The Tompkins County Public Library Board of Trustees invites the community to its next finalist candidate presentation for the position of library director on Tuesday, July 13 at 5:30 p.m. Organized by the Library Director Search Committee, the presentation is an opportunity for the public to hear directly from candidate Sandy Irwin of Durango, Colorado.  “We have deeply appreciated the public’s engagement in our search for our next library director, and hope the community will join us for Ms. Irwin’s presentation,” says Search Committee Chair Blixy Taetzsch, who also serves as secretary of the library’s Board of Trustees. “This position is of great importance in our community, and we encourage the public to join us and to ask questions.”
  Irwin is the director of the Durango Public Library in Durango, Colorado. Prior to her tenure in Durango, Irwin worked at the Deschutes Public Library in Bend, Oregon, where she served first as a branch manager and children’s librarian and later as library manager and assistant director. Irwin received her Master of Library Science from Kent State University and is also a Certified Public Manager.
  Irwin’s presentation will be available as a live Zoom webinar. Her presentation will be 20 - 25 minutes, followed by moderated audience Q&A. Attendees will have the opportunity to submit feedback after the presentation.   PUBLIC PRESENTATION DETAILS: HOW TO JOIN Tuesday, July 13, 2021, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. EDT Webinar Link: https://zoom.us/j/97464565783?pwd=QS8ySHRtOFNoM0lRVUdOdTJrQkRSdz09 Webinar ID: 974 6456 5783 Passcode: 723381 Phone Options: Or One tap mobile :     US: +16465588656,,97464565783#  or +13126266799,,97464565783# Or Telephone:     Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):         US: +1 646 558 8656  or +1 312 626 6799  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 669 900 9128  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 346 248 7799   TCPL’s new director will replace Annette Birdsall, who recently retired as TCPL’s director, and Susan Currie, who is serving as interim director. The national search has garnered applications from dozens of library leaders across the United States who were subsequently vetted by Civil Service and the Library’s search committee of trustees, staff, and representatives from the Tompkins County government, the Tompkins County Public Library Foundation, the Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library, the Finger Lakes Library System, and community members at large.