TOGETHERFOR OUR COMMUNITY

2019 ANNUAL REPORT

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The magic of bringing people togetherThe way a library should be

In 2019, the Camden Public Library was again recognized as a Five-Star Library – one of just 85 in the nation.* That’s 11 straight years of being named a Star Library!

*America’s Star Libraries, Library Journal Index of

Public Library Service, 2019

2019 Board of Trustees

Silvio CalabiPresident

Barbara DavidsonVice President

John ClaussenTreasurer

Amy RollinsSecretary

Penny AbbottJohn FitzgeraldSusan FitzgeraldSusan FlynnKen GardinerClaudia Griffiths Pat JonesElinor KlivansDennis McGuirkBetsy PerrySusan ToddMarti Wolfe

Library ManagementNikki MaounisExecutive Director

It is said that we in Maine live life the way it should be. To me, a big part of the way we live our “best” lives is having access to a good library. And at this moment in time, when access to learning and to information is even more vital, our libraries are more important than ever. It helps in life to have things that we can count on.

What I hear, from those all around me, is a longing for a place of connection in our

divided country. As a center of public life in Camden, your library provides that safe place to not only be heard, but also to listen to each other. Please join in as we at the Camden Public Library help to build community, preserve history, and nurture the life of the mind in this, our chosen spot on the coast of Maine.

Nikki MaounisExecutive Director

Nikki Maounis, whose background includes 10 years as a children’s librarian, marks an enchanted National Library Week.

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DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Financial ReportingThe library follows procedures that ensure ongoing reviews of financial reporting during the fiscal year. The Finance Committee meets regularly to understand the details of the library’s financial status. In addition, annual independent audits and reviews are performed to provide an outside examination of both the library’s accounting procedures and the resulting financial reports.

Financial Review

July 2018 – June 2019

Income ANNUAL APPEAL and GRANTS 24% $229,485

PROGRAM AND BOOK REVENUE 15% $138,221

ENDOWMENT INCOME 13% $126,469

TOWN OF CAMDEN 48% $458,000

Total Income $952,175

Expenses BOOKS, PROGRAMS, and OPERATING $199,055

FACILITY MAINTENANCE and IMPROVEMENTS $97,474

7-DAYS-A-WEEK PROFESSIONAL and SUPPORT STAFF $601,380

AMPHITHEATRE and HARBOR PARK $50,159

Total Expenses $948,068

Net $4,107 A family poses on a bygone tree on Monhegan Island (1899) from the Theresa Parker Babb Collec-tion of the Walsh History Center.

Historic parks receive grantThe library has been awarded a $12,000 grant by the Belvedere Historical Preservation Fund of the Maine Community Foundation. With this support, work has begun to repair and refinish the wrought iron railings of the Fauns Garden outdoor double staircase. The brick piers that support the staircase will also be re-pointed.

Children’s Programs The library continued five weekly story hours and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) programs, offering more than 500 programs to nearly 9,500 participants, including Girls Who Code, Tinker Tuesdays, and Creative Art Afternoons. In March, our Children’s Room transformed into a farm for kids to read, play, and explore. During “A Universe of Stories” Summer Reading Program, families discovered the sky in a Planetarium in the Reading Room. Monarch madness in the fall reared, tagged, and released 42 butterflies!

Adult Programs The library engaged more than 18,000 adults with nearly 600 programs in 2019. Presentations ran the gamut of interests and featured writers, scientists, wellness experts, performers, and artists from the coast and beyond. Partnerships with organizations like the Camden Conference, Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Midcoast Women, and the Camden Shakespeare Festival provided our community with intimate access to wide-ranging speakers and content.

Walsh History Center The renovation of the Walsh History Center in 2019 refreshed the facilities while increasing storage capacity and usefulness. The work has led to ever increasing visits and requests for research, microfilm viewing, genealogical review, and as hoped, meeting space for community groups and business use, as well as work and study by individuals. Thanks to the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation and Davis Family Foundation for the charitable grants that made this transformation possible.

