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John Beauregard is the Interim Director of the Halle Library of Endicott College, Beverly. He was formerly the Director of Jenks Learning Center of Gordon College.

After fifteen years now, I have held a fulfilling challenging and rewarding position leading the Boxford Town Libraries. I am grateful to have been allowed freedom and creativity in my decisions and suggestions to help the libraries expand and improve. My work would have been impossible without the invaluable help of the most capable staff, trust and support of our patrons, Board of Trustees and Friends of the Boxford Libraries. Also, I want to express my most heartfelt gratitude to NMRLS, MVLC, Board of Library Commissioners, all Directors and staff for their help, faith and support. I will be moving to a new stage in my life on November 4th, 2003, with as much joy and thrill as I feel for the part of my life, which I am now leaving behind.
Adele McConaghy, Director

As of 12/10/03, Joan Reynolds, Director of Lynn Public Library, will take early retirement. The Trustees voted Nadine Mitchell Acting Director, effective 12/11/03. She is currently the Assistant Director, and unofficially the Acting Director.

Linda Hedetniemi, Circulation/ILL Librarian of the Lynn Public Library, has retired. Eileen Kearney has taken her place.

Kate Yeomans, author of Dead Men Tapping: the End of the Heather Lynne II spoke at Lynn Classical High School Library on November 5th at 2:30. Kate, an award winning journalist and licensed boat captain, tells the harrowing true story of the three fishermen who were trapped in a boat capsized off of Cape Ann in 1996.

Maureen Maney is the new librarian for Essex County Correctional Library, in Middleton. She replaces Robert Allison.

The staff of the Reading Public Library is pleased to welcome our new young adult/reference librarian, Amy Lannon. Amy comes to us from Bingham McCutchen LLP, a large law firm in Boston, where she was the director of the Library Information Center.

Lorraine Barry, former young adult/reference librarian at the Reading Public Library, is now Reading's elder services/reference librarian and web master. YA services' loss is elder services' gain!

As of January 2003, the town of Rowley has changed its library's name. The correct name is Rowley Public Library. The former name is "Rowley Free Public Library." Please update your mailing lists.

In celebration of Children's Book Week, author Norah Dooley will give a presentation at the Saugus Public Library on Thursday, November 20th at 7:00 pm. Her books include Everybody Bakes Bread and Everybody Cooks Rice and all emphasize multiculturalism.

Dianne Jones, Children's Librarian at the Stoneham Public Library, leaves her position this month to take on the challenge of being Director at the Rockport Library in Maine. Good luck, Diane! There's no doubt your Northeast colleagues will miss you but that Downeast will love you!