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Library Task Force Still On Drawing Board

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The next move in deciding the future of La Crosse’s three libraries is in the mayor’s hands…

Library director Kelly Krieg Sigman says Mayor Tim Kabat has not yet appointed a task force to look at ways to keep the South Branch library open beyond next year. The library board voted this month to use reserve funds and other money to avoid closing the south-side branch. At that meeting, Kabat said a task force would look into future library needs. Meanwhile, Krieg Sigman says some reduction of library hours is still being considered to save money during 2013.

 

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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