November 2017 - SWANboard - swanlibraries.net

FW: Brookfield Zoo Library Closed Indefinitely
by Aaron Skog 28 Nov '17

28 Nov '17

SWAN Board, Some bad news that I just shared with staff. If you recall, Carla Owens was at our last COW at Oak Lawn. Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7022 SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 844-792-6542 swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/> From: Aaron Skog Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 2:29 PM To: All SWAN Staff <allstaff(a)swanlibraries.net> Subject: Brookfield Zoo Library Closed Indefinitely SWAN staff, We received some sad news on Friday before last week. I followed up with the Brookfield Zoo, specifically Angela Sullivan, Interim VP of Conservation, Education & Training with a brief phone call, and Dawne spoke again with her today. Carla Owens is no longer with the Chicago Zoological Society. The Library has been closed. At this time, I'm unsure of their future participation with SWAN. They have asked for a few months to figure things out. I am not sure the extent of the changes at the Zoo beyond their library. Dawne has details on how they are going to handle returning borrowed items, and when to shadow their collection. This is a situation where we also need to determine what they will want to do with their library collection data we care for in Symphony. Right now, Member Services staff have helped with suspending holds and preventing future holds being placed on their collection. That is all the information I have at the moment. Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7022 SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 844-792-6542 swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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RAILS OMA Webinar in January
by Brande Overbey 28 Nov '17

28 Nov '17

Hello SWAN Board and Management Team, For those interested, RAILS is hosting an OMA meeting/webinar in January. Sounds like it could be an interesting one so we wanted to pass it along: https://www.librarylearning.info/events/default.aspx?eventID=25947 This session will cover the basics of complying with the Open Meetings Act (OMA), provide an update on any recent amendments to the statute, and summarize and discuss recent opinions issued by the Attorney General's Public Access Counselor (PAC) office and court cases involving OMA. Topics: * Basic overview of OMA requirements * Discussion of procedures for complying with OMA * Summarize most common OMA exemptions for going into closed session * Address recent amendments to statute * Discuss PAC opinions and court cases Desired Outcomes: Attendees will learn best practices for complying with OMA, and learn about new opinions and court cases that interpret the statute. Thank you, Brande Overbey Operations Manager brande(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:brande@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7104 SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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Article
by Rich Wolff 28 Nov '17

28 Nov '17

Hi All, I received an email this morning from Aaron that contained this article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-prh-director-candi… Aaron is a finalist for the director job at the Park Ridge Library. I spoke with him, wished him luck and told him that I hope he succeeds! Jeannie Dilger from LGS is the other finalist. He was caught off guard by the article being printed and was not notified nor asked if it was ok. Aaron has notified his staff as well. If the offer is made to Aaron and he accepts, I know that we will be in a good position to continue moving forward during the transition of finding his replacement. I hope all of you have a Happy Thanksgiving and a great weekend! Rich Richard A. Wolff, Administrator Tinley Park Public Library 7851 Timber Drive, Tinley Park, IL. 60477 708-845-5718

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SWAN Board Meeting and Initial Strategic Planning Discussion
by Brande Overbey 17 Nov '17

17 Nov '17

We will have an extended board meeting in December, the second half of which will be the beginning of Strategic Planning.

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December Quarterly Mtg
by Rich Wolff 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

Hi All, After reading the proposed agenda for the December Quarterly meeting, what would all of you think of canceling the meeting? All of the information could be provided in a memo from the board. Just a thought-please write me back to let me know what you think. Thanks, Rich Richard A. Wolff, Administrator Tinley Park Public Library 7851 Timber Drive, Tinley Park, IL. 60477 708-845-5718

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SWAN Board 11/17/17 Meeting Packet Posted
by Brande Overbey 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

SWAN Board Members: The Friday, November 17th board meeting packet is now available for you: https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/2017-11-17/pa… This month's packet is 84 pages long. We will be knocking out a lot of tasks on Friday, including getting started with Strategic Planning via a committee charge, officially ratifying the vote for the New19 libraries to join us, reviewing and accepting the FY17 audit, looking at our 2018 meeting dates, reviewing the bond updates for the fee structure/approving that, and talking about our plans for December Quarterly. Whew! See you all on Friday, Brande Overbey Operations Manager brande(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:brande@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7104 SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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Re: [SWANboard] Joint Staff Training
by Jorge Perez 09 Nov '17

09 Nov '17

Correct, I am interested in both topics for my staff. I have yet to discuss with staff and board about half days or closed days. I also know the social worker at the Addison Library, not sure if she has any insight that can help us out. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 9, 2017, at 10:14 AM, Tiffany Verzani <tverzani(a)elmwoodparklibrary.org> wrote: > > Hi all. > I am working on two in-house training initiatives for my staff. I know that there was some definite interest in a sexual harassment event that could be an-all day multi-library event, but I also think that would go hand-in-hand with mental health awareness training and general cultural sensitivity awareness. > > 1. Mental Health First Aid - how to identify, understand, and assist people struggling with issues and illnesses and how to positively and proactively handle situations in our libraries, work with police or other agencies as needed, etc. Sertoma would do a 3 hour workshop and answer our questions for free as part of their statewide grant funding. I would offer them a donation for their time so I would suggest we pay $5-10 per person. (I attended the full day training from Sertoma at an ATLAS meeting and it was very timely and helped us jump start some important conversations here.) > I told the coordinator that I would pick 3-4 dates through Feb-April and let her pick. > > 2. The sexual harassment/general harassment program we already talked about. There is an article in the current American Libraries on the topic and I also got a lead from another librarian and will start contacting possible speakers. If anyone has ideas to share, please do. > > 3. I can go in several directions here - do these on my own, do these as a joint program, when the library is open, when it is closed, etc. I know the preference is for closed days, but need to know who is on board for each thing and then we can break off into smaller groups as needed. > > 4. I know this is repetitive because some of you already responded with preferences, but you can please confirm your interest in both, one, or none of the topics. If I end up scheduling on my own, I would still let you know of dates/times and if you want to send 1-2 staff while your library remains open. > > 5. Please respond and let me know if I am correct in my memory here.... > - I believe Jorge was interested in both > -I believe Sue and Stacy were interested in sexual harassment training > -Pilar said she has this training already > -David, I don't think we heard from you...Also, David is your Social Worker staff member available for any outside training employment opportunities and/or do you think he would be a good presenter for any of these topics? > > Thank you all. > Tiffany > > > > -- > Tiffany Verzani > Library Director > Elmwood Park Public Library > 1 Conti Parkway, Elmwood Park, IL 60707 > 708-395-1230 > tverzani(a)elmwoodparklibrary.org

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