Library working to meet new state standards

New state mandated library accreditation will amp up community involvement.

"We have to have a strategic plan for our new accreditation," said library director Doris Jensen. "They went in and wrote some new rules and regulations for the accreditation program because it had not been updated for a number of years."

The library will be working to meet the new standards set by the state before mid-October. These regulations include forming a community planning committee. Only two current library board members will be allowed to take part in the committee. Other members of this group will include l...