Mark Pond
With more than fifteen years of experience working with public libraries (and the majority of that spent serving his local businesses), Mark has a depth of experience when it comes to positioning public libraries as valued and trusted assets of local business communities.
Although public libraries serve multiple constituencies, the library's cultivation of businesses as library customers, partners and ultimately, supporters, holds a great deal of promise. Taken as a whole, the business community tends to closely examine the return on their public investment dollars. When libraries concretely and directly demonstrate their value to the business community, libraries immediately gain a vocal and influential block of political supporters, many of whom who have not set foot in a physical library building for decades.
Although public libraries serve multiple constituencies, the library's cultivation of businesses as library customers, partners and ultimately, supporters, holds a great deal of promise. Taken as a whole, the business community tends to closely examine the return on their public investment dollars. When libraries concretely and directly demonstrate their value to the business community, libraries immediately gain a vocal and influential block of political supporters, many of whom who have not set foot in a physical library building for decades.
As a result of his long experience in public libraries, Mark also has a wealth of experience in general reference and staff training. This experience extends to instruction, as well as issues around intellectual freedom.
Growing up on a small ranch in northeastern Washington, Mark read what was readily available: the entire Louis L'Amour oeuvre. That was where, as a six year old, he first encountered the word "contemplate" and he fell in love with both the sound and the concept of the word.
That has since translated into Mark walking to work for his morning commute, playing and practicing his ukulele as he goes. He's pretty sure there's a direct connection there. Somewhere.
Growing up on a small ranch in northeastern Washington, Mark read what was readily available: the entire Louis L'Amour oeuvre. That was where, as a six year old, he first encountered the word "contemplate" and he fell in love with both the sound and the concept of the word.
That has since translated into Mark walking to work for his morning commute, playing and practicing his ukulele as he goes. He's pretty sure there's a direct connection there. Somewhere.