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News about Staff and Libraries in the Region
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The new Children's Librarian at the Amesbury Public Library is Clare Murphy. She comes from the Brookline Public Library, where she worked as the children's assistant. The new Assistant Director is Carol Chamberlain.
In the last year, the Gleason Public Library (Carlisle) staff has grown to include Martha Patten, staff librarian for reference and technology, Sharon Colvin, reference and young adult, Charles Schweppe, technical services, Nancy Boutet, substitute reference librarian, and Seana Rabbito, children's services. Please join us in welcoming our new team members.
TypeInk, the teen blog created by Teen Librarian Michelle Deschene-Warren at the Peabody Institute Library in Danvers, was chosen as February's "Kudos For Library Teen Sites" in eVoya. See http://pdfs.voya.com/VO/YA2/VOYA200702YAClicks.pdf (page 3)
North Shore Community College is pleased to announce that Christine Goodchild has joined our staff. Christine is our new reference librarian at the Danvers Campus Library!
During 2006, the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library hoped that our rising circulation numbers would culminate in at least 200,000 checkouts by the end of the year. However, we reached our goal by mid November, more than six weeks ahead of our deadline. This is a record year for the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library!
Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-Prize winning author, will speak about his book Mountains Beyond Mountains on March 21, 2007 at Gordon College in Wenham. Hamilton-Wenham Public Library patron and trustee, Betty Stanton describes her relationship with the book by saying, "It is a book I have read twice, and one that everyone should read at least once. It's an inspiring account about how one person (Dr. Paul Farmer), dedicated beyond belief, can make a difference."
This is our first "On the Same Page" community-wide read and we are very pleased to have partnered with Gordon College to make this happen. The entire freshman class at Gordon is reading the book during the spring semester.
So join us for a special librarian's night out! Invite your friends to come as well. You can talk with Kidder personally at a reception at 6:00 p.m. in the Presidents Dining Room and then hear him speak about Mountains Beyond Mountains at 7:30 p.m. in the A.J. Gordon Memorial Chapel. Tickets for the evening are $15.00 and are available at the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, online at http://www.hwlibrary.org and at the Gordon College Bookstore.
We invite you also to come and learn about how Dr. Farmer is expanding his work into Africa when Ed Cardoza of Partners in Health joins us at the library on March 14 at 7:30 p.m. And all during March and April you can visit the library and view the unique artwork of Haitian artist Carey Dardompre. For more information and other related events, please go to our website at http://www.hwlibrary.org or call the library at 978-468-5577.
Jan Dempsey, Hamilton-Wenham Public Library Director
"On the Same Page" is made possible by a grant from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, Gordon College, and the Friends of the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library.
Newburyport's Teen Loft Librarian Donna Childs was honored at the recent annual Martin Luther King Breakfast, which was held on January 15, 2007 at the Georgetown Country Club. Over 300 people looked on as the President of the YWCA Greater Newburyport presented the Nancy E. Peace Award to Donna. This award was established to acknowledge valuable contributions to eliminating racism, fighting prejudice and celebrating diversity in area communities. The presenter noted Donna's promotion of and commitment to diversity and tolerance while working with community teens at the Newburyport Public Library.
The new Children's Librarian at the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody is Carol Bender, most recently employed at Gloucester.
Jennifer Hinderer is the incoming Director of Tewksbury Public Library. She was formerly Assistant Director at Amesbury Public Library.
Laura Zalewski is the new Assistant Director of Beebe Library in Wakefield, effective Feb. 22nd. She was formerly the Assistant Director of Boxford Town Library.
