POUDRE RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT NAMES THREE LIBRARY DIRECTOR FINALISTS
The public is invited to a forum June 24 to meet candidates and ask questions

The Poudre River Public Library District has named three finalist candidates for the position of Executive Director:

• Holly Carroll, currently Deputy Director, Cleveland Public Library, Ohio
• Ken Draves, currently Interim Executive Director, Harmony and Council Tree Libraries Manager, Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, Colorado
• Robert Pasicznyuk, currently Associate Director and IT Manager, Douglas County Libraries, Colorado

The three finalists will be involved in two days of tours and interviews on June 24 and 25 with library staff and supporters, including Front Range Community College, Friends of the Library and the Library Trust.

The public forum will be held on Wednesday, June 24 from 6:00 to 8:15 p.m. in the Ben Delatour Room, Main Library in Fort Collins at 201 Peterson. The public is invited to hear each candidate make a presentation which will be followed by a question and answer session.

The Poudre River Public Library District Executive Director, working under the direction of the Board of Trustees, leads a staff of more than 150 employees and oversees a budget of $8 million. Facilities include the Main Library, the newly-opened Council Tree Library in Front Range Village, and the Harmony Library, which is jointly operated with Front Range Community College.

"Our national search process has resulted in three outstanding candidates with a range of backgrounds and management philosophies," said Board President Mary Atchison. "We are looking forward to introducing them to our constituents."

For more information on the Library District, visit www.poudrelibraries.org.
7/8/2009 (posted)