<html><body><div id="zimbraEditorContainer" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000" class="4"><div>I'm on a TLN (The Library Network) committee that is looking into establishing a pool of substitute clerks and substitute librarians for our members. Do any of you have experience with establishing or using a substitute pool? Some of our early questions are:</div><ul><li>How and where do you hold the candidates' information (separate website, consortium or library website, something else)? </li><li>What information do you find most helpful to know about each candidate?</li><li>Are candidates vetted before becoming part of the pool? If so, who does this? Does vetting include a background check?</li><li>How long does a candidate stay on your list or in your database?</li><li>Are people ever removed from the list? How? Why?</li><li>How many libraries/branches participate in your pool? </li></ul><div>Many thanks!</div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__"><div><span style="font-family:'georgia' , serif;font-size:13pt"><em>Deb Hemmye</em></span><br><span style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:11pt">Library Director</span><br><span style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:11pt">Huntington Woods Public Library</span><br><span style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:11pt">26415 Scotia Road</span><br><span style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:11pt">Huntington Woods, MI 48070</span><br><span style="font-family:'tahoma' , 'new york' , 'times' , serif;font-size:11pt">248-543-9720, ext. 686</span></div></div></div></body></html>