LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Judy Meyer

Judy Meyer is the epitome of a selfless community volunteer and deserves to be re-elected to the Board of Trustees of the Community Library Network. Judy’s resume is impressive and includes serving on the NIC Board for 22 years, on the board of directors of Blue Cross of Idaho, as well as the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Meyer was a founder and board member of Hospice of North Idaho. She served for 12 years on the board of the Idaho State Historical Society, is on the Idaho Public Television Advisory Board, and she is a founding member of Idaho Business for Education. Judy Meyer was also on the State Board of Education appointed by Gov. Andrus, as well as the Hospice Board, the Idaho State Historical Society Board, and is one of the founders of Idaho Business for Education.

Judy and her husband Steve have given much financially to the community including a million-dollar donation to North Idaho College for which the Health and Science building is named after them.

Judy Meyer states better than I do her reasons for running for re-election and concerns about the partisan politicalization of the library board: “There are some in our community who would like to take over the Kootenai County institutions and turn them into organizations that reflect their political, social, or religious views. We are seeing this at NIC, where the college’s accreditation is currently in jeopardy. I am running for re-election so our libraries will continue to serve everyone. That means no political, social, or religious agendas imposed on our patrons.”

Please ignore the partisan checklists you receive in the mail or are handed at your polling place and vote for competence and experience. Please re-elect Judy Meyer as a trustee of the Community Library network.

TOM HEARN

Kootenai County