Photo: First Regional Library Marketing Manager David Brown and First Regional Library Director Lori Barnes. (Courtesy photo)
The First Regional Library (FRL) system was recognized with two public relations awards at the recent Mississippi Library Association Annual Conference.
FRL was given the award for the Best Coordinated Effort of Several Libraries for Publicize Library Services in General, and the Best Coordinated Effort of Several Libraries to Publicize Library Services Around a Single Theme or Event.
There are 14 branches of the First Regional Library system in northwest Mississippi, including five in DeSoto County. They are the libraries in Horn Lake, Walls, Southaven, Olive Branch, and in Hernando.
Accepting the awards for the First Regional Library system were David Brown, First Regional Library Marketing Manager, and Lori Barnes, Director of First Regional Library.
From left, First Regional Library Marketing Manager David Brown and First Regional Library Director Lori Barnes. (Courtesy photo)
Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.