We bring people together to read, connect, and discover. With 229,000 visits in 2019, the library remains an anchor for the community.

PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

(Top left) Miss Amy captures our local Maine Student Book Award (MSBA) group deep in con-versation (and snacks!) The MSBA expands literary horizons of students, grades 4 to 8, by encouraging them to read, evaluate, and enjoy new books – and to choose a statewide favorite by ballot each spring. (Top right) During Jumpstart January’s “Sew Your Own Tote Bag,” a library member fashions her cus-tom creation. (Above) KeyBank employee volunteers join Parks Director Dave Jackson in Camden Harbor Park for spring cleanup in May.

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Anonymous donor opens doorsA concerned community member discovered the struggle to fund an accessible door at the Atlantic Avenue entrance and made an anonymous donation to cover the cost. The automated door now makes the library even more welcoming

and beneficial to individuals as well as community groups, like the Camden Brain Injury Support Group, who meet monthly at the library.

“Improvements like this can make lives a lot easier,” said Youth Services Librarian Loraine Murray. “We have parents who come in holding an infant in one arm and pushing a stroller with the other.” One young library member learned how to press the button to help his mom, her arms loaded with books.

LIBRARYSTORIES

“I have heard it said that if you wait long enough, people will surprise and impress you,” said Executive Director Nikki Maounis. That was certainly the case when

the library received notice of the profoundly generous bequest of more than $100,000 by Vera J. Hill. “Wow!” Maounis added, “I wish I had known her and could thank her in person.” Bequests of this size are extraordi-

narily rare and will make a signifi-cant, long-lasting impact. The sweeping generosity of Vera Hill, who passed away in 2019 at age 92, is resonating across the Midcoast as churches, libraries, schools, and even an animal shelter will benefit from her considerate gifts. Hill worked for National Sea Products in Rockland and was active in the Episcopal Church in Camden and Rockland. She was laid to rest in Camden’s Seaview Cemetery.

She is remembered for “her cleverness and quick wit, her natural ability to listen and engage others in conversation, and her great sense of humor” in her obituary. Her legacy

is truly an example of how one person’s thoughtful philanthropy can make a radical difference in a community. “In a town the size of Camden, a library is truly the center for public life,” Maounis said. “In our community, it’s the place you come to get something to read, meet a friend, learn about local history. It’s a hub and an anchor. So much happens here.” The library has honored Vera Hill with a dedication engraved on one of the stones in the pathway leading to the library’s entrance: Vera Hill – Your Gift is Our Future.

One woman makes extraordinary gift to the library’s future

Vera J. Hill

CAMDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNUAL FUND SUPPORTERS

As of Feb. 1, 2020

Anonymous (2)Anonymous Donor, A FriendAnonymous, in memory of Alan H. FreyKevin and Marsha AdamsSusan U. Adams, in memory of Dorothy M. MagnusonTyra H. AllgroveTim and Deena AndersenCarrie ArmbrechtSteven and Diane Bacon, in memory of Gianpaolo Robert GentleJon BahrtGinny Beams, in honor of Susan FlynnMolly Stone and William BehrensAndrea Harkness Bell and Cindy Harkness Kuhn, in honor of Mr. & Mrs. Roger MoodyJohn BennettBarbara Bentley, in memory of Gian GentleAlleson BixlerRoland F. and Vicki Blaisdell, in memory of Nellie HartGerhard BoehmLaura Bonazzoli, in honor of Claudia HillLaurel and Jeffrey BouchardRebecca BouchardJulie P. Boyer, in memory of Gianpaolo GentleRick and Ann BresnahanMarilyn L. HotchJean and Stephen BurlesonEdd BurnsWilliam and Barbara BussThe Calderwood Family, in memory of Gianpaolo GentleCamden ConferenceCamden Garden ClubCamden Monday ClubCarey CameronNancy CampbellToni and Fernando Campoamor

