SIOUX CITY’S PUBLIC LIBRARY IS BACK TO SQUARE ONE IN ITS SEARCH FOR A NEW LIBRARY DIRECTOR.
JIM WHARTON, HEAD OF THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SAYS AROUND 20 PEOPLE APPLIED TO REPLACE HELEN RIGDON AS LIBRARY DIRECTOR.
THE FIELD WAS NARROWED TO FOUR FINALISTS, BUT THREE WITHDREW FROM CONSIDERATION:
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WHARTON SAYS A NEW APPLICATION PROCESS WILL BEGIN SOON:
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BESIDES RIGDON’S RECENT RETIREMENT, THE LIBRARY WAS ALSO SHORT THREE OTHER STAFF POSITIONS.
WHARTON SAYS THOSE WILL BE FILLED SOON:
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HE SAYS HE WISHES THOSE STAFF POSITIONS COULD HAVE BEEN POSTED SOONER, BUT THE REMAINING STAFF HAS ADJUSTED AND WILL BE BACK TO FULL SPEED SOON.
