March 21, 2023
As I was preparing to write this update, I was reminded of the quote by Michael Caine. “Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.” It sounds about right, right? And maybe it feels like that a lot of time.
But Amelia Neirenberg recasts this idea by reminding us of “… a fundamental ornithological point. Ducks do not need to kick to stay afloat. Instead, they float naturally, their hollow bones, little air sacs, the oil they secrete rendering the duck buoyant. The duck does not need to paddle to float. It just needs to be, and its body will do the rest.” She goes on to say “Whatever natural buoyancy you have, remember that, and separate your self-worth from self-promotion.”
For me, this seems to directly relate to libraries who do such amazing jobs to provide access and information for everyone in our communities. Pull me aside at a conference or meeting, and I will tell you how the public library helped me find my natural buoyancy at times when sinking was the logical thing to do. With that said, I’ve linked Amelia’s article below the updates.
You are doing a great job.
Scheduled Server Maintenance
On Friday, April 7, at 7:30 a.m. CT/8:30 a.m. ET, Evergreen Indiana servers will undergo necessary maintenance that will cause downtime. This downtime will last approximately two days. In preparation for using the offline transaction module for Evergreen, there will be an instructional meeting on Wednesday, April 5 at 9 a.m. CT/10 a.m. ET. You can register for this meeting at this link.
Annual Committee Elections
This year’s elections will be slightly different because of the release of the 2020 Census data and some of our member libraries moving between library classes. The following committees are seeking nominations for candidates to fill open or opening seats. Self-nominations are encouraged and can be submitted here. The call for nominations ends TOMORROW, March 22.
- Executive Committee – 3-year terms begin June 2023
- Class A representative – 2 seats
- Class C representative – 1 seat
- Patron Services Committee – 3-year terms begin June 2023
- Class B representative – 1 seat
- Class C representative – 1 seat
- eContent Committee
- Class A representative – 1-2 seat(s)
- Class C representative – 1-2 seat(s)
- Cataloging Committee
- Class A representative – 1-2 seat(s)
- Class C representative – 1-2 seat(s)
2023 Annual Meeting
The 2023 EI Annual Meeting will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, March 28 at 1 p.m. CT/ 2 p.m. ET. The annual meeting will last approximately one hour and will include the State of Evergreen Indiana presentation to highlight the continued successes of our member libraries and the consortium. The 2023/24 slate of candidates for Evergreen Indiana committees will also be announced. Register for the 2023 Annual Meeting here.