The questions from our meeting last week are below. Let me know if you have any suggested edits. I plan on sending these over tomorrow around noon.
1. Your competitors seem further along with their web-based staff ILS. SWAN has provided direction to SirsiDynix for 10 years and the company still seems behind. Why is the pace of software development so slow?
2. Are the changes within SirsiDynix in the areas of software development going to show progress on SWAN priorities?
3. Have the leadership changes at SirsiDynix positioned the company to speed up development?
4. Why should SWAN have an extended contract with SirsiDynix?
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022
My pronouns: he/him/his
SWAN Library Services
915 Harger Road, Suite 260, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
Hello SWAN Board Members-
The meeting agenda and packet are now available from the SWAN website.
https://swanlibraries.net/meeting/94902
As a reminder, we will be meeting at Glen Ellyn Public Library. We will spend additional time on some strategic planning exercises after the business portion of the meeting.
There will be morning coffee and pastries from the library café, and the box lunches from Blackberry café will be delivered prior to 9:30 a.m. so lunch will be ready whenever you decide to have it.
I have included the strategic planning exercises in the packet so you have can think ahead of time, but there is no need to complete those prior to Friday.
If you have any questions, please let me know!
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022
My pronouns: he/him/his
SWAN Library Services
915 Harger Road, Suite 260, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
Hello SWAN Board reps-
For the extended board meeting on Friday, March 20th, lunch will be provided. Please fill out the form below to select your choices.
https://forms.office.com/r/P3vi62rdQJ
We will have pastries, quiche, and beverages for the morning portion of the 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
915 Harger Road, Suite 260, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
Hello SWAN Board representatives-
The agenda and packet for this Friday's meeting at Itasca Community Library is now available.
https://swanlibraries.net/meeting/94900
The meeting includes a presentation of the financial audit for fiscal year 2025 by Lauterbach & Amen. If you have any questions about the audit, please let me know and I can pass those on to the presenter, Jasleen Kaur, prior to the 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
915 Harger Road, Suite 260, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
Hello SWAN Board representatives--
The March 20th meeting will be held at Glen Ellyn Public Library instead of Roselle Public Library. I will be sending out an update to your calendars shortly.
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron(a)swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * 630-326-7022
My pronouns: he/him/his
SWAN Library Services
915 Harger Road, Suite 260, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
Hello SWAN Board members-
The agenda and packet for this Friday's meeting is now available.
https://swanlibraries.net/meeting/94899
One of the topics I have on the agenda is to solicit some of your library's approach to honoring years of service for your employees. We will have our staff holiday celebration on January 16th and it will coincide with at least three employees reaching significant milestones having worked at SWAN-two staff at 20 years at SWAN and one who just reached 40 years at SWAN!
SWAN used to have a policy laying out what could be spent on some gift based on years of service, but this was removed during one of the last reviews of the handbook by HR Source.
If you have a practice or some guidelines that could help us, please feel free to share those on Friday at the meeting. You could reply-all here as well.
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
915 Harger Road, Suite 260, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
swanlibraries.net<https://swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>
