28 Nov
2017
28 Nov
'17
2:44 p.m.
Thanks for keeping us posted Aaron.
Rich
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Subject: [SWANboard] FW: Brookfield Zoo Library Closed Indefinitely
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
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From: Aaron Skog
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 2:29 PM
To: All SWAN Staff
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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@swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7022
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
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