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Longtime library employee announces retirement as renovation nears completion; open house set for Jan. 24
Urbana Free Library Board of Trustees · January 7, 2026
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Carol Binsky, who has worked at the Urbana Free Library for 31 years, announced her retirement effective Jan. 3; trustees received renovation and fundraising updates and set a library open house for Jan. 24 at noon.
During public comment Dec. 9, Carol Binsky announced she will retire Jan. 3 after 31 years with the Urbana Free Library and thanked colleagues and patrons. She described how library staff helped her family when she first moved to the area and used the example to…
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