Background
Weikert, Barbara Ruth was born on June 26, 1931 in Kalispell, Montana, United States. Daughter of Austin D. and Ruth (Dinwiddie) Weikert.
Weikert, Barbara Ruth was born on June 26, 1931 in Kalispell, Montana, United States. Daughter of Austin D. and Ruth (Dinwiddie) Weikert.
Association degree, John Muir Junior College, Pasadena, California, 1951; Bachelor of Science, San Jose State University, 1954; Master of Science, University of Southern California, 1957.
Teacher elementary education, Ashley Creek Elementary School, Kila, Montana, 1951-1952; library, Fall River Mills High School, McArthur, California, 1954-1956; assistant library, Spokane (Washington) County Library., 1961-1962; branch library, Pierce County Library., Tacoma, Washington, 1962-1966; coordinator expert services, Pierce County Library., Tacoma, Washington, 1966-1976; coordinator circulation and interloan, Pierce County Library., Tacoma, Washington, 1976-1982; reference and supervising reference library, Pierce County Library., Tacoma, Washington, since 1982.
Member policy advisory committee, League of Women Voters representative Citizen's Land Use Policy Committee, Tacoma, 1974. Member, citizen-at-large Northeast Tacoma Citizen's Advisory Committee, 1977. Committee member Land Use Management Plan, 1975, Land Use Planning Northeast Tacoma Plan, 1979.
Member district and conference committee of church and women's organization United Methodist Church, since 1970. With Tacoma Community House Board, 19901-94, 96-2009. Treasurer Church Women United Tacoma Chapter, 1998-2010.
Archivist Pacific Northwest United Methodist Church, University Puget Sound, 2006-2010. Member League of Women Voters (board, 2002-2005, policy advisory committee, newsletter editor 1972-1974), American Association of University Women (president 1966-1968, state chair international relations 1968-1970), United Nations Association of United States of America (president 1977-1979, state secretary 1984-1988), Washington Library. Association (representative to steering committee status 1980, member technical/energy community forums 1980, interlibrary loan chapter 1982-1984), Pacific Northwest Library.
Association (circulation chair 1979-1981, reformed chair 1993-1995).