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SWAN board election - update
by Aaron Skog 24 May '22

24 May '22

Hi SWAN board reps- The election to-date has 55 participants since the ballot went out midday Monday, 5/9. The ballot is set to close end of the day Sunday, 5/29 so we have some time left. I will send out a reminder next week. I was contacted by two library directors that did not get the voting information via email, and both were due to some incorrect information for their email address (L2 library data export in both cases), and I adjusted their information and resent the email codes. Both confirmed getting the second email. Regards, Aaron Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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SWAN Board meeting 5/20/22 agenda & packet posted
by Aaron Skog 17 May '22

17 May '22

Hi SWAN Board reps- The agenda and packet for the meeting on Friday is now posted. https://support.swanlibraries.net/meeting/89012 This will be held at Bloomingdale Public Library in the lower level in room A/B. Bloomingdale Public Library 101 Fairfield Way Bloomingdale, IL 60108-1537 Please let me know if you have any questions! Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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SWAN Board self-evaluation
by Aaron Skog 26 Apr '22

26 Apr '22

Hi everyone, Here is the link to the self-evaluation form which is based on the paper form used prior. https://fs8.formsite.com/SWANServices/Boardselfeval/index.html If you have any questions, let me know. I suggest completing this by Friday, May 13th for discussion the following week at the board meeting. Regards, Aaron Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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Fwd: Monday at 1pm-Joint Meeting Re: Delayed 2nd Installment Mailing
by Ted Bodewes 22 Apr '22

22 Apr '22

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Sean Morrison (Board of Commissioners) <Sean.Morrison(a)cookcountyil.gov > Date: Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 4:38 PM Subject: Monday at 1pm-Joint Meeting Re: Delayed 2nd Installment Mailing To: Sean Morrison (Board of Commissioners) <Sean.Morrison(a)cookcountyil.gov> Good Afternoon, A friendly reminder that at 1:00pm on Monday, April 25th there will be a Joint meeting of the County’s Finance Committee, Technology Committee, Assessor, Board of Review, Clerk, and Treasurer to discuss a potential late mailing of the second property tax installment bills. If you have concerns about this, the proceedings can be followed here: https://www.cookcountyil.gov/service/watch-live-board-proceedings If you would like to speak or submit public comments on this matter please visit “County Finance and Technology & Innovation Joint Committee Remote Meeting Viewing and Participation Instructions at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TDPMBBG Please note that registration to provide live testimony will close 24 hours prior to the scheduled start of the meeting. The public comment link can also be reached here: https://cook-county.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=955991&GUID=96E64A0B… If you have any questions or need further information please let me know. Sincerely, [image: Sean M. Morrison Text, Letter] [image: Cook County Seal] *Sean M. Morrison | 17th District Cook County Commissioner * Cook County Board of Commissioners 15040 Ravinia Ave. Suite 44 Orland Park, IL 60462 (708) 349-1336 *seanmorrison.com <https://www.seanmorrison.com/>* *From:* Sean Morrison (Board of Commissioners) < Sean.Morrison(a)cookcountyil.gov> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 06, 2022 12:19 PM *Subject:* Commissioner Sean Morrison Re: delayed second installment of property taxes Good Afternoon, As your County Commissioner I am aware of the potential for serious hardships to your local unit of government if there is a late mailing of the second installment property tax bills. I am writing to let you know that I have just filed a Resolution for the Cook County Board to ask our Finance Committee for a Special Meeting, including the County Assessor, Board of Review, Clerk, Treasurer and Bureau of Technology at the earliest possible time. The purpose is to gain a better understanding of the issues, effects, and potential solutions to a late mailing of the second property tax installment. I have included my latest press release on this topic below. Sincerely, [image: Sean M. Morrison Text, letter] [image: Cook County Seal] *Sean M. Morrison | 17th District Cook County Commissioner * Cook County Board of Commissioners 15040 Ravinia Ave. Suite 44 Orland Park, IL 60462 (708) 349-1336 *seanmorrison.com <https://www.seanmorrison.com/>* ------------------------------ *17th District, Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison proposes financial remedy for local governments who face revenue shortfall from delayed second installment of property taxes* April 1, 2022 *Orland Park, IL* - A very real financial crisis could soon hit every government taxing body in Cook County. That’s because the Cook County Assessor’s Office could delay the second installment of the Cook County Real Estate Taxes up to six months and possibly into the first quarter of 2023. This delay in over $16 billion dollars in second half bills will force local government bodies to either draw down their reserves or borrow money with interest. This will have a massive financial impact on our municipalities, school districts, fire protection districts, police departments, park districts, public libraries, and everything in between. Over seven months ago during county budget hearings, I raised the alarm of the likelihood of late tax installments and the effect they will have regarding the delay in the process of property tax certifications – due to the dramatically diminished amount of files being processed at that time. Aside from communications from Board of Review Commissioner Tammy Wendt’s office, my questions and communications were largely ignored from the various stakeholders. Subsequently, I sent a *letter* <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001yg30KChramqEAODpEBf-gkNdiFYF7nqhj8NQ-KYLash…> in January 2022 requesting a special hearing of the finance committee to address this ominous issue. I was advised via *letter* <https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001yg30KChramqEAODpEBf-gkNdiFYF7nqhj8NQ-KYLash…>, the issue is being addressed by a policy group under the Office of the President along with members of the Assessor’s office, Board of Review, County Clerk and Treasurer’s Office. I received no other actionable response on this item! I, along with the public, have now learned via “the news media” that tax bills will be delayed up to six months or more. If these news reports are accurate, this will lead to local government taxing bodies across Cook County being forced to borrow funds to cover their pre-budgeted operating costs. If this financial catastrophe occurs and Cook County is faced with a substantial delay in the release of tax revenues to local government bodies, then Cook County government should consider stepping in to address this issue. Until such point in time as those stakeholders whose primary function is to provide for the on-time delivery of our property tax bill correct this problem, I have one immediate solution. Cook County government should consider setting aside up to $100 million dollars to provide for no/low interest short-term financing loans to our local taxing bodies. -- *Ted Bodewes*Director Thomas Ford Memorial Library 800 Chestnut Street Western Springs, IL 60558 (708) 246-0520

