Brumback Library welcomes new director

VAN WERT — The Brumback Library Board of Trustees has announced a new Director. The board selected Nellie Schmidt who will begin on June 3. According to a recent press release, the library was the first county library in the United States.

“I am honored and excited to embark on this journey as the newly appointed Director of The Brumback Library,” Schmidt said in a recent press release. “I’ve truly enjoyed working with the Van Wert City School district to transform their school library program into a place of creativity, connectedness, and community — I look forward to working with staff to preserve The Brumback Library’s history while creating an up-to-date, inclusive, engaging and inviting library. Exciting changes are coming to the library and I am so grateful to be a part of that.”