Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
LIBRARY DIRECTOR Joel Laessig, right, begins a slide presentation on the benefits of the Wakefield Public Library while addressing the audience at a Monday evening meeting of the Wakefield city council. Listening are, from left, mayor John Granato, city manager Rob Brown and city clerk Sue Ahonen.
By P.J. GLISSON
WAKEFIELD - Those who attended Monday evening's Wakefield city council meeting learned a lot regarding what the Wakefield Public Library has to offer.
Joel Laessig, who became the library director when Denise Engel retired from the role earlier this year, gave a slide presentation that featured the libraries' many assets and activities, as well as an explanation of its management and financing.
"When I started in February, I really didn't know what to expect," said Laessig, who joked that the job involves not only running a library, but also multiple...
