Thursday, June 13, 2013
Chambers
County Library System welcomes new Assistant County Librarian
The Chambers County
Library System is delighted to welcome Annie Vass to its staff. Mrs. Vass
started May 1 as the new CCLS Assistant County Librarian and we couldn’t be
happier to have her on board. Having attended the University of
Houston-Clear Lake, where she received her BA and MA in literature and film,
Mrs. Vass will graduate with her Masters in Library Science from the University
of North Texas in August. Before joining the Chambers County Library System,
Mrs. Vass worked at the University of Houston Library where she tended the
circulation desk, checking out patrons, monitoring accounts and answering
reference questions, as well as behind the scenes in the processing of
documents and keeping up with the day-to-day running of a library. Mrs. Vass is
also a financial aid specialist, an added bonus for the library users in the
county. When asked why she wanted to be a librarian Mrs. Vass responded,
“The more time I spent in and around libraries, the more I knew I wanted to be
a part of these fantastic hubs of learning, sharing, and fun.” Just a few
of Mrs. Vass’ duties include visiting the branches, assisting with grant
writing, monthly statistical reports, cataloging, staff training, and much
more! Mrs. Vass and her husband, along with their beagle mix, Buford,
will be relocating from League City to the Anahuac area later this year.
The library is happy to have Mrs. Vass on staff, so next time you’re in, stop
by and say hi!
May always seems like the “calm before the storm”. With storytime ending the week of the 6th, Summer Reading is knocking on our doors starting June 10th, and the staff has been feverishly preparing, decorating and finalizing any last minute details to get ready for our busiest time of the year. This year we’re doing things a little different. June 10th-14th is considered “Kickoff Week” at a branch near you. Check out the Summer Reading flyer or our website to see what fun activities your library has in store during the first week of summer. Kickoff week is aimed at registering kids and teens for Summer Reading, and also offers different activities to kids each day.
May
also brought some good news for the West Side residents. A bond was
passed with the City of Mont Belvieu, along with a donation of land from
Barbers Hill ISD towards the new library project. Chambers County and the
Library staff are thrilled at this partnership of County/City/School,
demonstrating a huge amount of support. We can’t wait to move forward and
see this long awaited library start to take form.
The
Library Advisory Board met for its quarterly meeting last month. A couple
of items were up for discussion and will be voted on at the August
meeting. The Board members are always eager to voice their concern and
feedback on library policies. Board members serve two-year terms and during
that time become very familiar with the fundamentals of the library.
In
programming news, the
Anahuac branch held its 6th annual Ana-Con on the 11th.
Ana-Con is a mini anime convention for teens in the area and this year the
attendance did not disappoint. With close to 100 teens (and several
adults) everyone had a wonderful time participating in drawing contests, dance
panels, Ramune drinking contests and more. Several people came dressed in
their best character outfits to show off during the “Cosplay” portion of the
day. The Anahuac Anime club was started in 2006 and the charter members
from 6 years ago still have a hand in giving the young kids advice – those past
club members are now college graduates. It’s great to see how much the
library has an impact on young people.
Rounding
out the month were the usual movie nights, craft clubs, genealogy groups,
writers’ groups, book clubs, teen programs, GED, ESL and more.
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| Assistant County Librarian, Annie Vass |
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| Ana-Con, 2013 |
# posted by Valerie @ Thursday, June 13, 2013 
