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Michele Welsh -Horst <br />Amy Stran Mitchell <br />Helana Lechner <br />Ross Holland <br />Jaime Dufresne <br />Stephen Bulick <br />Briefly <br />My interest in serving on the <br />Simply stated, I am interested in <br />I love serving on the LBoT because <br />Over the years both myself, my <br />The local public library has <br />I am a fan of libraries. I believe that <br />explain <br />Library Board of Trustees stems <br />serving on the library board because <br />I feel that so many citizens of <br />wife and family, adults and <br />been central to my world for as <br />librarians are the keepers humanity's <br />your <br />from both my passion for books <br />I absolutely love reading and love <br />Superior and Louisville use the <br />children, have been avid users and <br />long as I can remember. When I <br />collective conscious and that libraries <br />interest in <br />serving on <br />and a desire to play an increased <br />part in contributing to our <br />the library and want to give <br />something back to Louisville. Books <br />library so it is the biggest <br />contribution of my volunteer time <br />supporters of libraries wherever <br />we have lived. This has continued <br />was in elementary school, <br />librarians introduced me to the <br />play a crucial role in supporting <br />civilization. My family have always <br />the Library <br />wonderful city of Louisville. I have <br />are a gateway to other worlds, other <br />to my neighbors. <br />since our arrival in Louisville two <br />sly works of Agatha Christie <br />been library patrons. We are all <br />Board of <br />been an avid reader and loved <br />viewpoints, other people's lives, and <br />years ago. There is hardly a week <br />and the loquacious and wistful <br />readers. <br />Trustees. <br />books all my life. My first job was <br />in our current political environment <br />I also feel that serving on the LBoT <br />goes by we do not use the <br />words of L.M. Montgomery. In <br />as a page at my local suburban <br />branch library, and I also worked <br />we all could use more empathy and <br />insight. The library is a place in our <br />advances literacy for all people. <br />resources provided by the <br />Louisville Library. As a new <br />middle school and high school, <br />when I felt out of place <br />Much of my education has involved <br />libraries. My family regularly visited <br />at my college library and at a <br />community where we who can read <br />resident of Louisville this has been <br />amongst my peers, the library <br />the North Hills Public Library in the <br />small library in rural Wisconsin. <br />(and we are fortunate in Louisville to <br />important to us. <br />was a place of refuge and <br />Pittsburgh suburb where I grew up. I <br />During and after college I worked <br />be predominately literate) are nearly <br />comfort. In college, it was a <br />worked in the college library for most <br />at three different bookstores: two <br />equal. As city/library district <br />Prior to coming to Louisville I have <br />peaceful haven for reflection <br />of my undergraduate career and <br />chains (remember B. Dalton?) and <br />residents, we all may get a library <br />had extensive experience in policy <br />and study. As an adult, I have <br />contemplated becoming a librarian. I <br />one independent. For 29 years I <br />card and freely access the ideas in <br />development and strategic <br />found he library to be a source <br />acquired a masters degree in library <br />have worked as an editor in book <br />thousands of books. I would like to <br />planning, not only as a former <br />of connection, community, and <br />science. While doing the latter I <br />publishing, most recently for 10 <br />serve on its board to ensure the <br />Dean of the Australian College of <br />continued learning through <br />became interested in bringing <br />years on trade nonfiction titles for <br />Louisville library continues to be an <br />Pharmacy Practice, but also <br />different life stages. When my <br />computing to the library in a way that <br />various imprints at Hachette Book <br />equalizing and magical community <br />through my involvement in local <br />son was born, my outlet for <br />preserved the best that libraries had <br />Group's Boulder office. My two <br />resource. I can't imagine a life <br />government cultural planning <br />connection to other new <br />to offer, which led me to become a <br />daughters attended Louisville <br />without reading and would like to <br />committees, most recently with <br />parents and parenting <br />software engineer and acquire a PhD <br />schools from kindergarten <br />through high school, which <br />help others in Louisville feel the <br />same way. Serving on the library <br />Coffs Harbour City Council, <br />Australia. <br />resources was the Mommy and <br />Baby Sing -along, the parent <br />in Information Science. One of my <br />jobs as a graduate student was <br />happily provided many <br />board is one way to help. <br />classes, and speakers at the <br />teaching basic programming courses <br />opportunities for community <br />involvement. I was a Junior Great <br />Practically, I see opportunity for the <br />Having been always involved I <br />local affairs, I am keen to continue <br />Cambridge Public Library. Now, <br />for the first time in my adult <br />to library science students. Later, <br />while a Member of Technical Staff at <br />Books leader while they were at <br />library to change and grow as <br />this activity and become further <br />life, I have purchased a house <br />Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, I <br />Fireside Elementary, a Girl Scout <br />leader for both girls' troops for 12 <br />Louisville is changing and growing, <br />and I would like to help guide that <br />involved in my new community. <br />This opportunity to support our <br />and am setting down roots in a <br />lovely, friendly little city. I am <br />taught library automation as an <br />adjunct in Rutgers' School of <br />years, and editor of the PTSO <br />change. I have lived here for nearly <br />local library service in this manner <br />excited to be a part of this <br />Communication and Information. <br />newsletter and a fundraising chair <br />20 years and watched the library <br />seems to be a match with my <br />community and I choose to <br />for the Music Boosters at <br />grow from a book repository in a <br />interests. <br />reach out and serve others <br />I went to Bell Laboratories to work on <br />Monarch High School, among <br />non-descript building to downtown <br />through the place that has <br />computing applications for the library <br />many other volunteer activities. <br />centerpiece of physical and <br />I therefore believe that my <br />always been my source of <br />network. While there, I built one of <br />electronic resources. I have used the <br />background and experience make <br />refuge, peace, community, and <br />the earliest online public access <br />The library has been a central part <br />library as a single person, a married <br />me a suitable candidate to be a <br />learning: my local library. I am <br />catalogs, which led me to problems <br />of our family's connection to <br />Louisville since we moved here <br />person, a parent, a businessperson, <br />and it has met my needs in all those <br />member of the Library Board of <br />Trustees. <br />excited to give back to the <br />community of Louisville by <br />of information retrieval, which led <br />me to problems of natural language <br />from Boulder almost 20 years ago. <br />roles, yet I see opportunity for <br />volunteering on the board of <br />text processing, and then to <br />I think we have visited the library <br />improvement. I have served on <br />trustees. I hope to help <br />multimedia because not all <br />at least once a month (or once a <br />week in the summers) that entire <br />several non-profit boards and have <br />experienced the fun and the <br />connect others to the library <br />through enhanced community <br />intellectual assets are textual. <br />time. My daughters have <br />participated in summer reading <br />programs, Louisville Art <br />Association school art displays, <br />challenges of board development, <br />budgets, and long-term strategic <br />planning. I have also worked in state <br />government and respect the <br />programs and endearing <br />outlets like the Little Libraries. <br />Though my professional interests <br />moved on somewhat, I never lost my <br />interest in libraries. <br />1 <br />7 <br />