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Christian County Library discusses board vacancy and new staff

The Nixa Branch of the Christian County Library building, previously leased, now owned by the Library district.
Christian County Library District
The Nixa Branch of the Christian County Library

At their May meeting the Library District's board and executive director discussed staffing, onboarding and ongoing policy and bylaw reviews.

The turnover of Christian County Library District leadership continues.

In April former Board president, Echo Schneider announced she was moving, no longer eligible and stepping down from her board position. Trustee Mary Hernandez de Carl is also relocating and stepping down from her position in June.

At the library district’s most recent Board meeting May 29, executive director Will Blydenburgh said that the district’s Youth Services director recently stepped down as well.

Blydenburgh said he has also spent considerable time onboarding new staff, including new branch managers at Clever and Nixa, and a new Digital Media Specialist, responsible for internal and external communications.

The Christian County Commission has said it will discuss candidates and appoint new board members to represent Southern Christian County and the Nixa area at its meeting this Thursday. That appointee will be the third and fourth new trustees in the last year.

Editor's Note: June 11, 2026 at 12:10 PM CDT
This story's text has been revised to note the board had one current and one upcoming vacancy that were both filled by appointments from the County Commission at their meeting June, 11.