November 2013 - SWANboard - swanlibraries.net

FW: News from RAILS East Peoria Service Center
by Aaron Skog 18 Nov '13

18 Nov '13

SWAN Board: The storms that came through Illinois affected RSA. See the email below. Aaron Skog SWAN Executive Director 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5122 Fax: 630.734.5056 aaron.skog(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:aaron.skog@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net From: Mary Witt Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 9:15 AM To: rails.staff Subject: News from RAILS East Peoria Service Center Good morning everyone, I've received questions about our East Peoria facility and the staff there. That area was particularly hard hit with yesterday's storm. Kendal Orrison has checked with the East Peoria staff, and while some staff have lost power, there was no major damage to anyone's home and everyone is OK. Our East Peoria building is currently without power and the only staff member there is Kendal. (The rest of the staff has gone home.) Kendal said power may not be restored at East Peoria until around 10 p.m. this evening. RSA is down until further notice and members have been notified via the RSA mailing lists. Delivery is going out today since the vans were all packed and ready to go. Tomorrow there will only be pick-ups from libraries on the East Peoria routes since staff will not be able to sort materials today. We are going to put an alert on the RAILS website with this information. I hope everyone is safe and that no one suffered serious damage from the storm. I will keep you posted if I learn anything further. Thanks, Mary Mary Witt Communications Director Reaching Across Illinois Library System Burr Ridge Office Phone: 630.734.5124 Fax: 630.734.5050 mary.witt(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:mary.witt@railslibraries.info> http://www.railslibraries.info

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2014 SWAN Membership Meeting Dates
by Brande Redfield 15 Nov '13

15 Nov '13

Hello all, I've uploaded the 2014 Calendar of Meeting Dates to the following location, with the requested changes: http://support.swanlibraries.net/system/files/Public/SWAN%20ILS%20Committee… Thank you! Brande Redfield SWAN Office Manager 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5164 Fax: 630.734.5056 brande.redfield(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:brande.redfield@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

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Aaron's Evaluation
by Rich Wolff 14 Nov '13

14 Nov '13

Hi Everyone, Aaron's 2013 evaluation is attached. Melissa and I felt it was important for Aaron to see it ahead of time, so that he doesn't have to read it at the meeting and can come with questions already in mind. I hope to see you tomorrow. I have one more day of calling in for jury duty. I had to report yesterday, but it looks like I should be at the meeting tomorrow. Cheers! Rich Richard A. Wolff Administrator Tinley Park Public Library 7851 Timber Drive Tinley Park, IL. 60477 (708) 845-5718 r_wolff(a)tplibrary.org This message, including attachments, is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender then delete and destroy the original message and all copies. You should not copy, forward and/or disclose this message, in whole or in part, without the permission of the sender.

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SWAN Board 11/15/13 Meeting Packet Updated
by Brande Redfield 13 Nov '13

13 Nov '13

SWAN Board Members: The Friday 11/15 meeting packet has been updated to include the financial report - http://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/2013-11-15/pac… The packet is now 55 pages long. Thank you for your patience while we worked with accounting to obtain this information! Brande Redfield SWAN Office Manager 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5164 Fax: 630.734.5056 brande.redfield(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:brande.redfield@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

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SWAN Board 11/15/13 Meeting Packet Posted
by Brande Redfield 12 Nov '13

12 Nov '13

SWAN Board Members: The Friday 11/15 meeting packet is now available for you - http://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/2013-11-15/pac… The packet is 49 pages long. Please note that the Financials portion of the packet will be sent in a separate document. Merilynn Nagle is still out sick, so we are awaiting her return for that final portion but wanted to get the rest posted and out to you as soon as it was available. This week's meeting should not run past noon so we do not anticipate that lunch will be needed. As always, we look forward to seeing you on Friday! Brande Redfield SWAN Office Manager 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5164 Fax: 630.734.5056 brande.redfield(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:brande.redfield@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

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Packet will be sent tomorrow
by Brande Redfield 11 Nov '13

11 Nov '13

Hello all, Merilynn, our staff accountant, is out of the office today. Because of this we will need to finish up our board agenda and packet for this Friday tomorrow. Aaron and I will be at the Committee of the Whole meeting in the morning/afternoon, so we anticipate finishing the packet and posting it tomorrow evening. Thank you all, Brande Redfield SWAN Office Manager 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5164 Fax: 630.734.5056 brande.redfield(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:brande.redfield@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

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Maywood Public Library to Reopen Tuesday 11/12
by Aaron Skog 10 Nov '13

10 Nov '13

SWAN Staff, RAILS Leadership Team, SWAN Board Members: Kate alerted me to a news article from Saturday that Maywood Public Library has secured its bank loan and will reopen. http://thevillagefreepress.org/2013/11/09/rep-welch-local-officials-maywood… Both Seaway and the Village of Maywood are demanding severe austerity measures from the library, which will include pay-cuts, a reduction in staff and greater financial oversight. Library Director Stan Huntington announced the library's new operating hours: Mon. - Wed. (12pm - 7pm), Tue. - Thu. (12pm - 5:30pm), Saturdays (9am - 5:30pm). The library won't be opening Monday, due to Veteran's Day. Aaron Skog SWAN Executive Director 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 Phone: 630.734.5122 Fax: 630.734.5056 aaron.skog(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:aaron.skog@railslibraries.info> http://support.swanlibraries.net

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