West Virginia Library Association

2006 Annual Conference Photos

Photos by Linda Blake, Steve Fesenmaier, and Monte Maxwell

All conference breakfast (Suzy McGinley, WVLC in red, Hali Taylor - center, Olivia Bravo in yellow, Jane Levitan - right)

Silent auction (Sandy Bumgardner and Trish Tolliver)

Audience at Metadata Design, Planning and Implementation for Digital Library Projects - Virginia Room - Jody Perkins, Miami University Libraries, Oxford, OH (Pam Ford, Sophie Bogdanski, Judy Altis)

Band "Four at Five" (J.D. Waggoner, Harlan White)

Martha Yancey, Nancy Pearl, Penny Pugh at breakfast

BWI and fellow vendor

Jim Casto receives the 2006 Literary Merit Award (Judy Rule and Jim Casto0

Christy Carver, Greenbrier Co. Public Library, and twins

Chuck Jullian, Karen Goff, and Denise Ash enjoy the reception for Jeanette Walls at the Cabell County Public Library

Dottie Thomas, Ohio County Public Library, brought the popcorn machine for Steve Fesenmaier's movie night

University of Central Florida football players and Librarians shared the conference hotel. The UCF Golden Knights were there to play Marshall University in a televised game. UCF won in a heartbreaking 23-22 night game the last day of the conference. Matthew Matthew McConaughey was in town to promote the film We Are Marshall. He led the Herd onto the field.

Betty Hamilton was awarded a Certificate of Merit (with Jackie Chaney, Putnam Co. Library)

Jeanette Walls and Steve Fesenmaier

Martha Yancey presents Jeanette Walls with the Literary Merit Award

Jill Rafter with her poster session WVU Fire Service Extension Collection

Linda Blake and Jeanette Walls

Myra Zeigler receives the Dora Ruth Parks Award from Danny McMillion

Nancy Pearl and Penny Pugh

Nancy Pearl speaking at the Awards Banquet

Olivia Bravo and Jane Levitan

Crowd at One Book, One Villanova - Little Big Green Room -Sponsored by WVU and Marshall University - Joe Lucia, Associate Dean and Director of Falvey Memorial Library at Villanova University

Crowd at One Book, One Villanova (Hilary Fredette, Floyd Csirs, Christine Lewis - in stripes, Josephine Fidler, retired Director of Marshall University Libraries, right)

Nancy Pearl brought the crowd to its feet speaking at the Awards Banquet

Penny Pugh and Nancy Pearl

Friends of Libraries U.S.A. added the Wise Library to its Literary Landmark Registry because of the library's connection to the late Dr. Louise McNeill Pease, Poet Laureate of West Virginia from 1977-1993. Martha Yancey, Frances O'Brien, Penny Pugh, and Harold Forbes with the commemorative plaque.

Shepherd University poster session "Personal Style and Team Building" (Ann Henriksson and John Sheridan on the right)

Ralph Oppenheim. Everyone in Huntington is interested in Hollywood these days because of "We Are Marshall." One person who left Hollywood to move to Huntington is the new popular services coordinator at the Cabell County Public Library, Ralph Oppenheim.