Paul Cavalli and Jack McKenneyCCC Stewardship Education Alliance (SEA)Kate D. ColeMichaela and Jeffrey ColquhounStephen ConicelliSusan Conrad, in honor of Susan Fitzgerald’s birthdayCarla Cook, in memory of Gianpaolo GentleAnn and Richard CostelloMildred CrockerJasmine CroninGuy DannerSally Smyth and Tom DeMarcoClaire A. DeptulaScott Dickerson and Janet RedfieldIna DobanDeb and Jeffrey DodgeMr. and Mrs. Charles W.H. Dodge“The Doburns”Kathy and Hank DorkinBarbara DyerKathleen EakinRon and Mary A. ElligottPatrick McManus and Melanie EllsworthEdward and Deborah EndlLisa and David Ettinger, M.D.David and Felicia FeldmanKate FitzgeraldSusan FocklerNancy Forsaith, in memory of Ralph ForsaithKaren FoxwellBarbara FurmanGerald and June GearyMolly Gentle, in memory of Gianpaolo GentleChris and Rosalee GlassCarol GoodridgeBlanche GoodwinPriscilla GranstonSally and Anthony GrassiRegina Grimes, in memory of Alan Frey

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Library volunteers move mountains and sea!

Volunteers raised an astonishing $36,147 in book sales!

That Herculean effort was part of the 3,211 hours that volunteers gave, from shelving to staffing

Harbor Arts & Books.

Anonymous (2)Donald and Penny AbbottThe Katie McGrath & J.J. Abrams Family FoundationCharles AltschulDel and Isa BabbChristopher and Charlotte BeebeRoberta S. BelkinAnn and Harris J. BixlerSheila BodineJay and Maureen BurnettSilvio Calabi and Sue BramhallJulie P. Cawley*Susan Stasiowski and Dan CheeverSheila and Thomas ClarkJohn and Ellen ClaussenMary Conditt and Stanley JobeJohn and Barbara DavidsonPatricia FinniganAbigail and John FitzgeraldSusan and Peter FitzgeraldSusan and Shane FlynnKaren FoxwellSuzanne P. FuhrmanKen Gardiner, Edward Jones Investments – CamdenJacob and Terry GerritsenLisa GormanSusan* and Bob GriffinClaudia and Michael GriffithsJim GrimesJennifer Gromada and John CummingsNed and Terry GruenerEllen HarrisJoel, Kelly, Jay, and Karl HokkanenPatricia and Rendle JonesJim and Catherine KinsellaJeff Tucker and Leonard KiznerKathryn and Andrew KlaberElinor KlivansNancy and Parker Laite, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. LaneAlan and Carol LarsonMark D. and Traci J. LernerKerr and William E. Low Rosalee and David McCulloughDennis and Judith McGuirkPatrisha McLeanTeresa and Carlos MelloLeslye and Robert MenereyJoseph D. Messler, Jr.Audrey and Roger MoodyFrederick MoonGray and Tom PayneBetsy Perry and Neale SweetSusan C. PetersmeyerGale Picker and John Larsen, Brant FoundationJohn and Cynthia ReedMelinda ReingoldCheryl RemmertDiana RiggJames Rockefeller, Jr., and Marilyn Moss RockefellerAmy and Peter RollinsMary R. Saltonstall and John K. Hanson Jr.Lee and Kim ScheuerMary Jane and Richard Schotte*Russell and Ann ScottDr. Marion Hayden Sears and Cathy SearsEllen C. L. Simmons J.P. and Kaki SmithStephanie SmithDorothy and Tim StalnakerTom and Jo Ellen StammenKeiko and Matthew StorinDonald and Victoria SullivanAnn H. Symington FoundationSusan G. TaylorMazie Cox and Brinkley ThorneGalen and Susan ToddCatherine E. WardLaurie and Russell Warren, M.D.

