Librarian’s Report
As a middle school teacher, I am
reminded daily of the importance of
reading in childhood.
Students who have
been read to and who
read are so clearly
at an advantage in
school, and therefore,
so clearly at an
advantage in their
later lives. In a recent
Maddy Kelly
report, the American
Academy of Pediatrics
has once again urged parents to limit
television time for growing children.
They emphasize that learning occurs
much more rapidly and in more depth
when it involves interactions with others.
Over my recent vacation, I was
fortunate to be able to spend time with
my wonderful little grandson. We spent
many hours reading together, and I was
reminded anew of what I have known all
along. The closeness of sitting side-byside, the pleasure of admiring together
the artwork in a book or laughing
together at a funny line is all so essential
in learning. If I could magically give
every child a gift, I think it would be to
bestow the gift of reading.
And in a way, libraries are indeed
that very gift. I take tremendous
pleasure in seeing families with children
coming into the library. It is wonderful
to have a budget that allows us each year
to insure that we are able to purchase
a wide variety of materials for children.
We are able to update our collection
with the very best books published for
children each year, so that we can offer
not only treasured favorites from the
past, but also new award winners from
the present.
Due to the talented grant-writing
skills of our President, Paulette Oboyski,
we are also able to keep up with the
present in the technology the library
has to offer. We have recently purchased
three Kindles that, over time, will be
loaded with a wide variety of books
and will be available to our patrons.
Avid readers who previously had a
workout carrying in and out of the
library the books that they consumed
in a two-week period, will now be able
to obtain equivalent reading material
in one skinny, light weight reader. Our
catalogue also has new technological
highlights. Most titles now display an
image of the book’s cover, and for most
records there are fast and easy links to
reviews of the book and a list of awards
the book has won. The catalogue also
leads to a link showing the books most
recently purchased by the library as well
as those titles that have been checked
out most frequently in recent weeks.
The new technology is certainly
President’s Message continued from page 1
generous donors, creative stone
masons and craftsmen. The other
change was the library carpet that was
installed due to the generosity of the
Frances Schroyer bequest and the Maine
Charity Foundation Fund grant. Thanks
to the generosity of Jim Bowers, we now
have a new red bike rack created by Jeff
Jelenfy. The library is planning to install
air conditioning in the main room this
year.
Bicentennial Project: The library
spearheaded projects for the Town
of Washington’s 2011 Bicentennial
Celebration year. The library joined
with the Historical Society & the
Bicentennial Committee to produce
three projects: two Bicentennial Photo
Exhibits at the library; a Bicentennial
calendar with historical
town photos; and the
bicentennial
book,
Washington People &
Places featuring over
100 stories from town
citizens and histories
of all the town organizations, including
photos, collected by library volunteers.
(Copies are still available for $12
donation at the library desk.)
Fundraising efforts were very
successful this past year. Donations,
grants and bequests covered the library’s
annual budget. The Giant Garage/
Plant/Book Sale continues to be the
library’s biggest fundraiser. A small
group has formed the Planned Giving
Committee to help set guidelines for
Gibbs Library News 5
valuable and exciting, but it is easy to
see that some of our patrons would
rather just browse the old fashioned
way, scanning the shelves and examining
the end pages of books they think look
appealing. Although there is increasing
interest in the convenience and ease of
electronic books, some of our patrons
clearly still prefer the pleasure of paper
pages. For those of you who still like
the feel, the smell and the comfort of
holding a print book in your hands,
don’t worry. I know sitting next to my
grandson, with a book in my hands and
his, this world will never go away.
Washington
Handcrafters
A group of
enthusiastic
handcrafters meets
every
Thursday
from 9 a.m. to
noon in the Bryant
Room.
They
bring their works in progress; whether
it is knitting, spinning, weaving, rug
hooking, scrapbooking, crocheting,
whatever. The group enjoys lively
conversation while working on their
current projects, and, as always, there is
a warm welcome to anyone who wishes
to join. Knowledgeable crafters can
offer advice to beginners.
library donations. The Nickels for Paula
project was initiated to help make the
Paula Green Art Fund self-sustaining.
The nickel donation count takes place
annually on Paula’s birthday, February
1st. Thank you to the many donors
whose generosity has helped make 2011
another successful year for the library!
