This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Profile Doug Raber Library director in the family business
Marion library director Doug Raber plans to retire in March after leading the downtown mixed use library project. Raber, with a PhD from Indiana University and a master’s from Northern Illinois University, emphasizes libraries as social centers and decommodifying knowledge for broader access.
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