And the winner is...

Millennium has been alive and thriving for almost a full month now, and it has proven to be a huge success. The public has embraced our new system with open arms, delighting in its ease of use and access.

Yet, the success of Millennium is not due to just any one person or committee, but to the library as a whole. Each and every member of the library staff has made a significant contribution to Millennium’s success. From attending training sessions to assisting patrons, offering suggestions for improvement and reporting problems, from participating in parties and to showing overall enthusiasm, each and every thing has made a large impact on Millennium’s success.

Although it would be impossible to list each and every thing every single staff member has done, you will find below a list of all the library’s staff and highlights of their contribution to Millennium’s launch.

Congratulations everyone on a job well done!

Thank you so very much,

The IDT Committee.


Cook Memorial Public Library District’s Dedicated Staff
Julie Abbott – ILS Selection Committee; ILS Committee; Parameter Team; Cleaned up patron records.Leonor Abreu – Attended training. Mary Andrew – Queen of Communication; ILS Committee member; IDT Committee member; Head of the Millennium Ambassador program; Kept staff entertained when informing staff about migration (the popular mother having-a-baby analogy!); Word of the Week contributor. David Archer – Research Pro King; Location Code King; ILS Implementation Team member; ILS Committee member; ILS Selection Committee member; Parameter Team; Mr. Millennium contestant. Dan Armstrong – Provided valuable advise for the ILS migration based on prior experience; Assisted with the creation of Millennium tips and tricks sheets; signed Millie award certificates. Jane Aten – Trainer; Staff Day Training Organizer. Ellen Bassett – Catalog Reviewer; Millennium Cheerleader. Heather Beverley – Queen of the Catalog; IDT committee member (joined mid-project); Core Implementation team member; Member of the Web Pac Customization team; Set up staff usernames and initials; Millennium Cheerleader; Trainer; Word of the Week contributor. Nicole Bosak – Backup Queen; Trainer. Vanessa Boss- Attended training. Lori Carnes –ILS Selection committee; ILS Committee; Trainer; Millennium Ambassador; Word of the Week contributor. Lauren Cerniglia – ILS Selection Committee; ILS Committee member; Trainer; Parameter Team. Sandy Cisneros – Attended training. Marian Clark – Trainer; Assisted her department in becoming more familiar with the new system. Stephanie Clavey – Millennium Cheerleader; Volunteered and trained to be a patron catalog assistant. Janet Claussen- Attended training. Winnie Collins – Trainer; Learned new ILL system without assistance. Debbie Colodny - Organized fantastic staff Millennium celebration parties; Millennium Cheerleader. Mary Ann Constantine – Learned new ILL system without assistance. Mike Cotini – Helped set up for all Millennium training sessions: Attended training. Maureen Czerwinski – Attended training. Patricia Danch – Attended training; Provided helpful suggestions for easing patron use of the catalog. Fran David- Karen Decker – Attended training. Ann Eckmann- Attended training. Robert Eckmann – Attended training. Cindy Evans- Attended all training sessions. Gail Finegan– ILS Selection Committee; ILS Committee member; Trainer. Kathy Fabbri- Attended training. Erick Fortmann – Attended training. Deborah Gafka – IDT member; Trainer; I Luv Snacks blog participant. Glenn Gotrik – Attended training. Diana Guzman – Attended training. Laura Hadjimitsos – Arranged lunch for training. Jo Hansen – Attended training Nancy Hart – Millennium Cheerleader. Amy Heatherman – Assisted Circulation in learning how the new ILS system works in a one on one basis; Great Problem Support submitter. Libby Heumann – Trained Evergreen Circulation staff; Input helped refine the new system; Millennium Ambassador. Jan Hastings – Trainer; Millennium Ambassador; Catalog proof reader. Carol Hubert – ILS Committee Member; ILS Selection Committee member; Millennium Ambassador. Michele Hussli – Staff Day Training Organizer Barb Jarvis – Loan Rule Queen; Trainer; WOW contributor; Ellen Jennings – Staff Day Training Organizer; Trainer; Created sample patrons for training purposes. Andrea Johnson – Queen of Inspiration; ILS Selection Committee; ILS Committee; Core Implementation Team; IDT Committee; Parameter Team; Member of the Web Pac Customization committee; Word of the Week contributor; Snacker of the Month coordinator. Terry Johnson– Attended training. Jayne Kent - Learned new ILL system without assistance. Sandra Kline – Helped with periodicals; Millennium Ambassador. Colleen Koebel – Trainer; Collected Millennium tricks, tips and cheats for staff use. Donna Krause - Arranged a vendor training lunch. Jeanne Lamz – Backup Queen; Created backup procedure; Millennium Ambassador; I Luv Snacks frequent blog poster; Susan Lucci of Snacker of the month. Arlene Lane- Attended training. Karen Langridge – Attended training. Deb Lindahl – Ms. Millennium contestant. Bungy Lowry – Millennium Cheerleader. Alanna Little- Attended training. Erin Maassen – Member of the Web Pac Customization team; IDT member; Fantastic I Luv Snacks blog poster. Evan Mather – Created snack-themed CD for unveiling party; Created death-themed CD for wake. Mary Mellang – Trainer. Justin Metz – Helped set up for all Millennium training sessions. Gary Murphy – Helped set up for all Millennium training sessions. Lisa Newell– Attended training. Katie Oakes – Ms. Millennium Contestant; Millennium Cheerleader. Katie Olsen – The People’s Princess; ILS Selection committee; ILS Committee; Core Implementation Team; Head of the IDT Committee; Head of the Web Pac Customization committee; Word of the Week contributor; Parameter Team; Trained the trainers; Trainer. Carol Opsal – Attended training. Nancy Osborne – Attended training. Gaby Pantle – Accommodated the Meeting Room schedule around Millennium Training sessions. Susie Pasini – Trainer; Staff Day Training Organizer. Blake Peacock– Attended training. Bill Penne – Millennium Cheerleader. Chris Popoli – Headed the Staff Day Training Committee; Coordinated catalog assistance volunteers. Rose Prouty – learned ILL system without extra training; didn’t leave us in frustration; Cheerleader. Connie Regan – Millennium Ambassador. Caroline Roberts – Gave good training suggestions. Marcy Rodriguez – ILS Committee member; Parameter Team; Provided valuable advise for the ILS migration based on prior experience; Assisted with the creation of Millennium tips and tricks sheets. Amany Rostom– Attended training. Lisa Rusch – Assisted in cleaning up GEAC patron records; Oversaw Word of the Week contributions; Millennium Cheerleader. Haley Samuelson– Attended training. Chris Scherman – Handled all IT responsibilities during the ILS process. Sonia Schoenfield – Millennium Trainer; Staff Day Training Organizer. Jane Seidman– Attended training. Nancy Shepherd – Attended training. Seethalakshmi Sivaram – Attended training. Pam Skittino – Empress of All. Head ILS Selection Committee; Head ILS Committee; Head of Core Implementation team; Parameter Team. Mary Ellen Stembal – ILS Selection Committee; ILS Committee; Provided M&Ms for conference calls; negotiated contract with III. Karen Sterly – Donated boxes for training supplies Pam Strain – Attended vendor training. Eileen Sullivan – Provided headphones for training laptops. Gail Tanimura – Trainer; Millennium Ambassador. Mary Tompson- Attended training. Matilda To- Attended training. Andy Traynor – The King of Pretty; Member of the Web Pac Customization committee; Designed all the icons and buttons in the new catalog. Jane Trump – Member of the Web Pac Customization team; Research Pro set up; Millennium Trainer; Word of the Week Contributor. Elaine Quinn – Attended training. Danielle Quist- Attended ILS meetings; Trainer. Cindy Ugaste – Trainer; Millennium Ambassador. Joseph Ugaste- Volunteered and trained to be a patron catalog assistant. Virginia Walker – Learned Serials application; Entered a huge amount of magazine subscription cards. Linda Weagley– Attended training. Debbie Willgress- Trainer. Carol Zwolski – Attended vendor training.