From the Orcas Island Library
If you have passion, intellectual curiosity, and a willingness to champion the Orcas Island Public Library please keep reading.
The Orcas Island Public Library is seeking a new trustee to complete a term ending at the end of 2012, with possible reappointment for a five-year term beginning on January 1, 2013. The Board is composed of five members charged with overseeing the Library’s planning, services, policies, and expenditures.
Serving on the library board requires a talent for teamwork, along with a belief in the culture and tradition of public libraries. Candidates should have a commitment to public services, intellectual freedom, equitable access, strong print and online collections, independent learning support, and maintaining a community forum for sharing ideas.
When you serve as a Trustee you and your colleagues work together as untiring and innovative advocates for the Library’s mission. We grapple with intellectual and interpersonal challenges, and in this process learn more about ourselves. It has been my experience that working together with this diverse group of talented people creates meaningful connectedness to the Library staff and patrons.
If interested in serving as a Library Trustee, please contact Library Director Phil Heikkinen at 376-4985 or pheikkinen@orcaslibrary.org; and/or Board President Alan Lichter at 376-5595 or crossweave@centurytel.net.
The Library will begin reviewing applications on May 25.
