2026 Executive Committee

 We're pleased to announce our 2026 Executive Committee!

• President: Shawn Bliss (Smithfield Public Library)
• Vice President/President Elect: Emily Coltrin (Hyrum City Library)
• Past President: Anne Hedrich (Retired Academic Librarian)
• Secretary: Abbie Chesley (Cache County Library & USU Merrill-Cazier Library)
• Member at Large for Special/Academic Libraries: Shayna Hibbard (Logan Regional Hospital)

• Member at Large for Public Libraries: Michael Sauers (Logan Library)
• Member at Large for School Libraries: Kaye Gensel (Retired School Librarian)
• Member at Large for Paraprofessionals/Students: Moni Edwards (Logan Library)

Annual Bikes to Books Ride

Come join in the 2025 Bikes to Books Ride! We will be riding a total of 7.5 miles from Lewiston Library to Richmond Library (with a stop at Casper's Ice Cream to refuel) and then finishing at Big J Burgers in Richmond.

There will be a support/shuttle vehicle available.

Bring your bike, a water bottle and helmet, and be ready to visit several Cache libraries and enjoy a leisurely ride in the Cache Valley countryside!

Non-riders are welcome to join in! We will be at:

• Lewiston Library until 10:30 (meet here starting at 10:00!)
• Casper's Ice Cream just before 11:00
• Richmond Library 11:40
• Big J Burgers 12:15

Contact Anne (info below) if you would like to carpool.

Questions? Ask Anne libraryaanne@gmail.com or Shawn sbliss@smithfieldutah.gov

2025 Executive Committee

 We're pleased to announce our 2025 Executive Committee!

• President: Anne Hedrich (USU Merrill-Cazier Library, retired)
• Vice President/President Elect: Shawn Bliss (Smithfield Public Library)
• Past President: Robert Heaton (EBSCO)
• Secretary: Jon Ramsten (Community Member)
• Academic Library Member at Large: Jen Kirk (USU Merrill-Cazier Library)
• Public Library Member at Large: Jessie Eiman (Mendon Library)
• School Library Member at Large: Kaye Gensel (Adams Elementary School)
• Library Student/Paraprofessional Member at Large: Moni Edwards (Logan Library)

2017 Library Hero Award

We are very excited to announce that Shawn Bliss, Cache / Rich Bookmobile librarian, has been selected to receive our 2017 Library Hero Award!

Shawn has delivered library services to patrons in the rural parts of our valley for nearly 10 years and has been active in CVLA since the beginning, attending the very first planning meeting in January, 2012 and serving as a member of our Executive Committee twice. Congratulations, Shawn!

CVLA Serving in ULA

Congratulations to the following CVLA members on their election to positions in the Utah Library Association!

🌟 Shawn Bliss (Cache / Rich Bookmobile) will be a Member-at-Large on the Executive Board!
🌟 Sherrie Mortensen (Logan Library) will be a Member-at-Large on the Youth Services Round Table (YSRT)!
🌟 Becky Skeen (USU Merrill-Cazier Library) will be Vice Chair of the Archives, Manuscripts & Special Collections Round Table (AMSC)!
🌟 Anne Diekema (SUU Sherratt Library, formerly of the USU Merrill-Cazier Library) will be Chair of the Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT)!

We know you'll all do great!