NCLA Executive Board Report
Roundtable on the Status of Women in Librarianship
January 25, 2002

The RTSWL Executive Committee met on November 2, 2001 in Winston-Salem. From the biennial conference recap, the committee discussed the possibility of instituting a biennial award highlighting the contributions made by a woman in the profession in our state. There was considerable interest in offering a cash award to accompany this recognition. The RTSWL requests approval from the Executive Board to: 1) proceed with planning details of the award criteria and 2) seek financial sponsorship for the award (possible publishing house in North Carolina) and 3) plan to secure a to be determined time slot during one of the biennial all- conference meetings to announce the award. Other business at the meeting included start-up discussion for offering a Fall 2002 workshop. Tentative plans are underway. The committee decided to continue printing its newletter, MsManagement, on a flexible publication schedule, aiming for two issues a year. Current and need-to-know information will be posted on the Roundtable's web page. The next Executive Committee meeting is set for Friday, February 1, in Greensboro.

Submitted, Laura Weigand
RTSWL Chair
Forsyth County Public Library
660 West Fifth St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 336-727