Hi Ruth, I just want to thank you for all of your work on behalf of the community, starting with your years at Hagerstown - Jefferson Township Library and then during your time when you served in your dual roles for Evergreen Indiana and ECDI.
One of my favorite memories of Ruth is when the former MassLNC project was seeking funding partners for a development project to provide more flexibility in defining formats that could be used for search filters and icons. She single handedly rallied the troops in Indiana to get individual libraries to contribute small funds of money that ultimately added up to a lot. I also want to highlight the fact that, as president of the Evergreen Project Board, Ruth provided the push that was required to complete a strategic plan that had been stalled for several years. I feel very fortunate that I returned to the community in time to work even more closely with Ruth as she finished out her time at ECDI. Ruth, you truly embrace the values and drive that make an open-source community thrive. I'm also going to channel Andrea for a minute and leave you with one last reminder: "You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave." Best wishes in your new position, Ruth! Kathy -- Kathy Lussier she/her Executive Director NOBLE: North of Boston Library Exchange Danvers, MA 978-777-8844 x201 www.noblenet.org On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM Ruth Frasur via Evergreen-general < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I am excited to announce Sarah Moody as the new Program Director for the > Evergreen Collaborative Development Initiative. For the past few weeks, > I've had the pleasure of working with Sarah through her onboarding process > with ECDI, providing context for the organization, the Evergreen ILS, and > the Evergreen Community. Sarah brings a wealth of experience and > enthusiasm. I encourage you to reach out to her at > [email protected]. > > I consider myself very fortunate to have been part of this community for > so long and to have been able to spend the last several years working > closely with so many of you on so many things that bring goodness to > librarianship and the many people and places we serve. It is, however, time > for me to take a step back and move into a new phase. Soon, I'll start as a > youth services librarian for the Newport News Public Library System. It > will be both new and old. And, still open-source (Koha and Aspen). And, I > hope to hang around in the Evergreen Community as well, but on a much more > limited basis (for the good of all involved). If you're interested, you can > find me on LinkedIn or just send an email to [email protected]. > > Thanks for everything, > Ruth > _______________________________________________ > Evergreen-general mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] >
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