Park Rapids Area Library board thanks Hubbard County as usage rises

Sep 2, 2026

Library board chair Gail Lieberson and member Rebecca Sunsrud presented rising attendance and checkout figures and urged continued county support for the Kitchigami Regional Library's $291,000 2027 request; commissioners heard but took no funding action at this meeting.

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Gail Lieberson, chair of the Park Rapids Area Library board, told the Hubbard County Board of Commissioners that library use has grown and thanked the board for "stable support" for the local library and the Kitchigami Regional Library system. "There had been 25,178 visitors to the library last year," Lieberson said, and she noted the regional system's 2027 funding request of $291,000.

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