From the city press release …
At their meeting on August 26, 2024, the South Milwaukee Library Board unanimously selected Bethany Meyer to serve as the new Library Director. She first started with South Milwaukee as a Library Clerk in 2017 and she has worked as a Library Assistant, Reference Librarian, and Assistant Library Director in her time at the South Milwaukee Public Library.
“We are thrilled to promote Bethany to the Director role,” said Library Board President David Maass. “Throughout her time in South Milwaukee and in her tenure as Assistant Director, she has consistently shown her dedication to advancing our library’s mission and implementing our strategic plans. She is the right person to lead the South Milwaukee Public Library as we explore the possibilities to be studied by the Wisconsin Policy Forum.”
I wish Bethany nothing but the best, as she stewards this invaluable community resource during an important time in its history.
As I wrote in June: “Libraries define communities. Think of what nearly every city, village or town, from the smallest to the largest, has: A library. Why? They are public places in an inceasingly connected yet disconnected world, providing essential services that have the ability to touch residents of every age. It was that way in 1917, when the South Milwaukee Library was founded. It’s even more so today.”
Good luck, Bethany, as you lead this institution into its next 107 years.
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