SWAN Board,
I just received word that the Calumet City Public Library was suddenly closed today, apparently by its city management.
I don't think we need to do anything as an emergency step within SWAN, but I would like to see if we can find out what happened.
I emailed directors just a short time ago from these libraries.
1. Dolton
2. Blue Island
3. Homewood
4. Harvey
5. Lansing
6. Midlothian
7. South Holland
I am just looking for information at this stage. I offered to host a meeting if people wanted to figure out a short-term strategy for that library service area.
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/>
Hello SWAN Board reps-
I created a director's only Fast Fact Survey about the Juneteenth holiday. It went out yesterday and have quite a few responses thus far.
https://www.railslibraries.info/node/252769/webform-results/table
Feel free to respond to the survey. It went out on the RAILS directors list and I also sent an email to that list.
I can download the results before tomorrow's meeting if helps with the holiday policy discussion.
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/>
Hello SWAN Board members,
The meeting agenda and packet are posted. This will be a virtual meeting, and that information is on the agenda and is listed on the SWAN Support page below. We made the decision today to not host the meeting at Thomas Ford Memorial Library.
Here is the meeting with links to GoToMeeting and the packet.
https://support.swanlibraries.net/meeting/82162
The posted packet has two sets of monthly financial reports for July and August. I am requesting discussion and approval of our employee holiday policy
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/>
Hello SWAN Board reps-
The meeting agenda and packet for Friday is now posted. This meeting will be held at the Thomas Ford Memorial Library in person. Ted is going to follow up with some information on visiting.
Meeting information can be found using the link below:
https://support.swanlibraries.net/meeting/82152
I included a chart for the board committees and the representation we have within RAILS committees. I noted the names of current board representatives on the committees. Within the packet is a written charge for a new working group that is part of the RAILS Consortia Committee. Dawn Bussey and I can detail the discussion that took place on Monday at the committee meeting.
I have included the Sikich proposal in the packet and within my written report I recommend an approach for paying for the consulting work. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.
It will be great to see everyone in person!
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/>
Hi SWAN Board reps-
The SWAN Board email list has been updated to include Tim and Charity, and I removed Julie and Stacy.
I am going to send out some SWAN Board meeting updates for your Outlook calendars. This will remove Stacy and Julie and add Tim and Charity from those calendar events. I will also update the meeting location and remove details for the virtual meeting, since we will begin meeting in person again.
The SWAN Board email list was migrated to SWAN's hosted service. The email swanboard(a)list.swanlibraries.net<mailto:swanboard@list.swanlibraries.net> should be whitelisted if you are finding this ending up in spam/junk.
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/>
Hello SWAN Board reps-
The agenda and packet for Friday's meeting is now posted for you. I moved up the write-off of some "doubtful accounts" just to make sure we have time with our accountants at Lauterbach to clear up those old unpaid invoices. You can read about it in my Executive Director report, but in case you were wondering, it is $382.42 total.
https://support.swanlibraries.net/meeting/82149
I also wanted to make sure you don't miss this Aspen Discovery report in the Operations Report. We link to this larger document within the packet, which is the Aspen Pilot Research Summary. It is a long compilation of the research, but fear not, the write up has recommendations on page 17.
https://support.swanlibraries.net/system/files/documentation/Aspen/202105-A…
You probably saw that I have announced the ARPA meetings, so I hope some of those dates work for you. Let me know if you have 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/>
Hello SWAN Board reps-
I must applaud your tree shaking efforts in that we ended up with 7 self-nominations for the 2 SWAN Board seats! I have listed those library director names and submitted statements on this publicly available webpage that pertains to the SWAN Board.
https://support.swanlibraries.net/board-information/85634
I will be sending out a SWANcom with this page and will have the e-ballot ready for sending out on Monday next week.
Thank you all again!
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/>
SWAN Board Reps-
We have only 1 self-nomination received thus far. Our deadline is Friday, April 30th, with a plan to have the e-ballot go out May 10th. So we have a little window of time if next week is needed to get a second self-nomination.
The reminder went out today in the SWAN newsletter. Here is the timeline:
https://support.swanlibraries.net/board-information/85634
~A.
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/>
Hello SWAN Board representatives-
The agenda and meeting packet are now posted on SWAN Support:
https://support.swanlibraries.net/meeting/82148
We will have a fun discussion on a new approach to purging user/patron records from our system. This will entail removing inactive users with fines on their accounts.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
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/>
