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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The post of Parchment Community Library Director will be open upon my retirement
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">in September.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">This message comes in advance of the official posting in April, so that those who might be interested in applying can begin prepping their resumes. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.parchment.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Parchment</span></a><span style="color:black">, Michigan, is located a mile north of Kalamazoo. Like so many river towns in Kalamazoo County, it
began with the construction of a paper mill. The founder of the Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Company designed a model community around his mill in the early decades of the 20<sup>th</sup> century, with many amenities for workers and their families. Though
the mill closed in 2001, a strong sense of community endures. The beautiful 40-acre
</span><a href="https://www.parchment.org/kindleberger-park/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Kindleberger Park</span></a><span style="color:black"> is the site of the annual
</span><a href="https://kindlebergerarts.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">festival of the performing arts</span></a><span style="color:black"> including a 5-day festival and a series of free concerts all summer long.
</span><a href="https://www.parchmentlibrary.org/parchment_update/bingo-for-designer-bags-preview/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Watch the Parchment Update about this year’s fundraiser</span></a><span style="color:black"> to get a sense of the community spirit
here.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.parchmentlibrary.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Parchment Community Library</span></a><span style="color:black"> is
located in the heart of town, just in front of the park and across the street from the ice cream parlor. The current building was constructed in 1989. PCL is a Class III library serving a district of 10,000 residents. The library enjoys strong support with
2 mils voted in perpetuity in 2002, an active Friends group, and many volunteers who help with everything from programming to landscape maintenance. The library facility has been well maintained and boasts an excellent Community Room on the lower level that
can seat 100.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The library began as an all-volunteer organization in 1963. An excellent documentary of the library’s history
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.parchmentlibrary.org/local-history/films/the-library-story/"><span style="color:#0563C1">can be viewed here</span></a><span style="color:black">. We currently have a skilled and energetic
staff of twelve including a Children’s Librarian who does our juvenile and tween programming and a Library Ambassador who does our adult, teen, and general programming and library outreach. Ongoing events include “2<sup>nd</sup> Sundays Live!” monthly concerts,
the Parchment School District Art Show in April and May, and the </span><a href="https://www.parchmentlibrary.org/parchment_update/holiday-chocolate-2023/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Holiday Chocolate</span></a><span style="color:black"> (over 800 attended
last year). Our Library Ambassador also produces the weekly </span><a href="https://www.parchmentlibrary.org/parchment-update/"><span style="color:#0563C1">Parchment Update</span></a><span style="color:black"> interview series.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">If you know of anyone who will find this an exciting career opportunity, kindly forward this message to them. If that person is you, keep an eye out for the official job posting in April.
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best wishes to all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Teresa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Teresa L. Stannard, Library Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">401 S Riverview Dr., Parchment, MI 49004<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">269 343-7747 ext. 203<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Parchmentlibrary.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">CURRENT HOURS: 9-7 Mo, Tu, We; 9-5 Th, Fri; 9-1 Sa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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