[nfbwatlk] Fw: [wtbbl] Open Positions For the Patron AdvisoryCouncil 2009

[Mike Freeman]

Fellow Federationists:

I hope that many of you apply for the open positions on WTBBL's Patron 
Advisory Council. WTBBL needs a diversity of opinions and what better 
people to convey them than members of the organized blind.

Moreover, WTBBL is *our* library; we must cherish it and assist and 
support it in formulating policies and planning for the future.

Mike Freeman, President
NFB of Washington

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jacob Struiksma" <lawnmower84 at hotmail.com>
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Subject: [nfbwatlk] Fw: [wtbbl] Open Positions For the Patron 
AdvisoryCouncil 2009



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wes Derby" <wderby at secstate.wa.gov>
To: "Jacob Struiksma" <lawnmower84 at hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 10:15 AM
Subject: [wtbbl] Open Positions For the Patron Advisory Council 2009


> To all WTBBL patrons:
>
> We are accepting applications for membership on the Washington Talking
> Book & Braille Library's Patron Advisory Council (PAC).  As you may 
> know,
> the PAC is a group of 15 leadership volunteers representing WTBBL's 
> 10,178
> patrons.  The PAC's mission is to give advice and make recommendations 
> to
> the Library on practices, policies, and goals of library service. 
> Members
> also act as an advocate for all print disabled patrons in the 
> promotion
> and further development of library services.  In short, the PAC is an
> important conduit between WTBBL patrons and the Library administration 
> and
> staff.
>
> PAC members represent the individuals and organizations that have a 
> direct
> interest in library services to blind, visually impaired, physically
> disabled, and learning disabled individuals.  Per its bylaws, the PAC 
> must
> include representatives from the Washington Council of the Blind and 
> the
> National Federation of the Blind of Washington, a learning disabled
> patron, a patron with a physical disability other than blindness, a 
> youth
> patron or parent of a youth patron, and one member who is a military
> veteran.  We will take into account geographic representation, age, 
> and
> use of the WTBBL service in recruiting new PAC members.
>
> Because of some members transitioning off the PAC, we are recruiting 
> for
> five new members who are from any of the following patron groups:
> . 1 youth patron or parent of a youth patron;
> . 1 learning disabled patron;
> . 1 patron with a physical disability other than blindness;
> . 2 general patron representatives.
>
> PAC meetings are held three or four times a year at WTBBL's Seattle
> offices.  Travel, lodging, and meal expenses for those coming from 
> outside
> Seattle are reimbursable.  If you are in any of the patron groups 
> listed
> above and interested in being considered for the PAC, please submit an
> Application to WTBBL by Saturday, November 15.  You can mail it to the
> address at the bottom of the Application form, or fax it to (206)
> 615-0437.  A braille copy of the Application is available on request. 
> A
> copy of the application can be downloaded in Microsoft Word format at
> http://www.wtbbl.org/_assets/library/wtbbl/2008_pac_application.doc .
> Thank you for your support of WTBBL and for considering our invitation 
> to
> serve!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Danielle King
> WTBBL Program Manager
>
>
>

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