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Madison County library reports record use, expands workforce and GED services
Summary
Madison County Public Library Director Christina Cornelison told the fiscal court the library saw record visits and checkouts in FY2024, lowered its tax rates, secured more than $500,000 in grants over three years and won a $9,000 grant to create a Richmond learning lab for workforce training and GED/ESL services.
Christina Cornelison, executive director of the Madison County Public Library, told the Madison County Fiscal Court on Sept. 24 that fiscal year 2024 was a record year for library use and community programming.
Cornelison said the library recorded more than a quarter of a million visits and over half a million checkouts; more than 121,000 uses of library meeting spaces were logged. She said more than half the county’s residents used a library card to check out books during the year.
The director outlined three strategic priorities: promoting literacy,…
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