Turkmenistan c/o Open World – Topic: Library Services
| FFNEO Coordinator Jackie Herriman |
May 19 to 20 in Washington DC May 21 to 29 in NE Ohio |
FFNEO completed its first Open World Exchange by giving home hospitality and Library Services and Civic Programming to four women delegates from Turkmenistan, each a director of Library Services in their country.
Open World is an independent government agency of the U.S. Congress. This program brings Eurasian government and civic leaders to the U.S. to work with their American counterparts during 10-day professional visits covering a specific area of interest and study to the delegates.
I would like to give my most sincere thanks to the following members who acted as hosts, drivers and companions, Jim Helm who planned their day in Oberlin and Nancy Allman and Jim Moore who provided additional driving:
Shemshat Altyyeva, Deputy Dir. of Scientific Work, Central Scientific Library, Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan
Home hosted by Mary Jane & Frank Miller and Carol Kardos
Selbi Atayeva, Director, B. Amanov State Children’s Library
Home hosted by Chuck & Carole Mooney and Nancy Garver
Maysa Charyyeva, Head of Agricultural Literature Department, State Library of State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan
Home hosted by Jackie Herriman and Betsy & Martin David
Akpamyk Chamyyeva, Director, Mary Province Library
Home hosted by Mary Jane & Frank Miller, Felisa Anthony & Mark Weber, Sonia Chapnick and Barbara Feldmar & Luis Fernandez
Merdan Annamanov, Facilitator, Alumni Coordinator, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy Ashgabat
Home hosted by Mary Jane & Frank Miller and Jim & Anne Helm
Library Services and Civic Programs included:
SUN, 22 May
Cleveland Heights and University Heights branches on Coventry and Lee Road
MON, 23 May
Cleveland Municipal Court
Meeting with Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson
Tour of the Main Branch of the Cleveland Public Library
TUE, 24 May
Warren H. Corning Library at Holden Arboretum followed by a tour, Kirtland
Library at Lakeland Community College, Kirtland
Ohio Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled, Cleveland Public Library
WED, 25 May
Libraries of Oberlin College and Oberlin Public Library
THU, 26 May
Office of the Law Director, City of Willoughby
Willoughby Public Library
Introductions at Willoughby Hills City Council Meeting
FRI, 27 May
Lake County Board of Elections, Painesville
Library and Archives of Lake County History Center, Painesville
Morley Library, Painesville
SAT, 28 May
Library and Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society, University Circle
Performance of The Cleveland Orchestra, University Circle
SUN, 29 May
Saying goodbye and departures
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