Background
Gould, Martha Bernice was born on October 8, 1931 in Claremont, New Hampshire, United States. Daughter of Sigmund and Gertrude Heller.
Gould, Martha Bernice was born on October 8, 1931 in Claremont, New Hampshire, United States. Daughter of Sigmund and Gertrude Heller.
Bachelor in Education, University of Michigan, 1953; Master of Science in Library Science, Simmons College, 1956; certified, U. Denver Library School Community Analysis Research Institute, 1978.
Childrens library New York Public Library., 1956-1958. Administrator library services act demonstration regional library project Pawhuska, Oklahoma, 1958-1959. Consultant New Mexico State Library., 1959-1960.
Children's library then senior children's library Los Angeles Public Library., 1960-1972. Accounting director public services, reference library Nevada State Library., 1972-1974. Public services library Washoe County Library., 1974-1979, assistant county library, 1979-1984, county library, 1984-1994.
Retired, 1994
Consultant Nevada State Library. and Archives, 1996—2003. Part-time lecturer library administration University Nevada. Acting director Nevada Center for the Book.
Vice-chair National Commission in Libraries and Information Science, 1993—2000, chair, 2000—2003. Member advisory council Nevada Council on Libraries and Literacy, 2001—2005. Member advisory board Fleischmann Planetarium, 1999—2003.
Intern advisor Nevada Newsmakers outreach program, 2007—2010.
Executive director Kids Voting/United States of America, Nevada, 1996. Treasurer United Jewish Appeal, 1981. Board directors Temple Sinai, Planned Parenthood, 1996-1997, Truckee Meadows Habitat for Humanity, 1995-1998.
Trustee RSVP, North Nevadans for European Research Area. Northern Nevada chairman Governor's Conference on Library., 1990. Board director Campaign for Choice, Northern Nevada Food Bank, Nevada Women's Fund (Hall of Fame award 1989).
Member Northern Nevada National Conference of Christians and Jews, Washoe County Quality Life Task Force, since 1992, Washoe County Elections Taskforce, since 1999. Board directors KUNR Public Radio, 1999-1900, chair board directors, 2000-2004. Chair Sierra Nevada Community Access television.
Advisory board Partnership Libraries Washoe County. Co-chair social studies curriculum advisory task force Washoe County School District. Member Nevada Women's History Project Board 1997-1999.
Chair Downtown River Corridor Committee, 1995-1997. Vice chair Democratic Party Washoe County, 1998-1900. Vice president Nevada Diabetes Association for Children and Adults, 1998-1902, president, 2002-2004, member advisory board, 2004-2006, secretary, 2007-2008, member advisory, since 2008.
Chair development committee Planned Parenthood, 2002-2007. Board director Washoe Library. Foundation, 2003-2005.
Member advisory Advisory Council on Education/to the Holocaust, since 2000. Chair Washoe County Democratic Women's Club, 2003-2005. Coordinator Diabetes Education Prevention Program, Nevada, 2007.
Chair 2nd Century Endowment for Friends of Washoe County Library., since 2005. Member board Reno chapter American Association of University Women, 2006-2008, Nevada Women's History Project, since 2007, coach & judge We the People, since 2008. Member steering committee, Nevada Women's Lobby 2009-2010, member, since 2010.
Member American Library Association (board directors, intellectual freedom roundtable 1977-1979, intellectual freedom committee 1979-1983, council 1983-1986), American Civil Liberties Union (board director Civil Libertarian of Year Nevada chapter 1988, chair governor's conference for women 1989), Nevada Library. Association (chairman public information committee 1972-1973, intellectual freedom committee 1975-1978, government relations committee 1978-1979, vice president, president-elect 1980, president 1981, Special Citation 1978, 87, Library of the Year 1993).
Married Arthur Gould, July 29, 1960. Children: Leslie, Stephen.