We hope to hold our organizational elections at this meeting, but still seek at least one candidate willing to run for President and at least two candidates willing to run for Secretary. If you are interested in running for office, please contact the Nominating Committee Chair, Chrissie Anderson Peters (capeters@NortheastState.edu or 423.354.2463) for more information. Most members’ dues will also be expired by this meeting, so please bring $10 for membership dues if you would like to vote in the election. Boone Tree Membership is open to anyone who loves libraries and books/literature, whether they are currently working in or are affiliated with a specific library or not.

The results are as follows:

15 members were qualified to vote (paid their dues).

9 voted.

Sue Knoche was elected President.

There were 2 write-ins for Vice President.  One was not qualified (no dues paid).  The second declined.  There is no vice president.

There were 2 write-ins for Secretary.  Dorothy Linton accepted.

The unanimous vote for treasurer went to Virginia Salmon.

Directions to the Museum

From the North

Take I-81 to Exit 57A (Johnson City). Follow I-26 East / US 23 South to Exit

19 (Old Exit 36, State of Franklin Road), and turn right onto State of Franklin Road. Go 3.6 miles on State of Franklin Road, then turn left onto West Market Street. Go 0.7 miles to Veterans Way (BP Station on the right), turn right onto Veterans Way, and go 0.3 miles to the North entrance of Mountain Home.  Take the first right, pass the theater and chapel on the right and park in Parking Lot U, which will be on the left.  The clock tower, Building 34 is directly south of the parking lot.  Walk up the ramp and enter the Museum at Mountain Home through the double glass doors on the West side of the building.

From the South

Follow I-26 West / US-23 North to exit 24 (Old Exit 31 – US-321/TN-67 Elizabethton exit), and turn left at the bottom of the exit ramp onto University Parkway (US-321 South). Take University Parkway 1.9 miles, then turn left on State of Franklin Road. Go about 0.5 miles, turn right at the second stop light on Mountain Home Drive. Cross the railroad tracks and bear to the left.  At the next intersection turn right onto Dogwood, then take the first left onto Fourth Street.  The clock tower, Building 34, which houses the Museum, will be on your right.  Go to the stop sign at the end of Fourth Street and you will see Parking Lot U ahead and to your right.  Park there and walk back to the Museum at Mountain Home.  Walk up the ramp and enter through the double glass doors on the West side of the building.

Handicapped parking is available on Fourth Street.

For a complete job description, contact Robin Cogdill at 865. 365.1666 or email rcogdill@sevierlibrary.org.

Resumes should be sent to:

Sevier County Mayor’s Office, 125 Court Ave., Suite 102E, Sevierville, TN 37862

Resumes must be received by 4 p.m., July 6, 2010.

Sevier County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color or national origin.

Amy Hopkins created directions with photos.  You can download them here.

Are you ready? The dates for the Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference are fast approaching! Where will you be March 17-19, 2010? At TLA in Memphis of course!

Plan on attending one of the many interesting pre-conferences, be entertained by General Session Speakers Bill Barnes & Gene Ambaum of Unshelved (http://www.unshelved.com), and met friends at the All Conference Reception at the famed Stax Museum (http://www.staxmuseum.com/).  Check the conference at the TLA website to see a preview of the program grid.

The Conference will be  at the Hilton Memphis (http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/MEMPHHF-Hilton-Memphis-Tennessee/index.do) Book by February 13th to receive the best rates! Enter TL0315 (that’s a 0 not an o) for the conference rate and free internet. See you there!!

Even if you cannot be there, please distribute the flyers to everyone you know and encourage them to come to the Chick-Fil-A.  When they present the flyer, Boone Tree will get 15% of the proceeds of the sale.  (Don’t worry that the flyers say Sullivan County Public Library – Theresa will make sure that the money gets to Boone Tree.)

Please contact Virginia Salmon at vlsalmon@northeaststate.edu or Theresa McMahan at tmcmahan@wrlibrary.org if you can help out.  Remember, this event will help out Boone Tree.

Here are the Spirit Night Guidelines

Here is a Spirit Night Flyer

1)March 16, 2010 – 6pm at Northeast State

2)Sept. 14, 2010 – 6pm – Museum at Mountain Home on the VA campus at ETSU Quillen College of Medicine in Johnson City