It is with a great deal of sadness that I announce the death of Mary D. Norton, at age 78, on May 19th. A Stanford alumnus, Mary was hired by David Weber and worked on an hourly basis for some years before moving into the then new J. Henry Meyer Memorial Library in December of 1966. She occupied an office on the 4th floor of Meyer for almost 20 years after that, eventually becoming a regular half-time staff member. Mary supervised the residence based libraries which existed at that time and worked as the only non-librarian on the reference desk for many many years.
She retired in September of 1986 and promptly took on the task of cataloging the library collection at Filoli, of whose board she was a member at the time of her death. She and her husband, Bob, were also very active in the Red Cross at both a local and national level, and devoted many hours of volunteer work to that organization.
Mary was known for her graciousness, kindness, and upbeat spirit, which never failed her or others, even during difficult times. She touched many lives and will be missed by all of the many friends she made along the way. Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 25, at 2:00, at St. Bede's Episcopal Church on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park.
--Jennie Nicolayev, Access Services
The Stanford Libraries Staff Association (formerly LASU) will be holding its annual election next week. Ballots will be distributed via email. The candidates are as follows:
--Steve Gass, SLSA Nominating Committee
Bob Boyd recently joined RITS as the Information Resources Specialist in the departments of History and Political Science. Bob will work with the faculty in these departments to enhance the teaching programs through the use of technology both in the classroom and in support of classes. Bob has a strong background in technical consulting and training in both academic and corporate settings, has developed computer support and training programs, and has hands-on experience with application development and support. He received a B.A. in European History from the University of Massachusetts, M.A. in American History from Yale, and an M.L.S. from the University of Missouri. Bob will be located in Building 200, and can be reached at rboyd@leland.
--Lois Brooks, RITS
Construction costs were $109.5 million and funded by a bond measure; furnishings, interior finishes, and equipment cost another $30 million and were funded by private donations. It contains a Gay and Lesbian Center, an African-American Center and the Wallace Stegner Environmental Center, to name a few of its new collections. It reopened on April 18, seats 2,043 and occupies 376,000 square feet. Come hear Ken Dowlin, San Francisco City Librarian, talk about the "The Future of the Library as THE Community Institution" sponsored by LASU/SLSA.
Thursday, May 30th
Tresidder, Oak West
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
--Jennie Nicolayev, Access Services