Westchester Library System Welcomes New Board Of Trustees Member

From the Westchester Library System: The Westchester Library System (WLS) welcomes Bernie Seiler of Mount Kisco as the District III representative covering Bedford Hills, Chappaqua, Katonah and Mount Kisco, who is filling an unexpired term that ends 12/31/2021.

Mr. Seiler is a 32-year resident of Mount Kisco with his wife Mary and has been an active member of the community. Currently serving as treasurer of the Mount Kisco Public Library Board of Trustees, Mr. Seiler was a 10-year member of the Mount Kisco Architectural Review Board as well as other civic organizations. Mr. Seiler attended Officer’s Candidate School, U.S. Army in Fort Knox, and served in Vietnam and Cambodia as a 1st Lieutenant with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. He received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star with “V” Device; and he continues to champion various veterans’ causes with the Veteran Administration’s Hudson Valley Healthcare System in Montrose, NY.

A retired, 12-year employee of the H.W. Wilson Company (publishing), Mr. Seiler was the Product Manager for WilsonWeb, the online search engine for 80+ databases marketed to public, academic, school and special libraries. During that time, he was an active member of the American Library Association and the Library Information Technology Association and regularly participated in library education, industry trade shows, product development and product introduction events.

Mr. Seiler received his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Indiana University in Bloomington; his Masters of Arts degree in Marketing at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana; and a Masters in Business Administration in Information Systems at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York.

“We are pleased to have such an extraordinary individual join our Board,” said Terry Kirchner, WLS Executive Director. “His expertise and community involvement will add a new perspective to the Westchester Library System.”

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