Please be generous and help us make
2012 just as successful.
Thanks! It is a privilege and a pleasure
to work with such an enthusiastic and
generous group of volunteers. Special
thanks to the Washington Library
Board of Trustees, Librarians Maddy
Kelly and Liane Chapman, the friendly
desk volunteers, the group of over
50 volunteers and to our donors and
grantors. We welcome you to join the
library if you are not already a member
and volunteer if you can.
Special Thanks to 2011 Library Donors
We are truly grateful for the many donations we receive throughout the year. Some of the contributors and grantors for 2011 include:
Anderson Family
Andrei, Linda & Ted
Bennett, Suzanne & Court
Blake, David & Barbara
Block, David & Andrea
Bowers, James
Brann, Judith
Braun, Frank & Nancy
Brown, Patti
Brule, Charles & Betty
Burns, Joanne & Stephen
Carney, Barbara
Casas, Tamara & Josiah
Cavanaugh, Elaine
Chapman, Henry & Liane
Cohn, Marlene & Victor
Connor, Dorothy
Coryell, Fred & Eleanor
Crane, Deborah
Dane, Jean
Davis, Jere / Charlotte
Henderson
Davis Family Foundation
Dean, Steve & Ann
DePriest, Dean & Harriett
Dommermuth, Pat & Bill
Dornan, Jack & Valerie
Eberstein, Susan & Carlsen,
Susan
Evening Star Grange
Field, Jaffy & Eliot
Frances Schroyer Bequest
Freiman, Joan & Lowell
French, David
Fujinaga, Claudia
Garretson, Henry & Mary
Gereg, Karen
Goff, William & Marjorie
Golden Rule Foundation
Griffin, Dale
Grinnell, Don & Liz
Hale, Elliot
Hale, Cynthia & Dave
Hale, Maggie & Chapman,
Stephen
Hale, Richard A.
Hartman, Sara & Peter
Hibbert, Kathleen
Hill, Deborah
IBM Matching Grant
Impallomeni, Alfonse &
Carole
J C Stone
Janto, Phyllis
Johnson, Beryl-Ann
Johnston, Deb & Tom
Kelin, Keith & Linda
Kelly, Maddy, Morgan &
Portia
Kopishke, Hazel & Rick
Kraus, Donald & Susan
Lawson, Thomas
Ludwig, Burton & Barbara
Ludwig, Deborah & Wood,
Gunner
Ludwig, Edward &
Marjorie
Ludwig, Michael & Amy
Ludwig, Stephen
Madden, Bob & Julie
Maine Charity Foundation
Fund
Mansius, Donald & Alex,
L. Vitelli
Marriner’s Paving
McCann, Patrick & Mary
McCoy, Samantha
McKeary, Cheryl & John
Melgard, Stephen & Mary
Mendleson, Alan &
Raymah
Millar, Cindy
Mt. Olivet Lodge of Masons
Nault, Vikki & Jerry
Nesja, Mike & Erica
Nuesse, William
Oboyski, Victor & Paulette
Ocean, Steven & Kathleen
Packard, Priscilla
Perry, Kathy
Pierce, Jim & Polly
Pogue, Orville & Joanne
Puffer, Linda & Howard
Reddish, Robert &
Elizabeth
Reese, Robert
Rockport Steel
Rose and Samuel Rudman
Library Trust
Ruben, Chuck
Sager, Kenneth & Barbara
Schnur, Becky & Jack
Schlottman
Scribner, Margaret
Seif, Sheran
Shulman, Bonnie
Simon, Rich
Skelton, Glenice &
Hank Aho
Sloane, Carol
Smallwood, Craig
Snyder, David & Nancy
Stephen and Tabitha King
Foundation
Stephenson, Jean
Studer, David
Sweet Seasons Farm and
Café
Taylor, Peter
Taylor, Yvonne
Turner, Sharon
Upcraft, Lillian
Vigue, Duane & Missy
Welzel, Henry & Gloria
Weston, Margot
Wilson, Andrew & Darcy
We also thank the many people who wanted to remain anonymous plus those who have donated books, their time and in-kind donations during the year.
