...or associate community libraries."We know that the bookmobile doesn't have a long future" says library director Marian Ridge, "and the best thing that we can do right now is gather information. We need to know the service priorities of our...

...library funding for 2013 is $529,002, which is $20,000 more than the minimum funding required by the state. Marian Ridge, Kitchigami Regional Library director, said the appropriations for the coming year represents a decline for three...

...the county is required to pay, according to state minimums. Last year the board cut $25,000 in library funding. Marian Ridge, Kitchigami Regional Library System director, said much of the library's increase for 2013 is related to electronic...

...regarding the Kitchigami Regional Library System. There were many aspects of the comments given to the county board by Marian Ridge, library director that are disturbing. First, and foremost, is discontinuing the mobile library service. This is...

...library's large meeting room. Regional library director Marian Ridge will give a short presentation on the highlights of...30 to 7 p.m. Oct.10. Regional library director Marian Ridge will give a short presentation on the highlights of...

...as one of the areas that could be cut if funding is reduced for the library system. In a memorandum to Cass County, Marian Ridge, Kitchigami Regional Library System director, said as far as regionwide trends the mobile library is used more intensely...

...legislative-authorized 90 percent of maintenance of effort. In a new report the board received Tuesday, Library Director Marian Ridge reported a survey of library service usage shows the per hour use at mobile library sites is higher than at most of...

...saying he thought everyone needed to share in the pain. The final budget is expected to be adopted on Dec. 27. Marian Ridge, Kitchigami regional director, also attended the session and spoke to the board. Possible cuts have included the...

...10 percent off its allocation to Kitchigami Library system, but the commissioners first want a report from Director Marian Ridge concerning what services would be lost if the county did lower the library allocation.Wolfe reported 71 bidders attended...

...in upcoming Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage grant programming for the next two years? Regional library director Marian Ridge will give a short presentation on the highlights of the last two years of Legacy programs at the library before opening...