<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">The Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library Board of Trustees
unanimously appointed Christina Markowski to permanently fill the role of
Library Director following a series of candidate interviews. Markowski had been
serving as Interim Director since September 2024 and has been on staff with the
Library since 2015. Through the course of her career at the Library, she has
worked in youth services, STEM programming, circulation services, and more. Markowski
earned her Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from Wayne State
University. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">Markowski is an Alpena County native and is excited to be taking on this
new role. “I am thrilled to enter the Director role at Alpena County George N.
Fletcher Public Library. I love my hometown library and look forward to being a
part of the library's future." Assistant Director Jessica Luther added
that she has worked with Markowski for almost ten years and is confident she
will continue to guide the library in a positive direction. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">Markowski officially begins her role on June 7, 2025. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Please join me in congratulating Tina on her new role!</span><br></span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif"><i><b><br></b></i></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif"><i><b>Jessica Luther (she/her) </b></i><b><i> </i></b></font></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:helvetica">Assistant Director</span></div><div dir="ltr">
        <address><span style="font-family:helvetica"><b>Alpena
            County George N. Fletcher Public Library</b></span></address>
        <address><font face="helvetica">211 N. First Ave. </font></address><address><span style="font-family:helvetica">Alpena, MI 49707</span></address>
        <address><span style="font-family:helvetica"><a href="mailto:jluther@alpenalibrary.org" target="_blank">jluther@alpenalibrary.org</a></span></address>
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