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GIBBS LIBRARY NEWS
Washington, Maine • Spring 2012 • www.gibbslibrary.org • [email protected]
Library’s Giant Garage, Plant and Book
Sale Fundraiser set for May 19th
The Giant Garage Sale is
maintaining its early seasonal date to
encourage eager Spring buyers and
those gardeners who are itching to get
into their gardens with new plants!
As usual, we are also looking for early
donations, and help from volunteers to
price, truck and sell.
This is the library’s single biggest
fundraising effort of the year. It is also
a great community event, with loads of
help from the Washington Volunteer
Fire Department, an early breakfast at
the Evening Star Grange and an early
evening steak supper at the Mt. Olivet
Lodge. Look for the big signs, and start
your spring cleaning now, so that we
can have the best sale ever!!
Pricing days will be: May 4, 5, 11,
12, 16, 17, and 18. Available trucks will
be loaded on the 18th in the afternoon
for early delivery to the Fire Station at
6:15 on Saturday morning.
Set up starts at 6 am and the doors
open to buyers at 9 am and stay open
until 2 pm. From 1-2 is a “bag sale”
with deals galore!
President’s Message
Camp in 1911 provided by Washington Historical Society
GIBBS LIBRARY
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LIBRARY HOURS
Sunday 2-5 pm • Monday 4-7 pm • Tuesday 9 am - noon and 4-7 pm • Thursday 3-6 pm • Saturday 9 am-3 pm
WASHINGTON LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President: Paulette Oboyski Vice President: Kathy Ocean Treasurer: Susan D’Amore Secretary: Toni Kayser Weiner Trustees: Mary Anderson,
Erica Dailey, Joan Dean, Leann Diehl, Joan Freiman, Deborah Hill, Alma Jones, Hazel Kopishke, Lindsay Lewis, Joe Marble, Bo Marks,
Cheryl McKeary, Amy Micklich, Beverly Moody, Susan Richardson, Barbara Sager, Dorothy Sainio, Kaitlyn Theberge; Librarian: Madelon Kelly
Asst. Librarian: Liane Chapman; Desk Volunteers: Louis Bettcher, Dale Brann, Barbara Carney, Libby Casas, Liane Chapman, Dorothy Connor,
Zola Coogan, Debra Ernst, Judy Good, Debbie Hill, Lois Hill, Carol Howell, Joe Marble, Kate Nichols, Paulette Oboyski, Barbara Sager, Budd Sloat
Layout and design of newsletter by McKeary Designs • www.mckearydesigns.com
The town of
Washington
is
fortunate to have
such an active
volunteer library.
Just look at our
Paulette Oboyski
progress.
Digital Transformation: The
library has entered the digital world
this year. Please take a look at Gibbs
Library’s Facebook page, join the
eNewsletter, view the library’s website,
download digital and audio books
from Download Books/Maine InfoNet
and read books from eReaders that
will soon be offered on loan from the
library. Many thanks to the BTOP grant
obtained by Maine State Library and the
Davis Family Foundation for funding
the latter of these projects. See The
Technology Desktop article on page 3.
Literacy Programs: The Adult
Book Discussion Group has been going
strong for over 11 years. The Student
Book Discussion Group, in its second
year, attracts students with winning
selections from the Maine Student Book
Awards, is moderated by local teachers
and is accompanied with delicious
homemade meals that are themed with
Dig It News
The Dig It Team needs garden
donations for the May 19th plant sale!
Donations needed: Plants: herbs,
flowers, vegetables, perennials (no
house plants please); Potting materials:
Pots - 4 inch or larger; Clean SOIL;
Foster Parents to Grow Seedlings: herbs,
flowers or vegetables.
If you are interested in donating
sprouts, shoots and/or bulbs, the Dig
It Team will visit and thin out your
existing gardens. FMI please call or
email: Amy & Mike Micklich 7011147 [email protected] or Peg
Hobbs 845-2900.
Dig dates for 2012 are: April 21,
April 28, May 5, & May 12
Garden owners must be present
during the dig.
the discussions. The Chickadee Book
Awards funded by the Rose & Samuel
Rudman Library Trust, Summer
Reading Bikes for Books Program
with bikes supplied by Mt. Olivet
Lodge of Masons and ice cream by
Sweet Seasons Farm & Café, Tuesday
Story Time and Music & Movement
programs attract young readers to the
library. The creative Monday Morning
Writers group has been meeting weekly
for the past year and a half.
