BAY CITY, MI – The Bay County Library System has announced Kirsten Wellnitz as its new director.

A lifelong Great Lakes Bay Region resident, Wellnitz replaces longtime director Trish Burns, who retired.

Wellnitz has more than 22 years of library experience. She served the Bay County Library System in multiple leadership capacities in the past 15 years. Wellnitz has managed each of the library system’s four branches and the bookmobile.

The library system is holding a public meet and greet event with Wellnitz that is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, in the second-floor community meeting room of the Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library, 500 Center Ave.

Described by library officials as a casual, drop-in event, the meet and greet will feature light refreshments and an opp

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