Annual Business Meeting 2016

Flyer

• 2016_AnnualMeetingInvite.pdf

Minutes

• DRAFT_Annual_Mtg_Minutes_2016.pdf

Election of PLS Trustees

• _Ellen Mitchell_____ nominated by the Central Library for a five-year term, January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2021
• _Jeffrey Clark_____ nominated by the Wyoming County Library Advisory Council for a five-year term, January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2021

Remarks by the System Director

• PLS_Director_Remarks_2016_Annual_Meeting.pdf

Awards

The 2016 Pioneer Awards:

• Library Visionary Award for an outstanding library director or manager: Frank Sykes, Livonia Public Library
• Library Innovator Award for an outstanding library staff person: Tanya Taylor, Geneva Public Library
• Library Champion Award for an outstanding trustee, volunteer, friend, or advocate: Lynn "Spike" Herzig, Geneva Public Library and Paul Bringewatt, Wood Library
• Community Impact Award for an outstanding library community partner: Wyoming County READ Project

Award criteria, nomination instructions, and online form were available on the PLS website: http://pls-net.org/pioneer-awards.

Keynote

Justin Hoenke, Presentation: We Hope You Had An Amazing Experience: Libraries in the 21st Century

Pioneer_NY_We_Hope_You_Had_An_Amazing_Experience.pdf

Bio: Justin Hoenke is a human being who has worked in public libraries all over the United States and is currently the Executive Director of the Benson Memorial Library in Titusville, Pennsylvania. Before that, he was Coordinator of Tween/Teen Services at the Chattanooga Public Library in Chattanooga, TN where Justin created The 2nd Floor, a 14,000 square foot space for ages 0-18 that brought together learning, fun, creating, and public events. Justin is a member of the 2010 American Library Association Emerging Leaders class and was named a Mover and Shaker in 2013 by the publication Library Journal. His professional interests include public libraries as community centers, library management, video games, and creative spaces. Follow Justin on Twitter at @justinlibrarian and read his blog at http://www.justinthelibrarian.com.