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About the Board

Board of Trustess

Funds will be awarded from the interest accrued by the Fund at the discretion of a Board of Trustees, the members of which are:

  1. The Memorial University Librarian (or his/her appointed delegate)

  2. The Executive Director of the Provincial Information and Library Resources Board (or his/her appointed delegate)

  3. A member of the executive (or appointed delegate) of the Newfoundland and Labrador Library Association

  4. The Vice-President for Newfoundland of the Atlantic Provinces Library Association

  5. A member of the executive of the Provincial Learning Resources Council of the Newfoundland Teachers' Association

  6. A member elected from the librarians at Memorial University of Newfoundland Libraries1

  7. A member elected from the librarians in the Provincial Information and Library Resources Board2

  

Membership Resolution

That the term of elected members and delegates of ex-officio members of the Board of Trustees of the Margaret Williams Trust Fund be three years, renewable, and that it be made explicit that the executives of the Newfoundland Library Association and the educational Media Council of the NLTA may appoint a delegate from outside their  numbers, and

That the Board be asked to set the terms of continuing members who would otherwise have terms of three years, to insure that one-third of terms expire in any given year.

The Memorial University Librarian (or his/her delegate) will chair the Board of Trustees, and in this role, will be responsible for convening its meetings, monitoring the finances of the fund, and advertising the awards annually at libraries, universities, and library schools.

The Board of Trustees will determine the timing and amounts of awards.  It will be under no obligation to grant an award in a given year if it judges that no suitable application has been received.  Ordinarily, Library School Scholarships will be in amounts up to $1,500, and awards for other projects will range from $500 to $1,500. The amounts awarded in all cases will be governed by the availability of funds.

In those cases where a proposed project might reasonably be expected to be the financial responsibility of some other organization (e.g., Memorial University, the Department of Education, the Provincial Information and Library Resources Board, SSHERC), the applicant will be expected to consult the appropriate agency and report whether funds can be obtained.

All donations to the Margaret Williams Trust Fund are tax-exempt and receipts will be issued by Memorial University. 

1For this position on the Board of Trustees, only librarians with an M.L.I.S. or equivalent degree will be eligible for election.

 2Same as 1