Membership Committee Report
Executive Board Meeting
April 25, 2003

It is time for selecting the recipients of the three membership awards for presentation at the conference later this year. The guidelines, recently sent to the NCLA listserv, are as follows:

The Membership Committee of NCLA solicits your nominations for three awards to be presented at the Biennial Conference, September 23-26, 2003, in Winston-Salem. The deadline for nominations to be received is May 31, 2003.

The North Carolina Library Association Distinguished Library Service Award is presented to a professional librarian or in memory of a deceased professional librarian. Criteria include distinguished professional library services to North Carolina, significant service or other professional contributions provided during either a short or long span of time, and service resulting in a regional or national impact on librarianship in general.

The North Carolina Library Association Life Membership Award is given to retired librarians whose contributions to the state and to the profession were especially notable.

The North Carolina Library Association Honorary Membership Award is presented to lay citizens who have made outstanding contributions to the development of libraries and library programs in the state.

For your nominations, please provide a statement describing the nominee's accomplishments and contributions to North Carolina libraries. The Membership Committee of NCLA will forward all nominations to the Executive Committee of NCLA to judge and select awards for presentation at the Biennial Conference.

Submit nominations by May 31st to:

Teresa Wehrli
Membership - NCLA
Wake Technical Community College
9101 Fayetteville Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
Fax: 919-662-3575
Email: twehrli@waketech.edu