Please see the message from the Library Board of Trustees below. I am very excited for the next chapter at JPL, and I am eager to begin work with the new director. Holly is very well respected in the Iowa library community, and she is going to be a great leader:
Dear JPL staff,
Thank you for your patience during our search for the next Library Director for the Johnston Public Library. Pending Library Board approval at a special board meeting on May 2nd, we are pleased to announce that our next director is Holly Sealine. Holly is currently a Public Service Manager at the Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library and has previously been the director at the Norwalk Easter Public Library. Holly’s first day at the library will be May 31st. There will be a press release to the public after our May 2nd meeting, but the Library Board wanted you all to know in advance because we recognize how important this decision is to each and every one of you.
Thank you to everyone that participated in the library director search. Whether you attended the presentations, gave building tours, staffed a desk so others could attend, met the candidates, or filled out the survey, we appreciated your willingness to assist the Board in making this decision.
Best,
Kelly McAlister