Media Contact: Susan Hanson, Communications Manager (360) 704-4507 or Leanne Ingle, Communications Specialist (360) 704-4508, outside Thurston County calling area: (877) 284-6237.

The Timberland Regional Library Board of Trustees will host public open houses in Grays Harbor, Mason and Pacific counties to welcome new Director Jodi Reng.

The open houses will be:

Wednesday, December 3 from 2-4 p.m. at the Aberdeen Timberland Library, 121 E Market St.

Thursday, December 4 from 2-4 p.m. at the Shelton Timberland Library, 710 W. Alder.

Friday, December 5 from 11a.m. to noon at the South Bend Timberland Library 1^st and Pacific.

Friday, December 5 from 2-4 p.m. at the Ilwaco Timberland Library 158 1^st Ave N.

Ms. Reng began work on November 3. She most recently served as the Director of the Plum Creek Library System in southwestern Minnesota, a regional system of 26 libraries in nine counties. She has 18 years of library experience—16 in public libraries (13 as director in multi-branch library systems) and two in a school library. Her prior library positions were all located in Washington State. She holds a Masters in Library Science from the University of Washington and certificates in teaching and school media from Eastern Washington University.

For additional information, call 1-877-284-6237.

###

Timberland Regional Library serves five counties—Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific and Thurston counties through 27 libraries and six Cooperative Library Centers.