Commissioner Duke Albanese and State Librarian Gary Nichols are pleased to
announce that Sylvia K. Norton has accepted the position of Learning
Technology/Library/Media and Information Services Specialist for the
Department of Education. (This is the position formerly held by Walter
Taranko.)

Sylvia was the library media specialist at Freeport High School until she
joined the Maine State Library last March where she has been involved with
the implementation of the Maine Info Net Statewide Catalog.  Several of her
many accomplishments at Freeport H.S.include developing a videography and
media literacy curriculum and serving as the director for the summer school
program.

In addition, Sylvia served two terms on the school board of the Falmouth
Public Schools and was on the steering committee of the recent high school
building project.  She is a trustee of the Falmouth Memorial Library.

A past president of the Maine Association of School Libraries, Sylvia is now
finishing her term as President of the New England Educational Media
Association. She is presently a candidate for the Board of Directors of the
American Association of School Librarians.

Sylvia will continue to be housed in the Maine State Library.  She can be
reached at 207-287-5620 or at [log in to unmask]