Building: Two major physical
changes to the library building took
place this year. The Ray Kelly Memorial
Garden Patio was created by a team of
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Art Shows at Gibbs Continue to Impress
The Art Committee
helped to commemorate
Washington’s Bicentennial
Year, in 2011, by hanging
a series of exhibits about
our town. Cheryl McKeary
provided us with two shows,
using her photographic
skills and the skills of
previous occupants of our
town. The Bicentennial
Art programs began with
Cheryl’s “Washington: Then and Now” Photo exhibit and ended with a photo
show that captured the actual Bicentennial Day events. In between these bookends,
the Prescott School honored us with their Washington chickens, which we plan to
turn into a fund-raising calendar for 2013; and local artists and photographers each
had exhibits focused on our town. The Paula Green Art Fund sponsored a journalmaking workshop taught by Cynthia McGuirl in May 2011.
2012 promises to be another exciting year. The Prescott School artists are again
showing their new magnificently colorful and imaginative work, in March and
April. A Paula Green retrospective displaying masks, paintings, prints and found
object sculptures is planned for May and June. Linda Gallion, a pastel painter from
Jefferson, will exhibit in July and August. Zola Coogan of Washington is making
masks out of thread and other materials, for September and October, Hank Aho
is secretive about his work, but he will surely please us with his often whimsical
drawings and paintings during November and December.
Joseph Lalli
Dedication
In the early days of the library,
Joseph Lalli made a significant
contribution of both money and
property. In total, Mr. Lalli donated
over $100,000 making him one of
Gibbs Library’s major benefactors.
To honor his generosity, the
Library has created the Joseph Lalli
Honor Board. It will be a plaque
with an attractive clock which will be
hung on the wall behind the checkout desk.
Although Mr. Lalli is deceased,
his foundation continues to make
contributions
to
organizations
throughout New England.
An installation reception will be
held later this year to publicly honor
Mr. Lalli’s significant contribution
to bringing the Gibbs Library dream
to fruition. We are hoping to have
representatives of his Foundation
join us for this special event.
Baby Book
Project 2011
As part of the Gibbs Library’s annual
Baby Book Project, babies born in
Washington in 2011 received a copy
of Dark Emperor and
other Poems of the Night
by Joyce Sidman, and
illustrated by Rick
Allen. The books are
wrapped and each
contains a bookplate with the baby’s
name. A “Mother with Child” card
illustrated by the late Paula Green
accompanies each book. Recipients in
2011 were: Eliot Reed Jensen, Isaiah
Walter Foster, Noah Lauchlin Rau,
Hailey Jean Stimpson, and Finlay
McFadden Donaghy. Finlay’s twin, Erin
Kate Donaghy, received a copy of Moon
Loon by Sandy Ferguson Fuller. As we
are no longer allowed to access names
of new babies through the Town Office,
we must rely on parents to let us know
when they have a new arrival so that we
can give their baby a book.
Ray Kelly Memorial Garden Progress
The Ray Kelly Memorial Garden
made great progress with the
completion of the 660 square foot
patio. Our next steps will be the garden
and landscaping part of the project.
The date for the dedication will be
announced shortly.
The Gibbs Board of Trustees would
like to take the opportunity to thank
the individuals and businesses that
helped to make the patio construction
possible:
Joe Marble for representing the Board and helping to spearhead this project.
Stone work: Leo Karczewski for his leadership, fortitude and his tractor, Greg
Johnson, Norman Casas, Jesse Casas, Joey Casas, Owen Casas, Zander Casas, Richard
Ware, Wendell Ware, Dan Harrington, Jake Luce for the loan of his equipment.
Wesley Daniel, Frank Jones Jr. and the Town of Washington for the use of a dump
truck and many loads of inch minus fill and foundation stone and Ann Dean and
Denise Hylton for their guidance and moral support.
