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For those of you who have submitted your public library standards, thank you!
For those of you who have not, the deadline is July 25. Public and accredited tribal college libraries that serve the public are eligible for state aid. However, to receive the funding, library directors need to complete their public library standards form. We are using Counting Opinions as our platform this year - the same software we used for the public library survey and federation grants. Visit Counting Opinions to access the form. You may need to select "public library standards" from the drop-down box.
Questions? Please contact your statewide consulting librarian.
Corey Sloan is excited to be the new Statewide Consulting Librarian for the Broad Valleys and Pathfinder regions of the great state of Montana. She is excited to assist library directors and boards in their varied needs.
For the past 8 years Corey has worked at the Bozeman Public Library in the adult programming and outreach department, first as a programming librarian and most recently as the head of the department. Her favorite programs were the popular Music on the Green outdoor concert series, and the Thursdays Table cooking program in their new demo teaching kitchen. She lives in Bozeman with her husband and dog, where she enjoys being outside as often as possible, eating good food, traveling, and grooving to live music. Summer is her favorite season.
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Savanna Sill is our new Montana Library Network Coordinator (MLN). The MLN Coordinator is responsible for developing, evaluating, and overseeing new and existing collaborative efforts designed to create scalable infrastructure and services for libraries in Montana that equitably serve all Montanans. This position seeks to understand how and why people engage or do not engage with statewide library services to develop strategies to make those services more visible, accessible, usable, and valuable to Montana citizens.
Savanna was previously the Child and Youth Program Director for the Montana Army National Guard for over 5.5 years with another 7+ years of experience in youth programming for nonprofits. Savanna has a degree in Sociology and a minor in Nonprofit Administration from the University of Montana and a mother (her hero) who was a Librarian in Central Montana. Savanna was born and raised in North Central Montana and is truly looking forward to serving our libraries and communities across the state.
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