BiblioTech 5

Secretary WhiteBiblioTech: Episode 5
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and
Director of the Illinois State Library Anne Craig
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This is podcast #5 of BiblioTech – the podcast for future looking library users and staff.  Joining Roland Johnson of the Kankakee Public Library is Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White and Director of the Illinois State Library Anne Craig. 

Prior to his election as Secretary of State, Jesse White served as Cook County Recorder of Deeds and served 16 years in the Illinois General Assembly. In 1959, Secretary White founded the internationally known Jesse White Tumbling Team to serve as a positive alternative for children residing in and around the Chicago area.  He was also paratrooper in the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division and served in the Illinois National Guard. He played professional baseball with the Chicago Cubs organization, which was followed by a 33-year career with the Chicago public school system as a teacher and administrator.

Anne Craig has served as director of the Illinois State Library since May 2005.  Before her appointment, Miss Craig held several posts at the State Library, including; Associate Director for Library Automation and Technology, the Coordinator of Public Services, the ILLINET/OCLC Network Coordinator and Reference Librarian.  Prior to joining the State Library she worked at Founders Memorial Library at Northern Illinois University.

This podcast was recorded on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 in Secretary White’s office at the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago IL. 17 min. 26 sec.

Illinois Secretary of State Website

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Michael Stephens-Allison Beasley-Steve Bertrand
L to R: KPL Proj. Next Generation Coordinator Roland Johnson , State Library Director Anne Craig, Secretary of State Jesse White, KPL Director Cynthia Fuerst, and KPL Asst. Director Stephen Bertrand

 

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