Annual Report
After the tumult and change of 2006, 2007 was a calm and steady year. The staff roster remained the same throughout the year, no huge building projects were required, and several programs were held without a hitch.
The staff consists of Cadigan Gregory, Library Director; Andrea Farnsworth, Assistant Librarian; and Melinda Doolittle, Library Aide. Darcy Doyle, who directed the library in 2005, volunteers and fills in on a regular basis. In addition, we are very lucky to have an active and enthusiastic Friends group who have raised funds, held coffee hours, and put on parties for children.
The new HVAC system installed in 2006 worked beautifully this year, and allowed the upstairs meeting room to be used for many activities, no matter what the weather or temperature. The annual fundraising auction was held there, with Michael Pappas generously donating his time as auctioneer. Two new public access computers were installed with Windows Vista, thus making internet access faster and more secure. The connection is high speed and wireless. Mt. Caesar Union doesn’t currently have a web presence, but plans are afoot to develop a web page for to the library. A couch was purchased for the comfort of patrons in the slowly developing Robbin Armstrong Memorial Reading Nook.
Program attendance was high in 2007. Many children’s activities took place. Two sessions of a music and movement program were held in the spring and summer, led by wonderful Miss Katy (a local entertainer) with great success. The summer reading program was well attended, with a smashing magician at the final party. We hope to get him again! His sleight of hand was mind-boggling. The Friends hosted several parties for the reading program participants, a pre-Halloween movie night showing of Monster House, and a holiday party with Santa. The Friends also held monthly open coffee hours with visiting guest speakers. Some of the topics covered included rose gardening, local history, button collecting, and quilt-making. A local theater group, the Hourglass Readers, gave a dramatic reading of Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor in November. We’re hoping to have them back again.
Thank you so much to all who donated their time, energy, and books!
Respectfully submitted,
Cadigan Gregory, Library Director