Langfelder Wants More Community ”Outreach” From Next Library Director

Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder says he fired the director of Lincoln Library because he wants to go “in a different direction,” but is still offering few details of what that new direction might look like.
Langfelder addressed the library’s board of trustees Wednesday and told them he’s inclined to promote the new director from within. Langfelder says he wants to see more community “outreach” from the library, and wants to “rebrand” and “reintroduce” the library to the public.
He also suggested the library could play more of a role in helping the homeless population get services they need, and could provide direction and educational support to at-risk youth involved in the police department’s “focused deterrence” program.

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