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Residents urge transparency after Columbia County leaves regional library system; board asked to appoint local advisory members
Summary
Multiple speakers at the Sept. 5 meeting criticized the county’s withdrawal from the Greater Clarks Hill Regional Library System, raised staffing and programming losses, and asked commissioners to appoint a Columbia County Regional Library Board for the transition period.
Several residents used the public-comment period at the Sept. 5 Board of Commissioners meeting to criticize the county’s decision to withdraw from the Greater Clarks Hill Regional Library System and to request more transparency during the transition.
Karen Parham told commissioners the state librarian had recommended forming a Columbia County Regional Library Board to establish policies during the transition so that policies would be set by Jan. 1, 2026. Parham said the county instead…
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