A friend in the library field lectured her about all the financial issues, history and more.Â
âAnd I said, relax, itâs not like Iâm going to be running the place,â she said.Â
Five years later, she is now the libraryâs new director.
The official designation isnât anything new for Tougas, though. She has been serving as the interim co-director, along with now Assistant Director Madeline Page, for a year. The two stepped into the interim positions in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and a funding crisis for the library.Â
âWe had the support of our board and we have this amazing, professional innovative staff, and they didnât blink,â Tougas said.Â