Contact: Maridith Geuder
The dean of libraries at Mississippi State University is a new member on the board of directors of the nation's largest regional library network.
Frances N. Coleman is beginning a two-year term with the Southeastern Regional Library Network, headquartered in Atlanta, Ga.
The not-for-profit organization represents 2,100 member libraries in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and the Caribbean. Cooperating institutions work to enhance local economic and educational opportunities through resource sharing.
Coleman is past president of the Southeastern Library Association, Mississippi Library Association and the state chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries. She was a founding member and chair of the Mississippi Alliance for Gaining New Opportunities through Library Information Access, or MAGNOLIA.
Currently, she also serves as vice chair of the Mississippi Library Commission's Board of Commissioners.