Pioneer Library System

Aiden Street, Branch Manager of the Norman Public Library with the Pioneer Library System, has been selected to attend the Mountain Plains Library Association (MPLA) 2010 Leadership Institute in Estes Park, Colorado, April 25-30.

65 applications were received from a twelve state area and 30 participants were selected to attend. The Leadership Institute will be facilitated by nationally known organizational development consultant Maureen Sullivan. Ms. Sullivan has over 25 years experience in leadership development and helped establish the ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute and is a faculty member for its annual program.

The Great Decisions discussion series continues Thursday, March 11, with “Global Crime” led by Peter Krug of the University of Oklahoma College of Law. The event begins with a video presentation prepared by the Foreign Policy Association at 6:30 p.m. in rooms A/B at the Norman Public Library, 225 N. Webster in downtown Norman.

Registration is not required, but those who register will receive reminder notices for each event. Register to attend any or all of the Great Decisions programs by visiting the library, by calling 701-2620, or by taking advantage of the online registration option of the events calendar by clicking here.

For each session of the Great Decisions series, participants will read essays on the listed topic and then meet to discuss the topic with a local scholar. At the end of the program, each participant is invited to complete a national opinions survey, the results of which are presented to the White House, the Departments of State and Defense, members of Congress, and the national media.

An optional Briefing Book containing all the essays and reading material is available for $12 at the library. For more information about the Great Decisions series, visit www.fpa.org .

Travel writer Elaine Warner will discuss her craft and career in a meet-the-author session at the Norman Public Library Saturday, February 27, at 11 a.m. in the library’s Campbell Gallery Room. The event is free but due to limited space, registration is required. To register, visit the library, call 701-2620, or take advantage of the online registration feature of the events calendar.

 Warner, an Edmond resident who has specialized in writing travel stories about Oklahoma for many years, is the author of Insiders' Guide: Tulsa, published by the Globe Pequot Press. Warner began writing travel stories in 1991 and has published a column called Off the Beaten Path for the Edmond Sun for many years. Her articles have been published in several state and regional magazines. She also chronicles her adventures in her own blog, A Broad Abroad: An Okie Traveller Out & About at http://www.okietravel.blogspot.com .