welcome Jennifer to the System and look forward to adding her specialties to the catalog of skills of the CTLS staff. *********************************** Marvin Perez Network Systems Administrator Central Texas Library System 800-262-4431
