Patsy Ann Landry Weeks

Background

Weeks, Patsy Ann Landry was born on March 3, 1930 in Luling, Texas, United States. Daughter of Lee and Mattie Wood (Callihan) Landry.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, 1951. Master of Library Science, Texas Woman"s University, Denton, 1979.

Career

Teacher art, reading, mathematics Grandview Indiana School District, Texas, 1950—1952. Teacher physical education Beaumont Indiana School District, 1953. Teacher art, college algebra Cisco Junior College, 1957—1958.

Teacher remedial reading Taylor County Schools, Tuscola, 1965—1966, Anson Indiana School District, 1971—1973. Library Bangs Indiana School District, 1973—1979, learning resources coordinator, 1979—1990. Director Heart of Texas Center for the Review and Examination of Children's and Young Adults' Literature, 1988—2001.

Consultant Heart of Texas Literature Center, 2001—2003. Board directors Anson Public Library., Texas, 1971—1972, Brownwood Public Library., since 2003. Member advisory committee Education Service Center, 1978—1983.

Coordinator Reading is Fundamental Program, 1978—1983. Counsilor Children's Round Table, since 1993. Consultant Heart of Texas Literature Center, 2000—2003, director projects, since 2003.

Achievements

• Patsy Ann Landry Weeks has been listed as a noteworthy librarian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Religion

Baptism is something you do in obedience to God, but it is not essential for salvation. In other words, salvation is something God does for us, while baptism is something we do for God.

Membership

Member of American Library Association, Texas Association School Library. Administrators, Teenage Library. Association Texas (chairman audio-visual award committee 1984), Texas Association Improvement Reading, Texas Association School Libraries (media productions award committee 1985-1986), Texas Library.

Association (member intellectual freedom and professional responsibility committee 1979-1981, member Texas Bluebonnet award committee 1982-1985, chair advisory committee 1987, chair children's round table 1987, secretary young adult round table 1991-1992, publications committee since 1991, round table council 1993-1995), Intellectual Freedom Round Table, American Association School Libraries, Young Adult Library. Services Association (chair Baker and Taylor award jury committee since 2006, outstanding books for coll.bound-fine arts committee, publication's liaison committee), Library Association Service to Children (Caldecott award committee 1986, Grosset and Dunlap Group award selection committee 1988, nominating committee 1989, chair 1989-1991, Newbery award committee 1999, Distinguished Service award committee since 2002, Distinguished Service award committee chair since 2003, consultant priority gorup III professional development), Texas State Teacher Association (life), Bangs Progressive Women's Club (treasurer 1974-1976), Delta Kappa Gamma, Beta Phi Mu, Alpha Chi, Kappa Pi, Phi Delta Kappa.

Connections

Married Arnett South. Weeks, December 2, 1950. Children: Patsy Kate, Nancy Ann, Janie Marie.