RAILS Member Advisory Group Update

The RAILS Board voted to disband the RAILS Member Advisory Group (MAG) at its May 22 meeting. This decision was based on a unanimous recommendation from the most recent MAG meeting and the results of a RAILS member communication survey designed to gather feedback on RAILS communication efforts and to determine whether a group like MAG was still needed to improve them. See this preliminary report of the survey results that was distributed at the May RAILS Board meeting.

RAILS would like to thank all MAG members for their dedication and service to RAILS and our member libraries, including these current members:

• Pam Leffler, MAG Chair, Saint Charles Public Library District
• Nick Ammerman, American Planning Association
• Dennis Danowski, Macomb Public Library
• Marcy Dulka, Nalco
• Jane Easterly , Galesburg Public Library
• Cynthia Fuerst , Vernon Area Public Library District
• Gwen Gregory, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Lindsay Harmon, American Academy of Art
• Julie Harte, Somonauk Public Library District
• Catherine Nemesnyik, Johnson Elementary School (Bensenville)
• Jane Schulten, Crete Public Library District
• Sue Silander, Marian Catholic High School, (Chicago Heights)
• Elizabeth Steffensen, Huntley Area Public Library District
• Roberta Thomas, Grayslake Area Public Library District
• Sarah Tobias, Sycamore Public Library