Library director asks for more archives hours and an additional degreed librarian as county population grows

Jul 23, 2024

Denise Dore told commissioners the library's service population will exceed 50,000 in September, and she requested increasing the archives worker's hours from 20 to 28 per week and funding a third degreed librarian to pursue 'exemplary' status; she said the changes would not jeopardize accreditation if not funded but would improve services.

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Denise Dore, representing the Wilson County Library, asked the court to increase the archives position's hours from 20 to 28 per week and to fund a third professional librarian with a master's degree in library science because the service population will exceed 50,000, which would move the library into the "exemplary" classification from a plain public library.

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