Jamestown  (CSi)  The James River Valley Library System Board this month, noted changes in the board, and the end of a contract with Development Director, Bill Kennedy.

Bill Kennedy

According to his LinkedIn post Bill is Marketing, Communication and Development Consultant at Kennedy Consultants ND.

Library Director, Joe Rector says, the past six years, Kennedy was the independent contractor and fundraising consultant to the JRVLS board. He headed fundraising for a bookmobile, the library renovation and the centennial.  Kennedy restarted the library’s adult programming.

Rector points out that with this  phase of the library system’s work concluded,  there just will not be a need for a capital campaign director and this is a time of transition,

Kennedy will continue to serve the Friends of the Library program.

The library board also accepted the resignation of member Dar Jung, who served through the capital campaign, centennial initiative and the renovation of the Alfred Dickey Public Library..

The library board also elected new board officers, for 2019, President,Lynn Krueger Vice President Jay Nitschke, and Secretary, Charlotte Freeburg

*Jamestown City Council Member Pam Phillips will serve as an ex-officio board member