Background
Grosshans, Merilyn Louisiana Vonne was born on July 16, 1939 in Plaza, North Dakota, United States. Daughter of John Rudolphand Lillian (Erickson) Willey Peterson.
Grosshans, Merilyn Louisiana Vonne was born on July 16, 1939 in Plaza, North Dakota, United States. Daughter of John Rudolphand Lillian (Erickson) Willey Peterson.
Postgraduate Valley City State College, 1962. Master of Library Science, U. North Dakota, 1969. Teacher Engish, Stanley (North Dakota) High School, 1963-1965, Williston (North Dakota) High, 1965-1967.
September 1983). Bachelor, Northwestern College, Minneapolis, 1961. Postgraduate Valley City State College, 1962. Master of Library Science, U. North Dakota, 1969.
Teacher Engish, Stanley (North Dakota) High School, 1963-1965, Williston (North Dakota) High, 1965-1967.
Children"s librarian Los Angeles Public Library., 1969-1970. Library Vermillion (South Dakot) High, 1970-1972, Las Vegas High School, Clark County School District, 1973.re, 1994.
Contributor articles to professional journals Volunteer worker Nevada State Prison, Jean and Indian Springs. Elected to board Assembly on AdolescentLit., 1990-1992.
Member Governor"s Conference on Libraries Committee, 1989-1990.
Delegate Governor"s Conference on Libraries, 1990.
Volunteer Nevada State Prison, Jean & Indian Springs. Elected to board member Assembly Adolescent Literature, 1990—1992. Member Governor's Conference Libraries Committee, 1989—1990.
Delegate Governor's Conference Libraries, 1990. Member of American Library Association (committee member 1988, young adult service division 1983, humor genre list committee member 1990, chair fantasy genre committee member 1992-1993, Chair Wilson Publication award 1993-1994), Mountain Plains Library. Association (president children's & school division 1987-1988), Clark County School Library.
Association (president 1976-1977, program chair reading conference 1987-1997), American Association School Libraries (committee member 1984-1986, Bill Backer Memorial scholar 1989), Nevada Association School Libraries (president 1983, Special Achievement award 1988), Nevada Library. Association (intellectual freedom chair 1990-1992, membership chair 1984-1985, chair southern district 1991, speaker 1994), Alpha Delta Kappa (secretary 1986, treasurer 1986-1987).
Married Dennis Grosshans Grosshans, April 20, 1970 (divorced September 1983).