Kathryn Atkinson retires as library board president

Kathryn Atkinson, second from right, longtime president of the Ozark County Volunteer Library Board, recently retired from the board, and Joanne Krupp, right, has been elected as the new board president. She will serve with vice president Aletta Moore, left, and longtime treasurer Barbara Holt, second from left. The library board is currently conducting a fundraising campaign to pay for new, cost-efficient LED light fixtures throughout the building. To help, make checks payable to Ozark County Volunteer Library and mail to the library at P.O. Box 518, Gainesville, MO 65655, or drop off checks at the library during current operating hours, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays and 9 a.m. until noon Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. For more information, call the library at 417-679-4442.