Library
Director Retires!!!
With a long list of
accomplishments, Cheryl Tollefson, the director of the Dickinson
Area Public Library is stepping down.
During her time as director,
she has been instrumental in expanding the services of the
library in southwestern North Dakota.
Some of the highlight during
her years of service include:
A 5400 square foot addition
which increased the library's storage and seating capacity,
added and elevator, community meeting
room, work space and stacks.
With the help of the Dickinson
Eagles Aerie 2328, the library purchased a bookmobile van and
added Billings County to our service area.
During 1989 - 1990 a two-phase
renovation project was completed which involved replacing desks,
history cabinets,
landscaping, restoring the dome
and leaded glass over the north entry, painting, carpeting and
electrical work.
The residents of Stark County
began receiving library service and bookmobile service beginning
1990.
In 1994, the new "Page Coach"
bookmobile was acquired with funding from Billings County and
Stark County and various other donations.
The Billings County Resource
Center in Medora was completed in 1999.
In September 2004, an expansion
and renovation project began that added an additional 14, 272
square feet to the main library.
In 2005, Slope County was added
to our service area including three additional rural bookmobile
routes.
Cheryl was awarded the North
Dakota Library Association 2005 Librarian of the Year.
In 2009, a new ThomasBuilt
bookmobile was purchased to replace the one acquired in 1994.
Cheryl has always worked
tirelessly serving library patrons in this area and will
continue to do so in an advisory role for
several months during the
transition.
Please join
us at a reception on May 13, Thursday, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM
in the
Community Room of the Public Library to honor Cheryl for her
years of
service. Refreshments will be served.
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