Library candidates stress digital access, contract oversight and fundraising during Park Ridge interviews

Jul 7, 2025

Across interviews, candidates emphasized strengthening digital services, overseeing an upcoming IT vendor selection, exploring fundraising via a foundation, and careful decisions about facility changes and social-service partnerships.

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During interviews at the Mayor’s Advisory Board meeting on July 7, 2025, several Library Board candidates raised shared priorities for the library’s next phase. Digital-services support and contract oversight were recurring themes: Andy Han said his IT and communications background could help with vendor selection and digital services, while other candidates urged improved digital-literacy programs for all ages.

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