The following is a text-only press release from the federal Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS). An HTML version of this release can
be read on the agency's Web site at
http://www.imls.gov/news/2008/032008.shtm.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 20, 2008

Press Contacts
202-653-4632
Jeannine Mjoseth, [log in to unmask]
Mamie Bittner, [log in to unmask]

Senate Confirms President's Nominees to National Museum and Library
Services Board

Washington, DC--The U.S. Senate confirmed four presidential nominees to
serve as members of the National Museum and Library Services Board March
13, 2008. The board advises the Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS), an independent federal agency that is the primary source of
federal support for the nation's museums and libraries.

"The new board members bring vast and varied experience to the National
Museum and Library Services Board. We look forward to working with them
and to their contributions in support the nation's museums and
libraries," said the Institute's Director Anne-Imelda M. Radice. "I also
want to thank and acknowledge the expert advice and leadership offered
by the outgoing members: Judith Ann Rapanos, Edwin Joseph Riguad,
Margaret Scarlett and Renee Swartz. We will miss them."

The new members include: 

Julia W. Bland, Executive Director of the Louisiana Children's Museum
Julia W. Bland has been the Executive Director of the Louisiana
Children's Museum since 1997. Nationally, she has presided over the
museum collaborative MC2 and is a founding member of Quality Management
to a Higher Level (Qm2)'s New Orleans Roundtable. She also serves on the
international board of the Association of Children's Museums as the
association's Secretary. Locally she has chaired the boards of
organizations such as Trinity Episcopal School, the Tulane Institute of
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health's Advisory Board, and America's
Promise Alliance New Orleans Kids Partnership. Ms. Bland serves on
various state-wide advisory boards promoting child well-being and early
childhood development. In 2004 she co-chaired the Association of
Children's Museum annual conference and served on the national program
committee for the American Association of Museums annual conference. In
2001 and 2006 she was selected as a City Business Woman of the Year, and
was a Young Leadership Council Role Model for 2007. She received her
bachelor of arts in art history from Tulane University.

Jan Cellucci, Commissioner on the U.S. National Commission on Libraries
and Information Science Since 2005, Jan Cellucci has served as a
Commissioner on the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and
Information Science, a federal government agency established in 1970 and
consolidated with the Institute of Museum and Library Services in 2008.
During a varied professional library career, Cellucci has served as a
Goodwill Ambassador for the Canadian Association of Research Libraries,
a member of the University of British Columbia President's Advisory
Council on the University Library, a member of the Strategic Planning
Committee of Friends of Library Archives Canada, an Associate University
Librarian for Collection Services at Boston College, and as Preservation
Manager for Boston College. Earlier in her career, she directed a K-12
school library, served as Assistant Director of the Hudson Public
Library, created two new elementary school media centers, and was an
elected public library trustee. Cellucci currently sits on the Board of
the Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund, an umbrella organization that
leads statewide efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect, and on the
Board of CAST, the Center for Applied Special Technologies dedicated to
transforming education through Universal Design for Learning. She earned
a master of library science and an honorary doctorate in public service
from Simmons College in Boston.

William J. Hagenah, Chairman, Board of Directors of the Chicago
Horticultural Society William J. Hagenah has been a member of the Board
of Directors of the Chicago Horticultural Society since 1989, and he has
served as its Chairman since 2002. He is responsible for the growth and
development of the institution, presiding over meetings of the Governing
Members and the Board's Executive Committee. Under his leadership, the
Campaign for the Chicago Botanic Garden has raised more than $125
million toward the construction of new gardens, the renovation of
existing gardens, infrastructure improvements, and the construction of
new administrative, teaching, and research facilities. Throughout his
career, Hagenah held many positions at the First National Bank of
Chicago, beginning as a security analyst in 1968, vice president of
pension management in 1979, and finally, senior vice president of
personal investments in 1986. He retired from the company in 1999.
Hagenah's professional memberships include the Investment Analysts of
Chicago, the Financial Analysts Federation, and the Institute of Charted
Financial Analysts. He is also a Trustee of Rush University Medical
Center. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Stanford University and
master of business administration degree from Northwestern University
Kellogg School of Management.

Mark Y. Herring, Dean of Library Services at Winthrop University, Rock
Hill, SC Mark Y. Herring has worked in librarianship for nearly three
decades. Prior to serving in Rock Hill, Herring was Dean of Library
Services at Oklahoma Baptist University, and Library Director at King
College in East Tennessee. Herring's most recent book, Fool's Gold: Why
the Internet Is No Substitute for a Library was released by McFarland in
2007. A poster from this book, "Why the Internet Is No Substitute for a
Library" is now in more than 1,500 libraries in the U.S. and abroad. His
articles have appeared in American Libraries, Library Journal, The
Chronicle of Higher Education, College and Research Library News, The
Weekly Standard, Policy Review, The Women's Quarterly, Society, and many
others. His bachelor and master of library science degrees are from
George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University and his doctorate degree
is from East Tennessee State University. Herring has two grown daughters
and lives in Rock Hill with his wife, Carol, a high school English IB
teacher.

The National Museum and Library Services Board (NMLSB) is a twenty-four
member advisory body that includes the IMLS director and deputy
directors for libraries and museums and 20 presidentially-appointed and
Senate-confirmed members of the general public who have demonstrated
expertise in, or commitment to, library or museum services. Informed by
its collective experience and knowledge, the NMLSB advises the IMLS
director on general policy and practices, and on selections for the
National Medal for Museum and Library Service. For more information
about the National Museum and Library Services Board visit the
Institute's Web site at www.imls.gov/about/board.shtm.

About the Institute of Museum and Library Services The Institute of
Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for
the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's
mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to
information and ideas. The Institute works at the national level and in
coordination with state and local organizations to sustain heritage,
culture, and knowledge; enhance learning and innovation; and support
professional development. To learn more about the Institute, please
visit www.imls.gov. 

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