Alice Meister has been the Bozeman Public Library Director since 1997. Before that, she was a Reference Librarian at the East Baton Rouge (Louisiana) Parish Library, Library Director at the Summit County (Colorado) Public Library, and Library Director at the Sheridan County (Wyoming) Library System. She holds a Masters degree in Library Science, a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Library Science, and a Masters degree in Public Administration. She took a year's leave of absence in 1995-96 to set up a library at an African school in the former homeland of the Transkei in South Africa - a year of transformation for her.
She participates in professional associations such as the Montana Library Association, the Mountain Plains Library Association, and the American Library Association. She is also active in Sunrise Rotary, Business and Professional Women, Montana Center for International Visitors, and the Montana Mandolin Society. Meister received the Librarian of the Year Award in 1995 from the Wyoming Library Association. In 2006 she was honored with the Woman of Achievement Award from the Bozeman and Montana Business and Professional Women's Association.
Phone: 582-2401
E-mail: ameister@bozeman.net
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