(KNZA)--The director of the Morrill Public Library in Hiawatha has resigned.

Jenny Marr told the Hiawatha City Commission Monday evening she has accepted a new job in her home state of Michigan.

Marr’s last day will be May 31st.  

She will begin work June 5th as the new director of the Ferndale Area District Library in Ferndale, Michigan.

Marr has served as director of the Morrill Public Library for the past 5 years.

Mayor Steffen Shamburg told Marr she will be “ sorely missed” and commended the progress that’s been made at the Library during her tenure.

The library’s board of trustees have begun the search for a new director.