MENOMINEE — New Spies Public Library Director Tarra Bourgeois hopes to use her experience in higher education and supervisory skills to improve library programs.
Bourgeois began her duties at the library on Jan. 6. She replaces former director Blair Nelson, who took the place of Cheryl Hoffman in January 2021.
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