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SWAN Board meeting 4/22/22 agenda & packet posted
by Aaron Skog 18 Apr '22

18 Apr '22

Hi SWAN Board reps- The agenda and packet for Friday's in person meeting at Midlothian Public Library is now posted. https://support.swanlibraries.net/meeting/89011 The meeting packet Board calendar includes an item for a board self-evaluation. At Jennifer's suggestion we took the paper version of the self-evaluation and made a web-based version. Ted would like to see if there was interest in the seven board reps conducting the self-evaluation, so expect some discussion on that during the Board President's report. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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Reminder - Board meeting start time 9am
by Aaron Skog 17 Mar '22

17 Mar '22

Hi everyone, I just wanted to make sure you noted that the time of the meeting is 9am and not the usual 9:30am. See you in the morning! Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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SWAN Board meeting 3/18/22 agenda & packet posted
by Aaron Skog 15 Mar '22

15 Mar '22

Hi SWAN Board reps- The agenda and packet for Friday's virtual meeting are posted. https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/22_03_18/8901… The official agenda in the packet is followed by the summit agenda with the names of the presenters. I am excited for our virtual summit, and I hope you all are able to gain some insight into our future direction with these vendor partners. Regards, Aaron Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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April board meeting
by Aaron Skog 22 Feb '22

22 Feb '22

Hi everyone, I am going to send out some calendar appointments to ensure the April 22nd meeting date is set for you. Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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SWAN Board meeting 2/18/22 agenda & packet now posted
by Aaron Skog 14 Feb '22

14 Feb '22

Hello SWAN Board members- The meeting agenda and packet are now posted for you. Both are available on the SWAN Support page below: https://support.swanlibraries.net/meeting/89009 In addition to the latest version of the SWAN budget, we have a written analysis on the Baker & Taylor rental collection pilot we conducted. I hope you appreciate the overview and insights! The meeting will be held at LaGrange Public Library: 10 West Cossitt Avenue La Grange, IL 60525-2327 Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>

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FW: Update from 1/27 IHLS/SHARE LLSAP brainstorming meeting
by Aaron Skog 09 Feb '22

09 Feb '22

Hello SWAN Board reps- This email update from Anne Slaughter at RAILS expands on the update Dawn Bussey provided us at the January SWAN Board meeting. Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022 My pronouns: he/him/his SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/> From: Anne Slaughter <anne.slaughter(a)railslibraries.info> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2022 3:51 PM To: Rebecca Malinowski (rmalinowski(a)ccslib.org) <rmalinowski(a)ccslib.org>; mhammermeister <mhammermeister(a)pinnaclelibraries.org>; Aaron Skog <aaron(a)swanlibraries.net> Cc: Deirdre Brennan <dee.brennan(a)railslibraries.info>; Monica Harris <monica.harris(a)railslibraries.info>; Carolyn Coulter <carolyn.coulter(a)railslibraries.info>; Kendal Orrison <kendal.orrison(a)railslibraries.info>; Jennifer Slaney <Jennifer.Slaney(a)sterlingpubliclibrary.org> Subject: Update from 1/27 IHLS/SHARE LLSAP brainstorming meeting Hello all, I wanted to update you on a meeting that took place this morning. IHLS/SHARE convened a meeting dedicated to "LLSAP Brainstorming" that included Leslie Bednar, Ellen Popit, Cassandra Thompson, Greg McCormick, Kendal Orrison, Carolyn Coulter, and Jennifer Slaney. Deirdre, Monica, and I also attended. As you may be aware, one of the next steps from this month's LLSAP Sustainability Working Group meeting was to engage a consultant to begin working on an RFI that would help us explore what it would take to establish a statewide shared ILS. In today's meeting, Cassandra and Leslie shared their hopes that SHARE might have a role in this. They are interested in expanding SHARE membership to include libraries across the RAILS service area, with a focus on smaller libraries, as they believe their current service model to be a sustainable and scalable option. Cassandra intends to begin collecting data from LLSAPs in order to assemble some projected cost information. SHARE member leadership is not involved in this conversation yet. RAILS wants to make sure that all six of our LLSAPs are informed and have the opportunity to participate in any further discussions on this topic. We intend to continue the work of the LLSAP Sustainability Working Group as charged, including consideration of any role that SHARE might play in statewide big picture planning. As requested by the working group, our next step is to meet with a potential consultant, and we will provide detailed updates when more information is available. Ultimately, we recognize the importance of each organization (LLSAPs and member libraries) conducting its own assessment of their options, and the need to build member library buy-in for any proposed transition. To that end, we will do what we can to ensure that future conversations are as inclusive as possible. Thanks, Anne Anne Slaughter Director of Technology Services Reaching Across Illinois Library System Burr Ridge Office Phone: 630.734.5127 Fax: 630.734.5050 anne.slaughter(a)railslibraries.info<mailto:anne.slaughter@railslibraries.info> https://www.railslibraries.info

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