Per the KLAS Users' Group Bylaws, upon the vacancy of an officer position an election must be held to replace the outgoing officer. As such, we are now conducting an election for the office of President of the KLAS Users' Group.Please meet your candidate for the open Users' Group President position. Also, since Crystal is our current Vice President and only candidate for President, we're also seeking nominations for Vice President. A link to vote for President and to nominate individuals to fulfill the soon to be vacant office of Vice President will be sent to each KLAS organization / library's designated representative in the near future.
KLAS Users' Group President Candidate
Crystal Grimes, Customer Service Coordinator, Oregon Talking Book and Braille Library
Biography:
Crystal Grimes is the Customer Service Coordinator for the Oregon Talking Book and Braille Library at the State Library of Oregon. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from Western Oregon University and a Masters in Library Science from Emporia State University. Crystal has been at the Talking Book Library since 2012 where she started as a Circulation Technician and has had her current position since 2018. Her current position at the library is defined by customer service, reader’s advisory, and setting up new patron accounts. Crystal is currently serving on two Keystone committees, the Programming Committee and the KLAS Development Advisory Committee (KDAC). In her spare time Crystal loves to read (fantasy is a favorite but she will read anything) and play video games.
Statement of Goals:
I’m very excited to work with Keystone and the User group as President. I think this is a great opportunity for me to learn more about our user group and to present their ideas and be their representative. A goal that I have is to encourage KLAS users to be active in their own learning and experience using KLAS. I want to promote learning and active participation in the KLAS conferences and on the KLASusers web forum. Since I am on the programming committee, I can also bring forward learning ideas from users and help to bring them into creation. I want to be an active listener to the users because this group has a lot of experience and ingenuity, and it deserves to be shared and recognized.
