CCBC director Ginny Moore Kruse retires
The Friends of the CCBC will host a program and reception Friday, Sept. 20 to mark the August retirement of CCBC director Ginny Moore Kruse. She has been director of the CCBC since 1976. Prominent statewide and nationally for her expertise in children's and young adult literature and intellectual freedom, Kruse has overseen the development of CCBC information services for students and ways of delivering adult continuing education opportunities to librarians and teachers throughout the state and nation. She founded the CCBC Intellectual Freedom Information Services, for which she and the CCBC have won both state and national awards. She has also served on numerous national literature award committees, including the Newbery, Caldecott and Coretta Scott King. Kruse plans to remain professionally active during her retirement.The Sept. 20 event will be from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Harrison Parlor of Lathrop Hall. The following photos are from an informal campus reception held for Kruse at the CCBC,in Room 4290 Helen C. White Hall Friday, July 26, from 2 to 4 p.m.
The following photos were taken by Library Communications intern Erin J. Buege.
Kruse (L) and Peggy Smith, College Library.
Foreground: Carrie Kruse (L), College Library and Megan Schliesman, CCBC.
(L to R): Megan Schliesman, CCBC, Ellen Pryor, Madison West High School, and Christie Brokish, College Library.
Kruse chats with partygoers.