Contributors

This toolkit was developed by Kirstin Litwin, Coordinator of the 2005-2007 LSTA Getting to Yes project. It manifests the hard work, experience, and insight of over fifty experienced library administrators and advocates in the Mid-Hudson region, across New York State and around the U.S. A special thank you to all those who had a hand in creating this public library resource:

Lisa Karim - LaGrange Association Library, NY
Pat Kaufman - Mahopac Library, NY
Dayle Wexel - Southeast Steuben County Library in Corning, NY
Kevin Gallagher - Middletown Thrall Library, NY
Patricia Anderson - New Rochelle Public Library, NY
Parry Teasdale - Former Trustee, Mid-Hudson Library System and Phoenicia Library, NY
Jerry Nichols - Former Director of the Suffolk County Library System, NY
Marilyn J. McIntosh - Monroe Free Library, NY
Patricia Haar - Patterson Library, NY
Julie Johnson - Kinderhook Memorial Library, NY
Marion Zimmer - Town of Esopus Library, NY
Lois Ingellis, Town of Esopus Library, NY
Michael Minor, Town of Esopus Library, NY
Frank Rees - Howland Public Library, NY
Jim Cosgrove - Marlboro Library, NY
Ellen Geurci - Millbrook Library, NY
Matthew Pfisterer, Grinnell Library, NY
Jody Ford - Stone Ridge Library, NY
Kara Lustiber - West Hurley Library, NY
DJ Stern - Woodstock Library, NY
Tom Lawrence - Poughkeepsie Public Library District
Lauren Muffs - Poughkeepsie Public Library District
Janet Huen - Poughkeepsie Public Library District
Gillian Thorpe, Butterfield Library (Cold Spring), NY
Gloria Goverman, East Fishkill Community Library, NY
Judith Smith, East Fishkill Community Library, NY
Christine Ferraro, East Fishkill Community Library, NY
Patrick Moore, East Fishkill Community Library, NY
Rocco Martino, East Fishkill Community Library, NY
Mike Ansbro, Hopewell Data Services, NY
Sam Patton, East Fishkill Community Library, NY
William Stamm, Rosendale Library, NY
Steven Cook, Rhinebeck Library, NY
Sue Hartshorn, Rhinebeck Library, NY
Clifford Platt, Rhinebeck Library, NY
Margaret Feldman, Rhinecliff Library, NY
Joanne Meyer, Rhinecliff Library, NY
James Mabry, Rhinecliff Library, NY
James Chapman, Rhinecliff Library, NY
Sherry Haluska, Saugerties Public Library, NY
Janet Carter, Saugerties Public Library, NY
Sally Colclough, Saugerties Public Library, NY
Myrna Sameth, Saugerties Public Library, NY
Daniela Pulice, Pleasant Valley Library, NY
Mark Williams, Stanford Library, NY
Kathy Parker, Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library District, IL
Greg Lubelski, Wayne County Public Library, OH
Barbara Aron, Winnetka-Northfield Public Library, IL
Carolyn Reznick, Chappaqua Library, NY
Mary C.Donnery, Croton Free Library, NY
Bob Briell, Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, OH
Linda Frenzel, Camden Library, NY
Denise Medeiros, Dartmouth Public Library, MA
Kevin Rosswurm, Cuyahoga Falls Library, OH
Lynda Wills, Winchester Public Library, MA
Margaret Cincotta, North Merrick Public Library, NY
Libby Post, President, Communications Services, Albany, NY
Josh Cohen, Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System, Poughkeepsie, NY
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Mid-Hudson Library System, Poughkeepsie, NY