Link to January 3 Oshkosh Northwestern article, "Librarian's efforts extend beyond library walls".Excerpt: Magee joined the Oshkosh Public Library in 1988 and began helping others immediately, establishing a home delivery program using volunteers to bring books and other materials to those who were unable to leave their homes to go to the library and co-founded the Winnebago County Literacy Council in 1989. Two programs aimed at bringing the benefits of literacy to children – the Roving Reader program and Book Fest – were created in the mid-1990s.
Her efforts continued this past decade with the creation of FamilySpace, a family resource center located at the library that provides parenting information and programming along with environments and spaces where families can spend time together. As a result of FamilySpace, the children's department in the basement of the library was reconfigured into a space that was more child-friendly and usable for families.
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