iSchool alumni release book about Palm Beach County libraries

A newly released book about Palm Beach County’s libraries was written by a variety of library professionals and historians. 4 of the authors of the book are either alumni or students of Florida State University’s iSchool. All of them receiving or seeking a Master’s in Library and Information Studies. Janet M. DeVries, Graham Brunk, Ginger Pedersen and Shellie Labell …

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NJ State Library appoints Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer as Deputy State Librarian

New Jersey State Librarian Mary Chute announced today that Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer will rejoin the New Jersey State Library (NJSL) as the new Deputy State Librarian for Library Support Services. Reporting to the State Librarian, the Deputy State Librarian for Library Support Services oversees the interpretation of library law for New Jersey’s libraries and supervises statistical …

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Meet Madison Snyder, FSU Student and Future Librarian

The Basics Name: Madison Snyder Degree: Master of Science in Information Anticipated Graduation: 2018 Hometown: Stuart, FL Meet Madison Who do you admire and why? For me, it’s not that I idolize a certain person but rather a certain type of person. I admire people who have been through a personal tragedy or had dark times in …

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Master’s Student Awarded Kino Lorber EDU/Video Round Table Annual Scholarship

iSchool Master’s student, David Rodriguez was recently awarded the Kino Lorber EDU/Video Round Table Annual Scholarship to assist with his studies. He splits his time between Tallahassee, where he’s entering his second year in the Master’s of Information program and Miami where he co-directs for the Miami Music Club. Rodriguez spent 8 years working in film after receiving his …

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