MILLAY SOCIETYMaking annual operations possible

Rita Grinnell ElliottJane GrohsDr. Eric GrossmanNancy HaleyRonald and Franziska HartLucinda HathawayRoberta-Lee and Robert Heald, in memory of Gianpaolo GentleAaron Henderson Marthe M. HenningElizabeth R. HenryRoberta HeyneDeborah and Roy HitchingsDottie HokkanenAlbert HollandGeoffrey Horlick and Sally SherwoodSusan Horlock, in memory of Carl RotmanAndrea ItkinMr. and Mrs. Bruce IvesDave and Nancy JacksonNancy Harmon JenkinsDonald B. JohnsonLeo and Lyra KalajianJoseph KaloJack and Evelyn KaneSusan and Ted Kanellakis, in memory of Gianpaolo Robert GentleDeb KaufmannDr. Virginia KaufmannAlan and Carol LarsonJoan M. LoseePamela MacBrayneJohn and Betty Ann MahoneySusan Manning, in honor of Marti WolfeMike, Lisa, Noah, and Allie Marshall, in honor of Roy and Jennifer MarshallJames and Jean Matlack

Mrs. A. McConnell, in memory of Gianpaolo GentleDennis and Judith McGuirkMartha* and Todd McIntosh, in memory of Martha Wilson McIntoshNathaniel S. and Sally Ann MerrillSandy MillarCheryl and Tom MitchellDennis MorandKathleen MorganSusan and Dave MorrisonBecky Anderson and James NickelsonArthur Norton and Jennifer P. MarksPatricia O’TooleBob OlfenbuttelElizabeth C. ParkerThomas PeacoMike and Missy PerlisGraham and Joan PhaupLeilani PolandPatrick and Marie P. Powell, in memory of Gianpaolo GentleCyndi PrinceLinda RadonskyAdam Rawn, in memory of Gianpaolo GentleJoyce RichardSusan G. Richardson, in memory of Gian GentleSharon Creech and Lyle RiggJamie and Heather RitterPhilip RiversDenyse RobinsonRichard RussellGayle and Stu Samuels, in honor of the extraordinary work of Miss AmyRobert and Mary Saner

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Claire and Jack SanfordPaul and Linda SatkowskiMarina Schauffler and Ed GeisAudrey SchlickValerie Schoeck, in memory of Janan VaughnJohn Scholz and Meg BarclayBarbara SchradeGayle B. ShawThea Shute, in memory of Alan FreyMatthew SiegelMarilyn SmithBrenda and George SquibbChristine St. CyrGeorge StadlerGeraldine SteeleRaymond SwanBibi TalebiLynne and Martin TaylorJennifer, Brooks, Liefe, and Haydee TempleDawn TennantCharles and Lois ThomsenRobyn TierneyAdam J. Tober and Gwendolyn L. SmithBarbara Todd, in memory of Gianpaolo GentleNicky and Peter TurekBill and Danielle Valleau, on behalf of Marti WolfeAndrew Walker, Patti Garcia, Avery and Collan, in memory of Carl RotmanMichael F. Walsh Nina Lynn WheelerDon and Jean WhiteGabrielle and Joseph WicklowMartha L. Wolfe

BUSINESS SUPPORTLead Sponsor Allen Insurance and FinancialFirst National BankHartstone Inn & HideawayKepware, a Software Development Business of PTC Inc.The Reny Charitable Foundation

Anniversary Special Gift | Event SupporterTREEKEEPERS LLC- Johnson’s Arboriculture

Multiple-Event Supporter Camden Riverhouse Hotel Lyman-Morse

Event PatronHawthorn InnThe Smiling Cow

Additional Business SupportBrimstone Consulting Group, LLCCamden IslandMount Pleasant Dental CareRockport AutomotiveStone Soup BooksViking, Inc.

