Public libraries are not dead. In fact, they are teeming with activities and users, in person and online, and remain one of the best sources of free information and data.
That is the message new Boyce Ditto Public Library Director Louanne Noel brought to Rotary Club of Mineral Wells. She is pictured above center, with program chair Tonya Gary, left, and club President David Cairone.
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the job at BDPL since November and in many ways is still settling into her new role, learning the people, activities, visitors and offerings. She hopes to soon conduct a public survey about the library, located at 2300 S.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Street. The library is available to both city and county residents, thanks to a funding agreement with Palo Pinto County.
One of her goals to revamp the library's website. BDPL can also be found on Facebook here.
Many Rotarians raised their hands when asked if they had used the library at least once in the last year, and last several years.
A native of Louisiana, Noel came to Mineral Wells from Thomas Branigan Memorial Library in Las Cruces, N.M., which serves a population of 210,000. She did undergrad work in English and Library Science at Louisiana Tech University and holds a Master’s of Library and Information Science from Louisiana State. She also has experience in Texas, where she worked at the North Richland Hills Public Library and Tarrant County Community College.
The library board is hosting a public come-and-go reception for Noel on Monday, April 30, from 2-4 p.m.
Rotary Club of Mineral Wells meets every Wednesday at noon at Holiday Hills Country Club.
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