{"id":123228,"date":"2013-11-06T22:59:11","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T05:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-library-hires-new-director\/"},"modified":"2013-11-06T22:59:11","modified_gmt":"2013-11-07T05:59:11","slug":"dolores-library-hires-new-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/dolores-library-hires-new-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolores library hires new director"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Welcome Home! Debra Ely has been hired as the new director for the Dolores Library. She hails from Michigan, and will begin her post Jan. 1.<\/span>du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI was amazed at the beautiful building, showing everyone around me, \u2018Look! Look!'\u201d she said. \u201cThen when I learned how well it\u2019s managed inside, I knew it would be a great place to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ely brings a background in library science and education to Dolores. She overhauled school libraries in Michigan and is finishing her master\u2019s in library science from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a small town, this library offers an impressive amount of services. Carole and her staff did a fantastic job and she leaves big shoes to fill,\u201d she said of outgoing director Carole Arnold.<\/p>\n

Ely doesn\u2019t have big plans yet. She just moved to town, snagging a place on the river and settling in.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s checked out some materials, including on area hot springs, local hikes and the requisite John Fielder photo book, in order to familiarize herself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just taking it all in. I want to learn what the community needs are and then go from there,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Technology is a subject familiar with modern librarians, and Ely is no exception. But creating a balance between regular books with actual pages, and eBooks, digital magazines, and audio books is the key.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a whole generation that did not grow up with computers so there will always be a need and demand for standard books, \u201d Ely said. \u201cAt the same time, a library needs to have the technical know-how to show people how to use the latest devices.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the technically challenged, Ely finds one-on-one instruction works best, and is less embarrassing than a classroom setting.<\/p>\n

Ely\u2019s background in childhood education will foster the relationship that the library has with area schools.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to get more kids and teenagers in here. I think it is important to coordinate our collections to accommodate what students are studying in class,\u201d she said. \u201cFor younger students, the Internet is a good tool, but it is not all that is out there. There is a lot to be learned from books and research material.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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