In-Kind SupportFresh & Co.Maine Street ImprintsSubway of CamdenWallace Events

GRANT SUPPORTBelvedere Historical Preservation Fund of the Maine Community Foundation

Camden Rotary Club

(From left) Camden Firefighter Clint Beveridge engages a young library member in fire safety. “Finding Our Voices,” an exhibit by Patrisha McLean, opens courageous conversations.

*In Memoriam

Anonymous (2)Donald and Penny AbbottDavid and Liz AlbertsonDr. and Mrs. Terence AlbrightSkip and Kate BatesChristopher and Charlotte BeebeDiane BlizzardConnie and Bob BockElizabeth J. Boogusch, M.D.Reade and Martha BrowerJohn Burns and Natalie TraviaSilvio Calabi and Sue BramhallCamden Brain Injury Support GroupJulie Cawley*Susan Stasiowski and Dan CheeverSheila and Thomas ClarkJohn and Ellen ClaussenDianne R. ConoverSamuel CrouchLeslie Curtis and Don PeccerillCheryl Oliveri-Daly and Dan DalyJohn and Barbara DavidsonDavis Family FoundationKathy and Jack DeupreePhil Dinkins and Ed LallyDeb and Jeffrey DodgeDave and Kate DoubEd and Vicki DouderaToni FederleJay and Antonia Munroe FischerAbigail and John FitzgeraldDes FitzGerald and Lucinda ZiesingSusan and Peter FitzgeraldSusan and Shane FlynnDon and Molly FosterJacob and Terry GerritsenLisa GormanJanny GossSusan* and Bob Griffin

Claudia and Michael GriffithsJennifer Gromada and John CummingsNir and Molly HarishEstate of Vera J. HillBob Carter and Sue HopkinsDavid and Lucinda HutchisonRich and Hildy ItkinDave and Nancy JacksonJames and Betty Jacobs Family Charitable TrustPatricia and Rendle JonesJanis and Peter KesserBen KimballJim and Catherine KinsellaJeff Tucker and Leonard KiznerKathryn and Andrew KlaberElinor KlivansNancy and Parker Laite, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. LaneRobin and Tamara LloydEstate of Leonard Owen LooknerColleen LoweNikki MaounisMartha MartensRosalee and David McCulloughDennis and Judith McGuirkAlison McKellar and Vincent JonesPatrisha McLeanMitchell and Jan McMillenJoseph D. Messler, Jr.Allison MiddletonAndrew and Elizabeth MoranCaroline Morong, in support of the Ann H. Symington EndowmentTaylor MudgeJim and Pat NelsonDonald and Alice Noble FoundationArthur Norton and Jennifer P. Marks

Paul O’BrienGerald and Kimberly OpielaJennifer ParmaleeKeith and Priscilla PattenMike and Missy PerlisBetsy Perry and Neale SweetSue Penberthy PfauGale Picker and John Larsen, Brant FoundationMike and Kate PierceRothwell and Leigh PoolTheodore and Filomena RaiaRick RectorJohn and Cynthia ReedDiana RiggRobert V. Shotwell EstateJames Rockefeller, Jr., and Marilyn Moss RockefellerChris and Heather RogersPaul and Martha RogersAmy and Peter RollinsSarah Ruef LindquistMary R. Saltonstall and John K. Hanson Jr.Mario and Sarah SerafiniEllen C. L. Simmons and FamilyJ.P. and Kaki SmithTyler and Kristen SmithBrian SmullenTom and Jo Ellen StammenKeiko and Matthew StorinCharles and Lois ThomsenBenjamin Todd, on behalf of Susan ToddGalen and Susan ToddLeslie TranchellPeter C. Van AlstineFred and Ann WaigandPeter and Deborah WarrenLucinda WatsonDon and Jean WhiteJohn and Lucy WilliamsMartha L. WolfeKatherine Young

(From top) Co-Chairs Susan Flynn and Dave Jackson announce the Campaign for the Future at the Walsh History Center Grand Re-Opening in April. Young tinkers combine parabolas to stitch stars during a Tinker Tuesday STEAM project.

