WMOK spoke with Metropolis Public Library Director Rosemary Baxter for Coffee Break on January 4, 2024.
We discussed the following topics:
- Online Calendar
- Volunteers
- Sharing on social media
- Programming will start back up on Tuesday, January 9
- Kidz Club
- Group Input Meeting on Thursday, January 18 at 8A
- Holland House
- Community
- Library surveys
- Library’s new roof
- Hours of operation
- What the library has to offer
- Community Food Pantry
- Donations
- Home delivery (Thursdays)
- Meetings for caregivers
- 145 stockings for soldiers this year
- Santa’s workshop
- Banned books in 2024
- New laws
- NA Meetings are on Tuesdays st 5:30P
Hear WMOK’s Full Coffee Break with Metropolis Public Library Director Rosemary Baxter below:
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