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 By  GreggParker Published 
11:33 am Thursday, August 4, 2016

Library hosts ‘Meet the Candidate’ Forum

Madison Public Library will host the "Meet the Candidates" forum on Aug. 14 at 3 p.m. CONTRIBUTED

Madison Public Library will host the “Meet the Candidates” forum on Aug. 14 at 3 p.m. CONTRIBUTED

MADISON – What viewpoint does your council candidate have on annexation? What are your mayoral candidate’s top priorities for the city? These questions and many others can be answered at an upcoming library event.

Madison Public Library will host the “Meet the Candidates” Forum on Aug. 14 at 3 p.m. in the Community Room. All citizens are welcome to attend.

“This forum will give Madison city residents the opportunity to have their voices heard by those running in the Aug. 23 election,” library branch manager Sarah Sledge said.

Business professional, community volunteer and theatre veteran Gaylen Pugh will moderate this public event. Each candidate will have an opportunity to make a brief statement, followed by a question-and-answer session from the public in the audience.

“Attendees wishing to pose a question to the candidates may do so by submitting their question(s) in writing at the event,” Sledge said. “Questions will be prioritized by topic, with the moderator asking the most frequently submitted questions first.”

Library staff members have invited all mayoral and city council candidates to the forum.

Huntsville-Madison County Public Library is a nonprofit 12-branch system that serves all of Madison County. For nearly 200 years, the library has been dedicated to enriching the educational, recreational and cultural lives of communities in Madison County through materials, information and programs that foster a lifelong love of learning.

In addition to the collection of more than 500,000 items, the library system also provides outreach services, a BookMobile and Book Bike, online services, training, an extensive digital collection, public-use computers, free Wi-Fi and meeting spaces.

Madison Public Library’s address is 130 Plaza Blvd. For more information, contact Sledge at ssledge@hmcpl.org or visit hmcpl.org or Facebook/Madison Public Library.

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