Cathleen Russ has been named the new director of the West Bloomfield Township Public Library.
Russ served as Troy Public Library director for 13 years. She assumed leadership of the West Bloomfield library Dec. 14.
Russ was named Michigan Library Associationâs Librarian of the Year in 2019. Earlier this year, Russ worked with MLA colleagues across the state to develop universal safety and process standards to guide libraries as they reopened after closures due to COVID-19.
Russ also served as director of the Chelsea District Library, assistant director of the Macomb County Library and director of the Center Line Public Library.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Young writers from Crook, Deschutes, Harney, Jefferson and Lake counties are now invited to submit essays exploring desert landscapes to the High Desert Museum’s Waterston Student Essay Competition.
The Waterston Student Essay Competition, now in its second year, is part of the Waterston Desert Writing Prize. It’s open to students in grades nine through 12, in public or private school, or home-schooled, who live in Crook, Deschutes, Harney, Jefferson and Lake counties. Submission is free.
Students may submit essays of 750 to 1,000 words of nonfiction prose to waterston@highdesertmuseum.org from now through May 1, 2021. The submissions will be judged on originality, clarity of expression, accuracy, and their contribution to the understanding and appreciation of desert regions.