- Date
- 2022-01-20
- Kind
- Organizational transition
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- librarygovernanceemploymentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In January 2022, the Beaver Island District Library appointed Jacqueline LaFreniere Assistant Director, added Erin Martin-Holmes to its Board of Trustees, and announced that longtime Director Patrick McGinnity would step down in spring. The Board began a search for his successor. A named participant’s follow-up report says the June 30 appreciation and welcome event recognized McGinnity, LaFreniere, and trustee John Fiegen, with nearly 100 people attending.
Evidence limits
These are direct Library Board announcements. They establish appointments and a planned leadership search, but not the township resolution, final departure, or later operational effects. The June follow-up is a named participant’s account rather than official minutes; “nearly 100” should be treated as an approximate reported attendance figure.
Sources
- The Board announced that Jacqueline LaFreniere would become Library Director on April 1, 2022, and that Patrick McGinnity’s resignation would take effect at the close of business March 31. It establishes the planned succession and named dates; no later employment record is held here.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 17 · t017034
- The Library announced Jacqueline LaFreniere’s appointment as Assistant Director effective January 20 and Erin Martin-Holmes’s appointment by Peaine Township to a vacant Library Board seat. These are institutional announcements; the archive does not preserve the township appointment resolution or later board activity.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t016985
- The Library announced Jacqueline LaFreniere’s appointment as Assistant Director effective January 20 and Erin Martin-Holmes’s appointment by Peaine Township to a vacant Library Board seat. These are institutional announcements; the archive does not preserve the township appointment resolution or later board activity.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t016988
- The Board announced Patrick McGinnity’s plan to step down as director in spring 2022, named LaFreniere Assistant Director during the transition, and opened applications through February 15. It establishes the planned transition and search, not the eventual hire or departure date.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 16 · t017001
- The Library posted June 30, 2022 as a save-the-date during the leadership transition. The preserved post does not state the event’s purpose or venue; the earlier February notice had described a planned combined appreciation and congratulatory event.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 17 · t017166
- The Library invited the island to thank Patrick McGinnity and congratulate Jacque LaFreniere, with reminders before June 30. The archived text does not preserve the venue, program, attendance, or remarks.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 17 · t017196
- A participant report says the June 30 appreciation and welcome event honored Patrick McGinnity, welcomed Jacque LaFreniere as the new director, honored trustee John Fiegen, and drew nearly 100 people. This is useful follow-up evidence from a named forum participant, but not an official attendance register or minutes.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 17 · t017250
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island District Library changes leadership and adds a trustee, 2022”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-district-library-leadership-transition-2022/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island District Library Board of Trustees, “Even More Changes at the BIDL,” Beaver Island Forum, February 24, 2022. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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