The Municipality of Chatham-Kent and Chatham-Kent Public Library Board have employed Heidi Wyma as CEO/Chief Librarian of the Chatham-Kent Public Library (CKPL).
“Heidi’s expertise at each CKPL and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, in addition to her connections with the broader public library neighborhood, imply that she is educated of the local weather inside which public libraries function at this time and is well-placed to make sure that libraries proceed to play an important position in building neighborhood tradition and connections,” Director of Community Culture & Connections for Chatham-Kent, Audrey Ansell mentioned.
Ansell instructed CK News Today that the CKPL is well-placed for the long run on account of a robust basis and a variety of “companies and areas that evolve to fulfill residents’ wants.”
The public library is current in 11 communities throughout Chatham-Kent. Ansell referred to the library branches as “welcoming areas and neighborhood hubs.”
“The library provides a variety of supplies and residents cannot solely borrow books and films, additionally they have access to in depth digital assets too,” Ansell defined.
“Add on a variety of programming – from colouring to chess membership and films to spice membership – that’s available with a library card to customers of all ages, and it is clear that CKPL may be very a lot a part of Chatham-Kent’s neighborhood tradition,” she added.
Ansell believes that Wyma will proceed to build on the standard library service developed by outgoing Chief Librarian, Tania Sharpe.
“The library’s success is in no small half due to collaboration among the many group, and being accustomed to lots of them having spent 13 years working at CKPL, Heidi will proceed with this spirit,” she added.
Wyma has a Master of Library and Information Science from Western University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Ottawa. She has been on a number of native boards and committees and has been working with the Municipality of Chatham-Kent since August 2009.
Wyma will change Sharpe, who’s retiring after 30 years, as of December 1, 2023.
