Whom to Call

The phone number for the MLS headquarters in Burr Ridge is (630) 734-5000. MLS office hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. You may directly call any MLS staff member listed below by dialing (630) 734 and then the appropriate extension number.

Topic Area Contact
Extension

Administration

Executive Director Su Bochenski
5129
MLS Advisory Committee Su Bochenski
5129
Board of Directors Su Bochenski
5129
Membership directory Wesley Smith
5136

Consulting

Academic Advisory    
Annual Reports - Public & School    
Budgets (public library)    
Building & Construction Grants    
Friends of the Library  
Giveaways (to advertise)    
Group Purchases (non-billing questions)    
Illinois State Library grants    
INFOPASS/DATAPASS    
Library legislation    
Membership - All types (academic, public, school & special)    
MLS Newsletter    
Policies - samples    
Public Library Administration/ Board issues    
Public Library Per Capita Grants    
Reference Service Advisory Committee    
School Advisory    
School Library Per Capita Grants    
Summer Reading    
Vendor discount list    
Virtual Reference    
Youth Services Advisory Committee    

Continuing Education

Department Manager    
Convenience classes    
Interlibrary Loan training Kate Boyle
5162
Scheduling Meeting Rooms    
SWAN training Kate Boyle
5162
Teleconferences/Videoconferences    
Workshop registration    

Delivery (Department phone: 630.734.5152)

Department Manager Randy Patka
5140

Finance (Department phone: 630.734.5115)

Billing / Payments Mary Holtrop
5114

Human Resources

Personnel inquiries Su Bochenski
5129

Information Technology

Career Central (job searches, job ads) Wesley Smith
5136
MLS Website Wesley Smith
5136
Website Hosting Wesley Smith
5136
Logins, New (for L2 Membership Directory)    
E-Rate Technology Plans Su Bochenski
5129

Resource Sharing (Interlibrary Loan/Reciprocal Borrowing) (Department phone: 630.734.5160)

Department Manager Kate Boyle
5162
"Your Library Card" Edlyn LeFevour
5161
EBSCOhost Kate Boyle
5162
FirstSearch Kate Boyle
5162
Interlibrary Loan requests Interlibrary Loan
Department phone
5160
ILDS labels
Interlibrary Loan book bands
I-SHARE Kate Boyle
5162
Lost Books - Reciprocal Borrowing Edlyn LeFevour
5161
OCLC Loans Interlibrary Loan
5160
Overdues - ILL and Reciprocal borrowing patrons Edlyn LeFevour
5161
Periodicals/Union List of Serials Kate Boyle
5162
Reciprocal Borrowing Edlyn LeFevour
5161
SILO (Serials of Illinois Libraries Online) Kate Boyle
5162

SWAN (also see the SWAN Whom to Call list)

Director of SWAN Services Aaron Skog
5122
SWAN Database Manager Tony Siciliano
5143
SWAN Database Maintenance Department Department phone
5180
SWAN Software & Training Department Department phone
5175
SWAN Member Services Consultant Renee Clanton
5169
Beverly Curley
5163
SWAN Member Services Manager Kate Boyle
5162
SWAN Special Projects Assistant Mary Lou Coffman
5157
SWAN Internet-access contact Kate Boyle
5162
Overdue notices - SWAN Computer Room
5153
SWAN problems/questions Computer Room
5153