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Trustee Work

I want to share some of the work that has been done in the last year and a half of my term in the position of Trustee. Some of this work has been basic meetings reviewing material for the library handbook after the opening of the new building. There have also been dinners where I get to talk to community leaders about the great programs and space in our new building.

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New Year-New Director

One of the most important jobs of the Board of Trustees is to hire the Library Director. The board was thrilled to be able to offer the job to Anne Luzeniecki. Anne has been with the Helen Plum Library for a number of years in many departments and had been tapped to be the Assistant Director, so she was the natural choice for this position. Her transition has been smooth and successful.

Meetings

As I said, I have been to a number of different meetings... some of those meetings have been with State Legislators to review and draft new legislation surrounding unincorporated residents. This legislation would change the way the people in area not served by a library would pay the taxes due to allow them easier access to the library closest to their home. This resolution should come up in the the next legislative session. 

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 2024 Highlights

  • Nick Offerman Keynote Address at the Illinois Library Conference

  • Meeting George M Johnson -Author of All Boys Aren't Blue-and getting my copy autographed!

  • Mychal Threets-The Library Guy-talk and Q&A at the Illinois Library Conference

  • Voting in November to have a flat tax for 2025. 

  • See all of the smiling faces in the library every visit!

  • NO TAX INCREASE FOR 2025!!

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