2008 Susie Martin Library Volunteer Award given to Angelique Lee
On Wednesday night the Pittsfield Women's alliance was kind enough to allow us to use their Christmas dinner to celebrate our super volunteer Angelique Lee.
Last year Pittsfield's Roger Clark Memorial Library created the "Susie Martin Library Volunteer of the Year" award in honor of Susie's long and continuing service to the library. Volunteers are important at every library, but at our 100% volunteer library they are everything. This year the crown was handed to Angelique Lee. In the last year and a half Angelique wrote grant applications that brought the library thousands of dollars for new books, a new sign, a couch and several library programs. She organized our summer reading program and, along with Joyce, ran our incredibly well attended after school program. Angelique has recruited her family too, and together they have cataloged and mylared hundreds of new books. We've had an amazing year at our library, without Angelique's energy, ideas and time we would not have accomplished half of it.
So now the battle for the 2009 crown begins. Will Angelique hold onto the title for another year with the help of her family? Will she mylar, design and catalog her way to a 2 year run? Will Susie Martin spend enough hours emptying mouse traps, typeing catalog cards and managing budgets to get the crown back? Or will it be someone new? Nancy Blessing is the new kid to watch, heading up the "Listen Up" downloadable book program, but close at her heels will be Sharon Mayer and Lorraine Fielder. Both selecting books, mylaring, and now both covering desk shifts. The field is wide open. Will Eunice increase her shifts and achieve her secret dream of becoming a librarian? Will Karen Waterworth, the Thank You note and book sale queen take over the lead? Could April run and adult reading program? Joyce take over book catalogging? The field is wide open. It's an exciting competition, and all you have to do to join it is stop by the library.
Thank you Angelique for your time and your enthusiasm. You are a great example to our community.
Last year Pittsfield's Roger Clark Memorial Library created the "Susie Martin Library Volunteer of the Year" award in honor of Susie's long and continuing service to the library. Volunteers are important at every library, but at our 100% volunteer library they are everything. This year the crown was handed to Angelique Lee. In the last year and a half Angelique wrote grant applications that brought the library thousands of dollars for new books, a new sign, a couch and several library programs. She organized our summer reading program and, along with Joyce, ran our incredibly well attended after school program. Angelique has recruited her family too, and together they have cataloged and mylared hundreds of new books. We've had an amazing year at our library, without Angelique's energy, ideas and time we would not have accomplished half of it.
So now the battle for the 2009 crown begins. Will Angelique hold onto the title for another year with the help of her family? Will she mylar, design and catalog her way to a 2 year run? Will Susie Martin spend enough hours emptying mouse traps, typeing catalog cards and managing budgets to get the crown back? Or will it be someone new? Nancy Blessing is the new kid to watch, heading up the "Listen Up" downloadable book program, but close at her heels will be Sharon Mayer and Lorraine Fielder. Both selecting books, mylaring, and now both covering desk shifts. The field is wide open. Will Eunice increase her shifts and achieve her secret dream of becoming a librarian? Will Karen Waterworth, the Thank You note and book sale queen take over the lead? Could April run and adult reading program? Joyce take over book catalogging? The field is wide open. It's an exciting competition, and all you have to do to join it is stop by the library.
Thank you Angelique for your time and your enthusiasm. You are a great example to our community.
