FONTANA, CA (October 26, 2023) – As part of our commitment to all libraries – no matter what their size – Auto-Graphics is proud to sponsor the “Kansas Best Small Library” award for 2023. This year’s winner of the award is Marion City Library in Marion, KS.
Each year, the Kansas Library Association seeks entries from public libraries serving a population of 5,000 or less that offer creative services, programs, and activities for their community. The winning library is chosen by a committee of distinguished librarians from around the state. Although only one library receives the award, all entries received by KLA are kept and used to share ideas about services, programs, and activities that can be replicated in other Kansas public libraries.
Marion City Library’s application included descriptions of numerous children’s and adult programs as well as community projects and enhancements to the library’s collection. The library also acknowledged their patrons and community as integral to their continued success. Visit the Marion City Library website to see all the activities they offer.
Along with the recognition from the Kansas Library Association, Marion City Library will receive a check from Auto-Graphics in the amount of $500. The check will be presented by Auto-Graphics’ VP of Sales & Marketing, Albert Flores, at the Kansas Library Association Annual Conference held in Wichita November 1-3.
For more information on the Kansas Best Small Library award and past winning libraries, please visit the KLA website.
President
Customer Service Manager
Product Manager – VERSO
Product Manager, SHAREit
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operations Officer
Mr. Hicks, CPA, has been a director since February 2012. Mr. Hicks is Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Hicks has been a practicing certified public accountant for over twenty-five years in addition to partnering and managing both an underground construction company and real estate development business. Currently, Mr. Hicks is a founder and senior partner of Hicks & Williams, LLP a certified public accounting firm providing tax, audit and management consulting services to small and medium size clients across the nation.
Vice President of Sales
Mr. Heath has been a director since December 2012. Mr. Heath immigrated to California from Canada during the Internet commerce boom in 1999. Mr. Heath was formerly Vice President, Secondary Markets at Best Buy (2008-2010) and founded Dealtree.com in 1999, where he was CTO & COO from (2001-2010). Mr. Heath has developed expert system technologies for managing online sales channels and created several online marketplaces supporting secondary market sales. Mr. Heath is an Internet technology and business operations consultant and serves as President of Heath Investment Properties LLC. Mr. Heath is an active member of Rotary, and currently serves a Technology Director for District 5320 in Southern California.
Dr. Murphy has been a director since December 2012. He has over 20 years experience as a successful software executive specializing in high-growth SaaS companies. He currently is CEO of GVNG Technology and Practitioner of Strategy at the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School. Dr. Murphy is an active member on the board of directors for several early-stage and private equity owned companies. He received his MBA from Pepperdine University and his Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from the Alliance Manchester Business School at The University of Manchester.
Ken Kerr has been a director since April 2020. During his career, he served in a variety of leadership positions in sales, marketing, and operations with companies in startup, turnaround, and expansion. Most recently he was CEO/CFO of Advisys, Inc., a SaaS company providing financial planning solutions to Fortune 100 banks, brokerages and insurance companies, and thousands of independent financial advisers. He retired from Advisys in 2018 and now consults with businesses to improve profits and productivity through effective employee engagement strategies. Ken graduated Cum Laude from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in English Literature and has an MBA with an emphasis in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix.
Director of Customer Service and Quality Assurance
Controller
Product Manager, SHAREit – Customer Services
Product Manager, VERSO – Technical Services
Director of Information Technology