Library Board Chooses New Director

Richard Sandstrom was recently selected as the new director of the Sidney Public Library.

Sandstrom comes to Sidney from Emporia, Kan., where he worked at the college library and then at the public library.

"We went there (Emporia) because my wife was a pastor there," he said recently.

He said after spending some time at home as a stay-at-home dad, he earned his Master of Library Science degree from Emporia State College. He earned his MLS degree in 2015. He earned his undergraduate degree from Berkley College in Harland, Kan.

Coming to Sidney, he was impressed with the library and its asse...