[SWANcom] *IMPORTANT* SWAN Membership Fees: Overview & Request for Bond Payment Schedule

SWAN Libraries, Happy 2018! The SWAN Membership Fees for FY19 will be presented at the Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Committee of the Whole meeting, which will be held at 9:30am at RAILS location 125 Tower Drive, Burr Ridge, IL. In advance of this meeting, SWAN is requesting some information from public libraries. Based on feedback from the membership, the SWAN Board revised the public library fee formula proposed and presented by the Fees Committee. The formula now removes bond payment amounts that are used in a debt service. In advance of the meeting, *I will need public libraries to submit your bond payment schedule by January 30, 2018.* Why is a document with the bond payment schedule requested? Quite simple, it will allow us to put your library's bond payment into the formula once, and SWAN will update it each year. We will not have to bother you each year for your bond payment amount! Explanation of SWAN Fee Formula A direct link is below, but look under the menu "Membership > Fees" on the SWAN Support site. https://support.swanlibraries.net/system/files/Public/SWAN_Fees_Explanation… The online form to submit a bond payment schedule is located here: We are asking for a PDF document be uploaded. An image file such as a PNG, JPG, or GIF will also work. The online form also allows you to add comments, ask questions. This is under the "Webforms" menu on the SWAN Support site. https://support.swanlibraries.net/forms/bond-payment-submission The following 25 libraries responded to our survey in November should complete the form above by January 30, 2018. Here are the libraries that responded they have a debt-service bond payment. 1. Acorn Public Library District 2. Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District 3. Batavia Public Library District 4. Bridgeview Public Library 5. Broadview Public Library District 6. Calumet City Public Library 7. Downers Grove Public Library 8. Eisenhower Public Library District 9. Geneva Public Library District 10. Glen Ellyn Public Library 11. Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District 12. Homewood Public Library District 13. Itasca Community Library 14. La Grange Public Library 15. LaGrange Park Public Library District 16. Markham Public Library 17. McCook Public Library District 18. Northlake Public Library District 19. Oak Lawn Public Library 20. Oak Park Public Library 21. Richton Park Public Library District 22. Steger-South Chicago Heights Public Library District 23. Summit Public Library District 24. Tinley Park Public Library 25. Villa Park Public Library If you have questions, please contact me directly at the information below. Aaron Skog Executive Director aaron@swanlibraries.net<mailto:aaron@swanlibraries.net> * (630)326-7022 SWAN Library Services 800 Quail Ridge Drive, Westmont, IL 60559 844-792-6542 swanlibraries.net<https://www.swanlibraries.net/> * catalog.swanlibraries.net<https://catalog.swanlibraries.net/>