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Heikens starts new chapter at Hartley library

'I just have always been drawn to books'

Angie Heikens loves turning pages, whether in a good book or in life.

The rural May City woman took over as director of the Hartley Public Library last week. Her rise to the top was quick – she started as the facility's youth program director in January and was recently approached by the board when the head position opened up.

"I originally said no, but I thought about it some more and realized I hadn't really been challenged for a while," Heikens said. "I came around to the idea and said let's do this."

Heikens had no prior library experience when she took the youth program director position...

 
 
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