Another Successful Fall Lecture for Beta Phi Mu Theta Chapter

Beta Phi Mu Theta chapter held its annual Fall lecture on October 19, 2017 at The New York Public Library. 

Attendees were led by BPMT member Keith Glutting on a comprehensive tour of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, followed by an illustrated lecture by Chapter Treasurer Diane Dias De Fazio (MSLIS, Pratt '15) on New York City collections in the Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, where she works as a public services librarian. 

Diane's talk was followed by a brief presentation by Bert Spaan, former Engineer of the Space-Time Directory with NYPL Labs. The group enjoyed a reception in the Hansmann Room afterward.

Member Keith Glutting leads tour of The New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 

(Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Beller, Beta Phi Mu Theta Chapter Secretary)

Bert Spaan speaks on digital projects with maps and genealogy and local history resources at NYPL
(Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Beller, Beta Phi Mu Theta Chapter Secretary)

Chapter Treasurer Diane Dias De Fazio shared special collections materials, clippings, and rare photographs
(Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Beller, Beta Phi Mu Theta Chapter Secretary)

New Initiates and Guest Speaker Noreen Y. Whysel

A lovely Initiation Ceremony and Dessert Reception were hosted by the Beta Phi Mu Theta Chapter on May 17, 2017.

Guest Speaker Noreen Y. Whysel (SILS '14) gave a fantastic keynote speech, which she described below:

Dreams, Resilience and Making a Difference
Our goal as we embark on our journey as Pratt SILS graduates is to make a difference. Whether we leave Pratt to become a school librarian, a legal librarian, a UX designer, or an archivist, we stand as a gateway between a deluge of Information and the people we serve. Using an example of a proposed 9/11 geographic archive, Noreen Whysel explained how between our dreams and our goal of making a difference is resilience.

You can read more about her talk on her website here and view the slides here.

Beta Phi Mu Theta Members and New Initiates

2017 Chapter Initiates

Dessert Reception

Noreen Y. Whysel