Clayton Library Friends August General Meeting

This general meeting will be a hybrid meeting – held both online via Zoom and in-person at Clayton’s Garwood Meeting Room – and requires registration. Registration is required for in-person attendance due to limited seating capacity. Registration for online attendance is also required to obtain Zoom login instructions. See below for registration options.

The meeting will consist of a brief business meeting followed by our guest speaker.

Program Title: State of the Library by Susan Kaufman

Susan Kaufman, Manager of the Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library Campus will be presenting the Annual State of the Clayton Library Report.

Susan Kaufman is the Senior Manager of the Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library Campus, 5300 Caroline Street, Houston, Texas which is a special collection of the Houston Public Library System. FHRC at the Clayton Library Campus has become one of the top family history research libraries in the nation with approximately 140,000 books, 3,200 periodical titles, 90,000 rolls of microfilm and 203,000 microfiche cards. An Illinois native, Susan has more than 30 years of experience as a genealogy librarian, having started her career in Peoria, Illinois (1987), then moving to the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana, (1999 – 2004) and later moving to Texas in 2004 where she joined the staff of Clayton Library. A presenter at local, state and national genealogy conferences and meetings, she also has held numerous genealogical society board positions in Illinois, Indiana, and Texas and at the national level with the Federation of Genealogical Societies.   Her presentation topics are source topics including research sources, effective library use and much more.

Registration is required for either Zoom or in-person attendance. You do not need to be a member to attend the meeting.

Register:
Click to register for Online Attendance

For in-person attendance click on In-Person Attendance Registration link on the bottom left. In person registration begins July 31st.

Please note in-person attendance is required for each individual if multiple household members are attending or bringing guests. You may be asked to present proof of registration.