Businesses & Refreshments: Sonny Ludwig for his donation of flat stone for the
patio wall construction. J. C. Stone for their donation of all of the cut stone used
for the patio floor. Marriner’s Paving for their donation of 3/4” crushed rock and
crusher dust for bedding the patio floor. Rockport Steel for their donation of the
patio railing and materials to install it and John McKeary for designing and creating
the railing. Refreshments for the crew were provided by: Sweet Seasons Farm &
Café, Peg Hobbs, Sharon Turner, Joe Marble and Lindsey Lewis.
Gibbs Library News 2
The Technology Desktop
2012 brings new and exciting
equipment, apps and events to the
Gibbs Library in the area of technology.
A generous grant from the Davis
Family Foundation has allowed Gibbs
to purchase eReaders! Look for Kindles
loaded with classics and best sellers
by August, 2012. If you already own
an eReader, check out books from the
Maine InfoNet. Use the barcode from
your library card to access this resource
and download your favorites. Although
there may be a waiting list for some
popular downloads, we have heard the
line moves swiftly and you can reserve
more than one eBook at a time. If you
do not have your library card, please
pick it up at the front desk. Go to:
http://download.maineinfonet.org and
start checking out books with your
library barcode.
In addition, the library is the proud
recipient of a BTOP grant from the
Maine State Library: a laptop computer
was awarded for in-library use and for
use with the overhead projector. Ask
for it at the front desk. The Learning
Express Library™ is also available for
patron use. This provides access to a
Patrick Therrien from Maine State Library
teaches a computer class at Gibbs Library.
collection of more than 1000 practice
tests and skills tutorials for academic
career advancement and over 200
eBooks! Check out this great resource
from the convenience of your home
at:
www.maine.gov/msl/commons/
learnexp/home.htm or from the link
on the library computer desktop.
While you are at Gibbs, research your
genealogy at ancestry.com. This is free
for patrons to access while in the library.
Watch for upcoming technology
training sessions throughout the year.
We are always looking for tech-savvy
volunteers to help with maintaining
computers or to teach classes. Please
contact us by calling 845-2663 or email
at [email protected].
Gibbs Library Used Books
As the library’s collection grows, we
must weed to make room for new books
so we offer them for a donation price
to the public. Gently-used volumes
donated by patrons and friends have
increased the selection of adult and
children’s fiction and non-fiction
within the library collection and for
the library used book donation sale.
With suggested donation prices such as
a dollar for most hardbound and fifty
cents for paperback books, one can find
real bargains and often a treasure. As
far as the book donation sale goes, the
book cases in the lobby are just a start.
Have you looked at the bookcase in the
Bryant room, or the one for children’s
books in the back hallway?
Donations of gently used, clean and
non-mildewed books, DVD movies &
audio books are always welcome. The
library cannot use encyclopedias or
old text books. Offering used books
(for suggested donations) is one of
the library’s important fund-raising
activities. If you’d like us to come and
pick up your book donations, call 8452663, email us at gibbslibrary@hotmail.
com, or drop books at the library during
regular hours. Please remember that
the decision about which books go on
the shelves is solely the decision of our
librarian. Gibbs Library News 3
Book Group
Meeting since 2001, our reading and
discussion group has a committed core
group of members. We read a variety of
contemporary fiction, nonfiction, short
story collections and classics and engage
in some lively discussions.
We meet nine times a year, taking
July, August and January off.
Most recently, we read two excellent
debut novels, The Tiger’s Wife by Tea
Obreht and The Quickening by Michelle
Hoover. Future reads include Let the
Great World Spin by Colum McCann
and Let Me Finish by Roger Angell.
Always open to new members, we
meet the second Thursday of the month
at 7p.m.
For more information, please look
for the e-newsletter or call Kathy Ocean
at 845-2256.
Many Programs Offered at Library Music & Circle
Children and Teens
Once again the library has offered
many programs geared for young
children to teens. The youngest library
visitors enjoy a Friday morning Music
and Circle Time, led by Joanie Dean,
with stories, songs, and puppets.
Parents and children enjoy the program
and play time. The library also hosted
the annual Primrose Puppet show in
February, another favorite of families
with young children.
The Chickadee Reading Program
took place during February and March.
Over thirty students from Prescott
Memorial came to the library to hear
the ten selected Chickadee books for
this year and voted for their favorite.
