Mead Public Library: Closed Next Week for Furloughs -- and Renovations

Link to August 7 Sheboygan Press article, "Mead library to close doors for furloughs. Renovations also taking place during closure.

Excerpt: The library — including the drop-off box and all phone and e-mail communication — will be closed Monday, Aug. 10 through Saturday, Aug. 15. No library materials will be due during the closure.

"This is something we really regret doing. We don't like to inconvenience the public. We don't like to do this to our staff … (but the Library Board was) trying to reduce expenditures by about 3 percent, and this is a way we can try to live up to that," said Mark Zehfus, library business manager.