DONORS TO THE

CAMPAIGN FOR THE FUTURECAMDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY

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MARY LOUIS CURTIS BOK INVESTOR $50,000-plusFirst National Bank

FLETCHER STEELE PARTNER $25,000-plusBangor Savings Bank Foundation

MEGUNTICOOK INVESTOR $10,000-plusAllen Insurance and FinancialCamden National Bank

HARBOR BENEFACTOR $5,000–$9,999Camden LawThe Reny Charitable Foundation

ATLANTIC AVENUE PATRON $1,200–$4,999Baird Private Wealth ManagementHartstone Inn & HideawayKen Gardiner, Edward Jones Investments – CamdenP.G. Willey & Co.Peter Ott’s On The WaterViking, Inc.

MAIN STREET PARTNER Up to $1,200Camden Coast Real EstateDAAC DesignsFresh RestaurantGlendarragh LavenderHigh Mountain HallHorch Roofing Inc.Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International RealtyMaritime EnergyOnce a TreeThe Smiling CowWaterfront Restaurant

IN-KIND DONORSBay View CollectionBlackberry InnCamden Jewelry CompanyLeslie Curtis DesignsProforma Marketing Essentials

BUSINESS LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

CAMPAIGN FOR THE FUTURECAMDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY

As of Feb. 1, 2020

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AnonymousDonald and Penny AbbottTyler Abbott and Kelly MurphyChristine AdamsKimberley AdamsBernice Berger and Roger AkeleyJonathan AllenAndrew AprillDebbie AylaianBaird Private Wealth ManagementEdward BalloPenny BaumPaige BeckmanRobert BenderLena BengtssonJames BennettRachel BickhamKen BishopRonni BlaisdellJames and Felicity BowditchKaren C. BraceRobin and Jeffrey BrawnLeo and Elisabeth BrenninkmeyerDeborah and Witter BrookeMary Gray BrottMatthew BrownDale BruceNelson BryantSusan BurkhardtJay and Maureen BurnettEdd BurnsJohn Burns and Natalie TraviaWilliam and Barbara BussSilvio Calabi and Sue BramhallCamden ConferenceCamden Opera HouseCamden Riverhouse HotelDana CeaseM. ChapmanSusan Stasiowski and Dan CheeverRichard ChinlundJohn and Ellen ClaussenMary Conditt and Stanley JobeChris CorteseOrion CoulingJen CourseyUrsula and Thomas CrosslinJack and Margaret DautnerDavid and Mallory DeCubellis

Sabrina DeTurkKathy and Jack DeupreeJamie DishnerIna DobanJo Dondis and Peter ImberJoey and Alisa DowdMary DoyleAndra DreyfusPatty EddyWhitney EllisGene ErnestBarry and Adele FaberFans of the Historic Walking ToursPatty and Mick FeeneyGlenn FellSusan and Peter Fitzgerald Jo Ann FortinFriends of Ed ShindleCharles GaleJohn GillilandJudy GodwinJanet N. GoldBlanche GoodwinLisa GormanDoug and Amelia GrantJennifer Gromada and John CummingsKen GrossKaren GroveRobert GustafsonChad HarrisJames I. Heard and Dorothy D. Van KennenAnn HendersonGinger HiteMimi Benedict and Skip HoblinD. HollanderKatie HowardKaren HullLiz IhlenfeldDavid IngramJonathan IvesDave and Nancy JacksonKathleen JarrellHilary Carr Jones and David JonesPatricia and Rendle JonesJoseph KaloStu KantorDeb KaufmannBud and Wendy KellettDavid G. KernElizabeth KildayJune S. KincadeCrickett King

