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Editorial
New director can appreciate our love of libraries
An open letter to Susan Baier, director of McCracken County Public Library in Paducah, Kentucky:
Congratulations on your appointment as executive director of the Allen County Public Library. We look forward to welcoming you to Fort Wayne in the weeks ahead.
As passionate supporters of our library, we are eager to hear what ideas you will bring to improve our facility. We know your experience in Kentucky, along with experience as an administrator with the Los Angeles County Public Library, make you a well-qualified director for our library system, which serves a diverse population, including downtown business owners; inner-city residents at the Little Turtle branch; and Amish readers in Grabill.
After conducting a national search, the Allen County Public Library Board of Trustees has announced its choice for the Library’s next Executive Director. In a public meeting held on Thursday, January 7 the Board voted unanimously in favor of hiring Susan Baier (pronounced “buyer”).
Library pares director search to 4
Final interviews will take place next week
ROSA SALTER RODRIGUEZ | The Journal Gazette
Allen County Public Library has narrowed its search for a new executive director to four candidates, all from out of state.
The four are Susan Baier, director of McCracken County Public Library in Paducah, Kentucky; Ann Hammond, executive director of Sonoma County Public Library in California; Bob Pasicznyuk, executive director of Douglas County libraries in the Denver metropolitan area; and Kristen Shelley, director of East Lansing Public Library in Michigan.
The candidates are scheduled to meet Wednesday with library managers and department heads. Next week, the library s Board of Trustees will conduct final interviews with each of the four applicants and decide what to do next.