{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Chadwell named new Corbin Library Director &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9xqPjw7Bne\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/chadwell-named-new-corbin-library-director\/\">Chadwell named new Corbin Library Director<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/chadwell-named-new-corbin-library-director\/embed\/#?secret=9xqPjw7Bne\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Chadwell named new Corbin Library Director&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"9xqPjw7Bne\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Chadwell, who works at a local accounting firm that has kept the library\u2019s books, was selected from among eight applicants that received interviews. \u201cI\u2019m very excited,\u201d Chadwell said following the board\u2019s vote at a special called meeting. \u201cCorbin is my home. I have grown up here.\u201d \u201cI would not go anywhere else.\u201d Chadwell said she became more interested in the library after she began attending board meetings in May as part of her bookkeeping duties. \u201cI would get excited about ideas and I want to be a part of this,\u201d talking about the annex and the upcoming expansion.\u201d I want to look for more ways to engage the community,\u201d Chadwell said when asked what led her to apply for the position. Following the interviews, the board met in executive sessions on at least three different occasions to discuss the applicants. \u201cThis has been going on since August,\u201d Board Chair Brenda Jones said of the search for the new director. Board members Rob Mitchell and Anne Hoskins said Chadwell\u2019s notoriety in the community and her involvement in the community are two of the things that separated her from the other applicants. \u201cShe already knows how to move our library forward and how to help us in the next phase as we move into the annex,\u201d Jones added Chadwell said one of the things the board members said they wanted in a director was someone that could run a business. \u201cThat is where I have a lot of years of experience,\u201d Chadwell said explaining she spent 12 years running a pathology lab. While doing the library\u2019s books, Chadwell said there were several instances where she believed the library could be doing something in a better way. \u201cI pointed stuff out and said we could do this or we could do that,\u201d Chadwell said. \u201cThe board liked that I not only questioned things, but I brought suggestions.\u201d Chadwell said she has been searching other library websites and compiling a list of things that they offer that Corbin doesn&#8217;t. \u201cI love looking at what other people are doing. I think that is a good way to learn,\u201d Chadwell said.. \u201cEverything, of course, isn\u2019t going to fit our community. But I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing what I can bring to it,\u201d Chadwell added. Chadwell said her first order of business is to get settled into the job and learn what everyone\u2019s role is. One of the programs she is already looking at involves ways to improve is the summer reading program. \u201cNot just in our library, but across the country, the program is huge,\u201d Chadwell said adding it has the support of the local school systems because it helps keep students from regressing academically during the summer break. \u201cEven though it seems early to be talking about that in December, it isn\u2019t because I hope to look at some fresh ideas. Chadwell said as director, she is willing to take into consideration any and all suggestions from the public to make the library better. When asked about expanding the library\u2019s hours, Chadwell said she would not be opposed if it is something that is needed in the community. \u201cWe would have to research the need,\u201d Chadwell said adding she has regularly seen a sizeable crowd at the library right up until closing time. The board took a moment to recognize Interim Director Anna Smith, who has been overseeing the library since May. \u201cWe appreciate it, more than you know. You have done a wonderful job.\u201d Jones told Smith who was in attendance at Thursday\u2019s meeting. &nbsp; Smith took the position following the resignation of Heather Croley Fore. However, Smith made it clear that she was not interested in taking the position on a full-time basis."}