Meet the MDL Board: Fritz Swanson Manchester Township

Fritz Swanson

submitted by Quintessa Gallinat, Manchester District Library

The Manchester District Library Board of Trustees is an all-volunteer governing body made up of two members from each of the library’s participating service areas: Manchester Village, Manchester Township, Bridgewater Township, and Freedom Township. Trustees create and oversee library policies, administer the budget, and set the strategic plan.

Fritz Swanson, whose hometown is Parma, moved to Manchester in 2002. He’s taught in the English Department at the University of Michigan since 2001, in addition to being a writer, a printmaker, and a student of printing and publishing history.

Swanson joined the MDL Board of Trustees in 2011 to serve the community and support the library, and currently serves as the Secretary. His favorite thing about the library? “I love the interlibrary loan process — the access to such a wide array of materials — and the online materials we can use.”

Members of the public are welcome to attend the monthly meetings, held in the Village Chambers of the Community Building on the second Thursday of each month. To learn more or to contact a member of the MDL Board of Trustees, visit manchesterlibrary.info/board-of-trustees.html.

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and founder of the Manchester Mirror.