Pat Carterette Memorial 5k

This year will mark the 6th annual Pat Carterette Memorial Walk/Run at the Georgia Libraries Conference in Columbus, GA. The Walk Run will take place on Thursday, October 5th at 5:55am. Registered participants will receive badge ribbons signifying their participation in the event. Proceeds from Tshirt sales will go to the GLA Scholarship Fund. Each year since 2011, GLA and GPLS have hosted the Pat Carterette Memorial Run/Walk to honor their beloved colleague who lost her battle with cancer in January of that year. Julie Walker, State Librarian, planned the initial run to continue Pat's spirit and excitement for health and fitness. As director of continuing education for GPLS, Carterette’s work positively influenced hundreds of librarians across Georgia and, through her involvement with numerous American Library Association initiatives, nationwide. She found time to run at every conference she attended and frequently organized group runs through her BiblioRunners group on social media outlets. Pat always encouraged others to be active with her “you can do it” philosophy.