27 Dec
2013
27 Dec
'13
7:46 p.m.
Sorry, guys. I forgot to include you all in my response to Aaron. Being on
vacation fries your brain, I guess.
Rodger Brayden
Director, Forest Park Public Library
708-366-7171, Ext. 102
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From: Rodger Brayden <rbrayden(a)fppl.org>
Date: Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: [SWANboard] Tribune Article on Orland Increases
To: Aaron Skog <aaron.skog(a)railslibraries.info>
Can you spell "selfish?" Or would "self absorbed" be better? Actually,
this
sounds a lot like a library finding a dog to kick when things go badly. I
would think Orland would have a better appreciation of the meaning of
unjustified criticism than this article seems to indicate.
On the practical note, I think a letter from a "big library" director like
David would be very useful in counteracting the impression that only small
libraries can benefit from being in a consortium.
Rodger Brayden
Director, Forest Park Public Library
708-366-7171, Ext. 102
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Aaron Skog <aaron.skog(a)railslibraries.info
wrote:
SWAN Board:
In case some of you have missed the article, I thought I would share with
you the Chicago Tribune article which noted the large increase in
circulation.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-12-22/news/ct-orland-park-library-c…
SWAN of course was mentioned in it, negatively of course. They cannot
resist that.
The RAILS Leadership team felt that it portrayed consortium in a bad
light, so Dee suggested she write a letter to the editor about the topic of
resource sharing. I offered to help with the letter. Dee also was thinking
that it would be good to have a letter from a SWAN library director. Any
thoughts on if a letter should be sent or if we should approach a library
director. Dee was thinking of David Seleb, mostly because of a large public
library joining SWAN.
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
http://support.swanlibraries.net