By Liz Holbrook
Feb 4, 2021 5:56 PM
Logo for the Marathon County Public Library System. (Photo courtesy of the Marathon County Public Library and Facebook)
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) â The process to change library systems for the Marathon County Public Library is going to take a little bit longer.
At Thursdayâs meeting of the Marathon County Extension, Education, and Economic Development Committee the committee was agendized to set a date for a public hearing. The public hearing would be for the Marathon County Public Library Boardâs Recommendation to move library systems to the South Central Library System.
Committee Chair and District 20 Supervisor Sara Guild said she had received an email request from the Library Board in the morning to postpone setting a date for the public hearing. âThey would like to continue conversations at the Library Board level to gather additional information before a public hearing is scheduled.â
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Demmer Memorial Library Director Erica Brewster stands at a computer behind the front desk as she checks in recently returned books. She’s proud of services the Three Lakes library has continued to offer throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
“A lot of libraries are working to do creative services and outreach during the pandemic, homeschooling support, and other services that really we’ve had a great opportunity to learn in this year from the pandemic experience and we think we could come out of this so much stronger,” said Brewster.
She fears some of the services could take a hit with something out of her control.