Oskaloosa, Iowa – Former Oskaloosa Mayor Tom Rielly was the master of the ceremony this past week as the Carnegie Library in Oskaloosa was recognized on the Historic Building Marker program.
Also of significance was the dedication of the Kim (Gigi) Blackwell Memorial Makerspace.
The maker space is where the young people of Oskaloosa and Mahaska County learn 21st Century skills in the latest technologies and grow in science, technology, engineering, and math. (STEM)
“As the library leans into the future, it is with extreme gratitude to the Blackwell family and all those who have contributed to the Memorial Library Makerspace in honor of Kim “Gigi” Blackwell.”
Rielly, speaking of a recent visit by the Iowa DOT Commission to Oskaloosa about what’s going on in Oskaloosa. “I think it really kind of…