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Finalist Interview On For For Hennepin Library Director Position
The Hennepin County Library Board say that they have a finalist for the Hennepin County Library Director position.
March 13, 2020
Hennepin County Administration has communicated to the Hennepin County Library Board that they have a finalist for the Hennepin County Library Director position.
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Special meeting on Monday
On Monday, March 16, at 5:30 p.m., the Library Board will interview the finalist virtually due to ongoing travel concerns related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
This special meeting of the Library Board will take place in room A-2400 of the Government Center, 300 S. 6th St., Minneapolis. The meeting will be open to the public.
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Following the interview, the finalist will be excused. The Library Board will take a short break and then reconvene to hear public comment and consider their recommendation of the finalist to the County Administrator. The Library Board welcomes comments at any time via email at libraryboard@hclib.org.
How you can be involved
- Watch the finalist interview
- In the county board room, A-2400 of the Government Center
- Or online at https://hc.adobeconnect.com/ces/
- Please note: Online viewers are limited to 500 at a time. If you can’t access the meeting in real time, a link to the recording will be shared on Tuesday, March 17.
- Comment at the meeting or by email: libraryboard@hclib.org
Role of the Library Board
The role of the Library Board in the director selection process is important but limited. It is the Library Board’s responsibility to recommend a candidate to the County Administrator, in this case after holding a public interview of the position finalist.
After receiving the Library Board’s recommendation, the County Administrator hopes to quickly move forward with appointment of the finalist and present the finalist to the County Board for approval at a special County Board meeting on Tuesday, March 17, at 1:30 p.m., in A-2400, of the Government Center.
This press release was produced by the Hennepin County Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.
