Ames Public Library Director Announces He Will Leave His Position

Director Art Weeks, announced that he would retire from his position effective Friday.

Weeks, who started working for the library in 2006, said that the timing the library renewal project was a key factor in his decision.

“We have settled the issues of location, scale, cost, and design. We achieved the confidence and the support of a community committed to the Library Renewal Project,” Weeks said. “I am pleased that the project has kept to its schedule. We are at a point of transition that I am confident the project can be properly managed by the Library Board of Trustees and key library administrative staff,” Weeks said in a prepared statement.

Weeks said he will continue to be available as a consultant. His wife works in Kansas City and he said that he no longer wanted to split his time between the two cities.

The Library Board of Trustees plans to meet tonight to approve Weeks retirement and severance pay. Trustees will also see a presentation by Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle on the design of the library renewal project that voters approved in November. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. tonight and will be held in , 515 Clark Ave. 

Check Ames Patch Friday for more on the library's new design.