FAIRMONT– Levies that provide funding to Marion County Public Libraries, Marion County Parks and Recreation Commission and Fairmont-Marion Transit Authority will be on the May 10 primary ballot.
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The Fairview Public Library recently got a new paint job in its kids room that features an underwater theme.
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The teen and young adult room in the Marion County Public Library on Monroe Street was repainted recently.
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FAIRMONT â Every four years, the voters of Marion County have an extra box to check on their ballot â the library levy.
In 2018, voters chose to take a hike in taxes to fund the Marion County Library System for the next four years. Each year, that money has gone to everything from basic bill payments to repainting rooms.
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Larissa Cason, director of the Marion County Public Library System, poses with the âYour Public Library Is Openâ sign in front of the Marion County Public Library at 321 Monroe St. in downtown Fairmont.
Photo by Sarah Marino
Photo by Sarah Marino
FAIRMONT â Your public library is open.
Thatâs what the sign reads that boasts that the Marion County Public Library is open to the public and has all their resources readily available. Larissa Cason, director of the Marion County Public Library System, said June 1 last year, the library started providing curbside pickup amid the pandemic and June 29 the doors reopened to the public. However, many residents still believe the library is closed.
FAIRMONT — In another move to provide necessary materials to people of the community, the Marion County Public Library System has purchased mobile hotspots to lend to card holders across