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William Hope Library asks Galena council to join selection committee for next poet laureate
Summary
A William Hope Library representative asked the Galena City Council to participate on the selection committee for the city’s second poet laureate (term ends April 2026), citing partnerships used for the inaugural appointment and inviting council and staff involvement.
During public comment at the Nov. 10 Galena City Council meeting, a William Hope Library representative urged council members and staff to serve on the selection committee for Galena’s second poet laureate, whose term ends in April 2026.
The speaker said the library and partners (including the local school district, the Galena Center for the Arts and the city) convened a selection process in 2024 that produced the inaugural poet laureate, Ted Williams, and asked the council to join a committee that will meet in early 2026 and oversee the application window and selection. Eligibility for the position was described as: full‑time Galena residents age 25 and older.
The speaker invited any council members or staff with questions to contact the Matapalena Public Library (as stated in the comment) for further information and thanked the council for their time. No formal action followed; the comment was entered into the public record.