Jenny KingElinor KlivansD.E. KnowltonMichael KorytaNancy and Parker Laite, Jr.Ann LapeIvy LapidesDiane LebsonSherri Levine SmithPaul and Susan LevineSteven LevineKristen Lindquist and Paul DoironJulia LiptonMartin LloydRobin and Tamara LloydLoriman LookePatricia LynchLynne Brown and AssociatesJudi Male and Irving StennSusan Manning, in honor of Marti WolfeNikki MaounisCynthia MargesonMichael MargesonVictoria MarshallMartin Family, in memory of Ed ShindleEleanor Masin-PetersCarolyn MayAllan P. McCobbJudy McCoySusan McGovernDennis and Judith McGuirkLydia McKeeHugh McKellarPatrisha McLeanPat MesslerStephanie MillerSusan MillerUte MolitorAlison MontgomeryKathleen MorganElizabeth and David MortlockJudith MosesC. MudgeBecky Anderson and James NickelsonElizabeth Nobel and Colin PageJames NolanDebi OharaOwl & Turtle Bookshop CafePeter PalermoCathryn ParkerStephen PeatsPenobscot Bay Regional Chamber of CommerceAndrea PerkoAllyson PerleoniMike and Missy PerlisBetsy Perry and Neale SweetAnthony PetermanGraham and Joan PhaupCathy and Jim PierceTom and Dawna PineJoe PlambeckJeremy Pratt and Ellen SimmonsBrad PurdyScott D. RackliffElizabeth RedmanSusan Reider and Rob Wasserstrom, Ph.D.

Melinda ReingoldCarley RidgwaySharon Creech and Lyle RiggMary Anne RileyLinda RitterMargaret RizzioGabriele RodenCarol RohlChris SadyIan SadyMary R. Saltonstall and John K. Hanson Jr.Anita SandefurMax ScholzBeverly ScottLeamon and Suzanne ScottJoan and John SebastianPatricia ShannonGayle B. ShawMark SiegenthalerHildy Simmons and David SprafkinMichael SimontonWendy SirchioPat and Mike SkalingJulie SladeKim SmithLucinda SpenoGeraldine SteeleKarina SteeleSusan StorerSteven SullivanKirsten SurbeySusan G. TaylorJohn and Gail TellerJennifer, Brooks, Liefe, and Haydee TempleMichael ThompsonPam TibbettsGalen and Susan ToddMichele TurnerDavid and Dody UrquiaChris and Lori Van DusenDavid VaughnPaul Velleman and Susan MichlovitzMelissa WallaceElinor WeissmanGarth WellsWest Bay Rotary ClubSarah WhitcherSuzan WiemersGlenn WilliamsDianne Winstanley O’ConnellKristen WolfMartha L. WolfeDr. Thomas WrightOlga Zimmerman

As of Feb. 1, 2020

Thanks to the 225-plus donors supporting the Brick Garden

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Less than $500,000 to go to secure the future of the Camden Public Library

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Look how far we are today!

GOAL $2.5 million

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A week-long celebration of the library’s future began with our first Edible Books Festival (top), featuring more than 20 teams competing for prizes. (Right) During Historic Building and Parks Day, sculptor Andreas von Huene describes his work to restore the 1930 front-steps message, “Erected by The United Effort and Generosity of the Community.” (Above) Youth Services Librarian Amy Hand steps back to 1930 to join Mary Louise Curtis Bok, as re-enacted by Library Trustee Marti Wolfe, at the Walsh History Center Grand Re-Opening.

Campaign for the Future kicks off during 2019 National Library Week

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2019 StaffNikki Maounis Executive DirectorKen Gross Assistant Director/Director of the Walsh History CenterLynne Annis Circulation SupervisorDonovan Bowley History Center Susan Geehr-Lewis Circulation Amy Hand Youth Services LibrarianMary Keller CirculationDave Jackson Parks DirectorStefanie McAllister CirculationStephanie Miller CirculationLoraine Murray Youth ServicesJenni Parmalee Development/MarketingJulia Pierce Programs CoordinatorWyatt Porter CirculationSandra Stevens Circulation Marie Stickney Technical Services LibrarianOlga Zimmerman Technology Coordinator