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Subject; News Release -Butte County Appoints Interim Library Director
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Please see the attached news release.
Oro~ille, CA-Butte County officials announced the appointment of Jan Christofferson as Interim Lihrary
Director effective November 8, 2011. She replaces Linda Mielke, who resigned to accept an appointment as the
director of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System and the James Prendergast Library Association in
Jamestown, New Yark.
25 COUNTY CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 200 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
OROVII.,LE, CALIFORNIA 95965-3380 BILL coN1~ELLY
Telephone: {530} 538-7631 Fax; (530) 538-7120 LARRY WAHL
MAUREEN KIRK
5TEVE LAMBERT
KIM K. YAMAGUCHI
PAUL HAHN
Chief Administrative pfficer
Butte County Appoints Interim Library Director
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 2, 2011 -11:00 a.m.
Contact: Sang Kim (530) 538-3875
Orovilie, CA -Butte County officials announced the appointment of Jan Christofferson as Interim
Library Director effective November S, 2011. She replaces Linda Mielke, who resigned to accept an
appointment as the director of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System and the James
Prendergast Library Association in Jamestown, New Yark.
Ms. Christofferson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from California State University-
Chico and a Masters degree in Public Adminisixation from the University of Southern California.
Ms. Christofferson worked for Yuba County for 21 years in various executive positions including
the last six years as the County Administrator. She left Yuba County to serve as the Chief Executive
Off cer for Placer County, where she later retired.
Since retirement, Ms. Christofferson has served in a number of interim positions in Nevada County,
including Director of Child Support Services, Director of Sanitation, Director of Planning, and
Director of Transportation and Planning. Ms. Christofferson also served as the Interim Human
Resources Director here in Butte County.
Ms. Christofferson will begin her temporary assignment in Butte County providing leadership to the
Library system, while evaluating the options for maintaining a thriving library system in the long-
term. She will work with community stakeholders and staff to dune what is needed to lead the
Library into the future. "Ms. Christofferson brings extensive leadership and county experience to our
Library system," said Paul Hahn, Butte County Chief Administrative Officer. "Though she does not
hold a Masters in Library Science, she will be supported by dedicated and capable library staff as
well as County leadership while she leads the Library system during this transition period."
It is anticipated that Ms. Christofferson will serve as Interim Library Director for five to six months.
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