FLA and NEFLIN Changes

The Florida Library Association (FLA) has announced two important decisions that affect the future of their organization. They have hired Faye Roberts as the new Executive Director and they are moving into their own office space. Since FLA will have its own office and staff, NEFLIN will no longer manage the financial and membership operations of FLA.

I appreciate the confidence that the FLA Board had in NEFLIN when they hired us to help them transition from their former management company. A lot of good work has been done these past 18 months and I believe FLA and NEFLIN are both better for the time spent together.

I am also pleased that Faye Roberts has accepted the position of FLA Executive Director. Faye was the long time director of a NEFLIN member library (Columbia County Public) and has served on the NEFLIN Board. She will be able to step right in thanks to the solid foundation that her predecessor, Ruth O’Donnell, has laid. The future for both NEFLIN and FLA looks bright.