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MAY 21, 2014
Vol. 6 No. 25
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New library director puts patrons first
Julia Coen was named library director in late April By Jonathan Samples
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By jonathan samples staff reporter When you think of the Olympic sport of luge, the village of Westmont is probably not a place you would associate with this winter game. Images of world-class athletes barreling down winding ice tracks at speeds upwards of 85 mph may make it seem like this quiet Chicago suburb is a bad location for luge. But, that assumption would be incorrect. “Westmont has been an awesome host,” said Lin Hancock, former member of the U.S. National Luge Team and volunteer coach for the USA Luge Slider Search program. “This is the third time Westmont has hosted this program, and it’s the perfect venue.”
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There is much more to being a successful library director than paying the bills and managing a staff. Just ask new Westmont Public Library Director Julia Coen, who knows customer service and stewardship are the primary responsibilities of Julia Coen the library’s top dog. Westmont Public “I’m not one of Library Director those people who sit in an office and doesn’t talk to our patrons,” Coen said. “One of my favorite >> see library | page 7