I am wrapping up the director list for you. I was updating it from some changes that I was informed about last week. I need to verify the total, but from 2021 through 2023 I have a count of
41 library director changes.
I will note on the list the names of individuals familiar with SWAN, e.g., Kate Buckson.
RAILS recently created a communication list for the consortia directors and their membership engagement staff where they will update us on changes to library directors they become aware of. This is how I became aware of Chicago Heights
Public Library appointing someone.
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
aaron@swanlibraries.net • 630-326-7022
My pronouns: he/him/his
SWAN Library Services
800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559
From: Jennifer Cottrill <jcottrill@midlothianlibrary.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 9:16 AM
To: swanboard@list.swanlibraries.net
Subject: [SWANboard] New SWAN Director Outreach Project
Dear SWAN Board:
As discussed at our meeting Friday, I would like to suggest that we each take on the task of reaching out to 4 or 5 of the new Directors in SWAN (prioritizing those who have never been SWAN Directors
before).
Aaron, would you please create a document using something like OneDrive, SharePoint, or Google Docs, that contains the list of all the new
directors? If possible, please note which ones are NOT new to being directors in SWAN.
Board Members,
would you then each sign up for 4 to 5 directors you would like to reach out to in the next 4 to 6 weeks? I recommend picking folks you don't already know well. Outreach can be either a phone meeting, a
videoconference, or an in-person meeting. Please work out what's most convenient and appealing for you both.
I have started a list of Basic Talking Points:
And some Basic Questions:
If you would like to add Talking Points or Questions,
to avoid possibly veering into "deliberative" comments and therefore violating OMA, please email me individually your suggested additions
by Monday, July 31, and I will send out an updated list.
Thanks, everyone!
Jennifer Cottrill, Library Director
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
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Midlothian Public Library
14701 S. Kenton Avenue
Midlothian, IL 60445
(708) 535-2027