In July 2005, Governor Doyle re-appointed Affinity Library Services Director, Mary Bayorgeon to COLAND, The Council on Library and Network Development.
As an outstanding member of COLAND, Ms. Bayorgeon has served the Council, the Governor and the people of Wisconsin for several years. During that time, she has networked with libraries and librarians in the Fox Valley and throughout Wisconsin serving the needs of people in schools, hospitals, public and academic libraries on such projects as WISCAT, Badgerlink and Wiscat Inter-Library Loan.
Hospital libraries (including The Affinity Libraries) are a valuable asset to Wisconsin residents because many are open to the public free of charge and help keep the public informed consumers of health care. Hospital libraries also provide consumer health and patient education information on preventive care which can help keep health care costs down. Therefore, a hospital librarian is a valuable voice on COLAND.
