This season the Crown Point Library has a lot to celebrate! The Board of Trustees recently appointed Selina Gomez- Beloz as the new director of the Crown Point Community Library. She replaces Lynn Frank who retired in August.
Gomez-Beloz is a service oriented leader with experience in building relationships within the community and helping to develop a diverse background of innovative library services to provide exceptional customer service. Originally from Lake County, Indiana, she is coming from Centralia, Washington where she was the Senior Library Manager of the Centralia location of the Timberland Regional Library system. The Timberland Regional Library System is a 27-branch district servicing 464,000 people with an $18 million annual budget. Gomez-Beloz’s location served 26,000 people. Gomez-Beloz is also active in REFORMA (the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking) and currently co-chairs the upcoming REFORMA national conference.
“From a large and very qualified and talented pool of applicants, the seven members of the Board of Trustees were unanimous in their selection of Selina Gomez-Beloz as the new director, “ said library board President Patrick Schuster. “Selina has both the leadership experience and personality to elevate the Crown Point Library as a destination and focal point in our community. This is an exciting time for the library and the Board sees many positive things to come at both the Crown Point and Winfield branches under Selina’s guidance.”
In addition to her Master’s in Library Science, Selina is currently working on her Master’s in Public Administration. “I am so very excited to be joining the Crown Point Community Library family,” said Gomez-Beloz on her appointment. “I am excited for the opportunity to lead the Library forward, to reinforce the value of the main branch and the Winfield branch to our community, and explore innovative services and programs for all. I'm originally from "the Region" and I look forward to coming home in this new step of my career adventure.”
Gomez-Beloz plans to arrive by January 5, 2015. The Friends of the Crown Point Library are planning a welcome reception in January for the community to meet the new director. More details to come.