Shea delivers thoughtful, intelligent leadership

Let me take a moment to talk about our library, and specifically how much I hope to see Susan Shea reelected to its board.

Like all Sandpoint residents, I love our library. I love the enormous, well-curated collection, especially the digital collection that’s kept me company on long business trips. I love the programs and community services, which I used recently to get my ham radio license. I’m an engineer, so I love the Makerspace and the opportunities the library is providing to kids wanting to enter STEAM fields.

Most of all, as a citizen of Sandpoint, I love how the library is able to provide all these fantastic amenities inside a tight, thorough, and well-controlled budget. Let’s not forget: the library hasn’t needed to increase its budget, and has still been able to expand its offerings.

Susan Shea deserves a huge amount of credit for the steady, intelligent and thoughtful leadership she’s provided in her tenure to date as a member of the library board. I, for one, would love to see that leadership continue, so that we can continue to have the library we all love and the responsible governance of it that we all deserve.

HAL GATES

Sandpoint