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Updated: 7/3/2009 12:24:08 AM
Harmer hired as new library director

The Chelsea District Library board of trustees announced this week that William (Bill) Harmer was offered and has accepted the position of director of Chelsea District Library.
Harmer, who is currently head of adult services at the Chelsea District Library, has taken an active role in putting a face on the library and forming partnerships with non-profit organizations, city government, local schools, media, business and other stakeholders. In the short span of three years, Harmer helped lead the Chelsea District Library to be named Library Journal’s Best Small Library in America 2008. He was named one of Library Journal’s “Movers & Shakers” for 2009.
In addition to innovative programming, Harmer has been invited to present at numerous conferences over the past years. Most recently, he attended the Idaho Library Association as a Keynote Speaker and the Alaska Library Association Annual Conference as a workshop presenter. He is also active in professional library organizations such as the Michigan Library Association (MLA) and the American Library Association (ALA).
Actively involved in the Chelsea community, Harmer is a member of the Chelsea Lions Club, the marketing coordinator for Chelsea SummerFest and on the planning committee for Chelsea Sounds & Sights. Harmer received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Eastern Michigan University and a Masters of Library and Information Science from Wayne State University.
He will work with Interim Director Linda Ballard to transition into his new position by Sept. 1.

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