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Jan
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Experienced library professional consultant
since 1991. Former Minneapolis Public
Library administrator, Minnesota State
Library administrator and consultant, and
current private consultant who has worked
with over 100 public library jurisdictions
in 18 states and internationally.
Experience includes:
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Facility Needs Assessments
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Strategic Planning 
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Community Surveys
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Governance Studies
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Organizational Structure
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Facility Master Plans
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Library
Building Programs
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Focus
Group Facilitation -
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Community
Surveys
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Staffing and
Budgeting
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Plan
Review
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Space Planning
Former President of Minnesota Library
Association, Councilor of the American
Library Association, Board member Library
Administration and Management Association
and Public Library Association. Author &
editor of various publications including
earlier editions of the Minnesota Public
Library Trustee Handbook. Affiliated with
Robert H. Rohlf Associates on numerous
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Melissa Brechon (mjb@libraryconsulting.org) |
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Creative and resourceful Library
Administrator with over 25 years of
combined Library Board development,
project management and facility
planning experience. Specific
experience in all aspects of library
operations include:
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Building
Program Development &
Construction 
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Community Needs Assessments and
Visioning
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Library Funding identification
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Library Foundations
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Library Operations and Service
Delivery
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Collection Planning &
Development
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Library Board Policy Review
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Library Budgeting
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Strategic Planning
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Focus Group facilitation
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Mixed Use Library Facility
Experience
Serves on the Board of Directors of
the Metropolitan Regional Arts
Council, Friends of the College of
St. Catherine Library, District 112
Beacon Council, Minnesota Library
Association, Chaska Rotary and
Metropolitan Library Service
Agency.
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Kay K.Runge (kkrunge@libraryconsulting.org) |
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Kay K. Runge is a library building and
funding consultant and an experienced
professional public library administrator.
She served as director of the Des Moines
(IA) Public Library , Davenport (IA) Public
Libraryand
the Scott County Library System (IA) Her
extensive experience in planning library
facilities include the $33 million new
Central library building in Des Moines, $6
million renovation/additions for 4 branch
libraries in Des Moines and $1 million
renovation of a Special
Collections/Genealogy Department at the
main Library and the design of a Branch
Library in Davenport. Kay served as
President of the Public Library Association
in 2000. Kay has been a guest lecturer at
the University of Iowa Library School and
serves on the University's Library School
Advisory Board. Her community work has
included: Wells
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and Davenport, Des Moines and Davenport
Public Library Foundation Boards, Greater
Des Moines Leadership Institute and
Leadership Iowa, Downtown Development
Corporation Boards of Des Moines and
Davenport. Other involvement includes: Iowa
State University Foundation Board of
Governors and Alumni Board and Iowa State
University College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences Advisory Board, Chair of the Iowa
Public Radio Board of Directors, Chair of
the Kaplan University Board of Trustees,
and elected councilor to the American
Library Association. Her expertise is in
library buildings, management and
fundraising. Her email is: kkrunge@libraryconsulting.org
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Barry Petit (winpet@aol.com)
Architect. Designed and managed 18
library projects since 1986 providing him
the experience and language to work with
architects, engineers and contractors.
Specific experience in all aspects of
library design and construction including:
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RFQ & RFP writing
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Site Selection
Analysis
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Preliminary Site Planning
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Computer graphic Imaging
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Preliminary Estimating
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Referendum Planning
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Preliminary Code analysis
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Referendum Presentation
Literature
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Automated Material Planning
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Architect Search/Selection
Process
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Architect Contract Negotiations
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Owner Project Representative
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Lynn Barnhouse (email lynn@barnhouseoffice.com)
Space
planner and interior designer for libraries
since 1984. Lynn has provided planning and
design services for more than 35 public and
academic libraries in the US. She is adept
at working within financial constraints and
has experience with new construction,
remodeling and renovation projects large and
small. Lynn is a Certified Interior Designer
in the state of Minnesota.
Other
important areas of experience are:
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Planning and specifying automated book
handling systems
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Extensive knowledge of library furniture and
equipment
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Understands library operations and plans
efficient workrooms, service desks and
collection areas
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Involved from inception to completion with
various architectural firms on library
projects
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John Bielinski (jsbielinski@gmail.com)
Ph.D. statistician and evaluator with 15+
years experience conducting educational
research, developing educational
assessments, and evaluating programs.
Former test development director at Pearson
responsible for all phases of development
from concept formation through manual
development and publication. Current
private consultant providing statistical
analysis and program evaluation services to
a variety of clients and organizations.
Specific expertise includes:
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Multilevel modeling
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- Program Evaluation
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Planning
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Norms Development
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Gretchen Wronka (send
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Experienced
Library professional in planning library
services, staffing and spaces with
particular specialization in Youth Services.
Currently coordinates youth services and
outreach services in the 26 branches of the
Hennepin County Library (MN) system which is
consistently ranked among the leading public
libraries in the US. Her work has included
overseeing operations of a Readmobile that
visits family childcare providers and early
childhood development sites; directs
extensive outreach services to nursing homes
and correctional facilities, mail services
to homebound and targeted services to new
immigrants. Past-President of the
Association for Library Service to Children,
a division of the American Library
Association and member of many state and
national councils relating to youth services
including the MN Governor’s Council on
Reading Excellence, University of
Minnesota’s Advisory Council to the Center
for Early Education and Development Early
Literacy Training Project, .University of
Minnesota Consortium for Children, Youth and
Families, the Minnesota Council for
Children, Youth and Families and the
Advisory Council to the Office of Library
Development and Services Past President ,
Legislative Chair, and Chapter Councilor of
the Minnesota Library Association (MLA).
Consulting with various libraries since
1986. Send email for full resume.
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