SWAN Board Members:
The Friday 1/16 meeting packet is now available for you:
https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/2015-01-16/pa…
The meeting packet is 33 pages long. Included is more budget, ecommerce, RAILS overlay, and Pick Up Anywhere excitement (in case you didn't get enough at today's COW). The meeting shouldn't run past noon so we're not planning a lunch, but you know the drill! :)
See you 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
I have picked "Wednesday, March 18, 2015 1:00 PM" as final time block for the "RAILS Overlay Focus Groups."
We will share this date on Tuesday at the COW, and discuss in further detail at the SWAN Board meeting on who should attend. (Sheila was the only board member unavailable)
Aaron
SWAN Board,
The ownership of SirsiDynix has changed. Prior to today, SirsiDynix was owned by Vista Equity Partners.
http://www.sirsidynix.com/blog/2015/01/07/icv-partners-acquires-sirsidynix
I have no opinion on this yet, other than with new ownership, it is possible that the CEO could change. This happened with Innovative, and even more extensively where all of the III "C level" positions (CEO, CIO, CTO, etc.) changed as well. But that was more due to Jerry Kline exiting as an owner and president of the board.
If you have questions, please give me a call.
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
SWAN Board,
Next week at the Tuesday Committee of the Whole meeting and then Friday at the SWAN Board meeting we will discuss what is called "phase two" of the RAILS Overlay Project. This project has been a component of the RAILS Consortia Committee. Phase two of the project involves putting together some focus groups within each consortium to identify organizational factors such as governance, administration, finance, staff workload, and resource sharing policies and viewpoints that will affect the success of the project. It will be facilitated by Eric Craymer of Growth Management Consulting, Inc. Eric has experience with a similar project in Michigan, called MelCat.
I have attached the overview of the Overlay Project. Below is a meeting date poll to help us determine if any SWAN Board members could be available on four dates in March. Please fill this out as it will help us determine a date we can share at the COW next week.
http://doodle.com/uqbsbqabuqy7nyss
Having all 7 board members attend is not our intention.
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
SWAN Board,
I received a few phone calls from board members about the Exhibit C9 document, *SWAN Five Year Reserves Plan*. I took it upon myself to fix the confusing parts of the document and brought in the current FY15 reserves plan. So please review the attached *6 Year Reserves Plan*, and toss out the C9 page in the packet.
Also, Sheila has the flu and will not be able to attend the meeting. Jim is also unable to attend. If any of you cannot attend tomorrow, please let me know by the end of business today so we can make sure that we will have a quorum.
PDF file attached.
Regards,
Aaron
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
SWAN Board,
This afternoon we crossed the 2/3 membership threshold of 51 libraries voting yes for Lansing and Franklin Park. I intend to leave the electronic ballot up, but it is only to achieve unanimous participation.
If you think we should make the announcement and take down the voting ballot, lets discuss this on Friday at the scheduled board meeting.
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
SWAN Board Members:
The Friday 12/19 meeting packet is now available for you:
https://support.swanlibraries.net/sites/default/files/meeting/2014-12-19/pa…
The meeting packet is 39 pages long. Included in the packet is the FY16 budget draft and other administrative documents. We do not anticipate this meeting going past lunch, so no lunch will be provided. Don't forget to wear your ugly sweater if you have one! :P
See 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
Hi SWAN Board:
SWAN will be having an ugly sweater day on Friday, December 19th and we'd love it if you joined in the festivities! Please wear your ugliest sweater to the Board meeting that day if you have one :)
Thanks,
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
SWAN Board,
I know it was my idea to have a cake at quarterly tomorrow, but we will not be serving cake unfortunately.
1) Holiday got in the way of ordering.
2) The Burr Ridge roof work is still generating a lot of fine dust and debris (along with noise). Work started yesterday with tuck-pointing the building so more odd bursts of dust keep entering the staff areas. We think that a sheet cake would be sullied in no time.
Cake next time?
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
