Politics & Government

Gwinnett Library System Turns the Page

The system will begin a 'nationwide' search for a new executive director, the board chairman says.

Soon the Gwinnett public library system will begin the search for a new executive director.

But that will only be part of the challenge for the system, which has been financially hard hit in recent years.

Board Chairman Dick Goodman, who also is mayor pro tem of Suwanee, said Thursday that the "nationwide" search for a new executive director would begin after Monday's board meeting.

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The new leader would replace Nancy Stanbery-Kellam, who was ousted by the board Wednesday.

But other challenges remain. The libraries faced a $1-million cut in funding from Gwinnett County this year, to go with cutbacks in past years. And such unique fund-raising methods as selling ads on bookmarks were shelved.

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