Countywide : Librarian Named to State Education Panel
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John J. McGinnis, a Huntington Beach librarian, has been appointed to the state’s Educational Council for Technology in Learning, the governor’s office announced this week.
McGinnis, former president of the California School Library Assn., was one of six educators appointed to the council by Gov. Pete Wilson. Established in 1992, the 11-member panel oversees methods and technology used in state schools.
McGinnis established his reputation as a specialist in accessing library information from a spectrum of electronic media at Cerritos Community College, where he has served as library director since 1988.
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