Special thanks to Ann Holland, Len
Lewis and our teen trustees for leading
this program.
Memoir Writing For the past year and a half, a group
of writers have gathered every Monday
morning to share their interest in writing
memoirs. Susan Richardson offered
to facilitate the group. She recognized
the need to develop a regular writing
practice
which
also
offered
the
writer
an
opportunity
to hear his/
her work read
out loud. She
has modeled it after a workshop she
took with Natalie Goldberg, author
of Writing Down the Bones, and most
recently, with Bill Roorbach, author of
Writing Life Stories. The
group
practices active
listening skills; avoiding the need
to offer critique. As such, they have
developed a sense of trust and safety
in being able to write what needs to
be written. At first they jump started
themselves with ten minute prompts,
but now they are writing without that
limitation. Presently the group is full,
but when openings become available,
we would love to have you join us. Please
contact Susan Richardson at 845-2807.
featuring their predator program.
The holiday open house featured
a gingerbread theme with cookie
decorating and a gingerbread house
raffle. Each family received their choice
of a Jan Brett gingerbread book or a
nature book as a gift from the library.
Bikes for Books Readers
We are making plans for the Bikes
for Books summer reading program
sponsored by the Mt. Olivet Lodge of
Masons and Sweet Seasons Farm &
Café. We are pleased to have Melissa
Sweet, an award winning author/
illustrator from Rockport scheduled to
visit and help kick off the program in
June. Please sign up your young readers
to keep them reading all summer!
Adult Programs
Middle School Reading Program
The Maine State Student Book
Award book group met again during
the summer and school year. Readers
in grades 4-8 read and discussed many
of the nominated books. Maddy Kelly
led the group in the summer and BJ
Kopishke continued in the fall. Kate
Nichols and her husband provided
tasty food treats at each session. Watch
for this program to continue again this
summer and fall.
The Annual Student Art Show went
on display mid March through April.
Prescott student artists and art teacher
Lisa Shepperd-Pendleton created a
wonderful Bicentennial display for
library visitors to enjoy.
Last Halloween, the library welcomed
trick-or-treaters and their families with
a special program from Chewonki
Year after year, the library plans
many interesting adult programs. The
Midcoast Maine Audubon Society
sponsored the Michael Perry Alaskan
presentation and a couple of very tasty
mushroom
c o o k i n g
classes
with
Washington’s
own
David
Spahr.
This
spring featured
Susie Meadows from the Puffin Center
in Rockland to speak about puffins and
David Wilkins from the Anadromous
Fish Trust to tell us about alewives.
Over thirty patrons enjoyed the Coyote
Presentation given this late winter by
conservation biologist, Geri Vistein.
Check the library’s Facebook page or
ask at the desk about future programs
such as the Tuesday, May 8th AARP
Senior Driving Class sponsored by
Spectrum Generations of Knox County
and for upcoming technology classes.
Gibbs Library News 4
Time
Music and Circle Time has been
taking place at Gibbs Library on
Friday mornings since October, and
will continue on through April 27th.
Beginning at 9:30, we form a ring of
parents and children, then sing songs
and play games for half an hour, ending
with a small puppet show. This is a nopressure atmosphere, where children and
adults join in as they feel comfortable.
We have babies not yet walking to fiveyear-old children each week.
The parents express their gratitude
to the library for bringing this
program free of charge to the families.
The families attending have formed
friendships and are always happy to
welcome new people. After Music and
Circle Time, parents stay to visit with
each other while their children play.
We welcome any new families, so
please pass the word if you know of a
family with young children who would
like to sing and play with us on Friday
mornings from 9:30 to 10:00. There
will be more sessions included this year
so please check our website or request
to be on our email list by sending
your name and email to gibbslibrary@
hotmail.com.
Join our eNewsletter
Keep up to date on programs and
special events at the library by signing
up for our eNewsletter! Special thanks
goes to Leann Diehl, our eNewsletter
editor, who creates and distributes
a Gibbs Library bi-monthly email
that lists all of the exciting and fun
happenings at the library–from
children’s events to adults. The
eNewsletter also highlights the current
art exhibit in our gallery space, new
book arrivals and reminders of our
operating hours. To sign up, just send
your email address to gibbslibrary@
hotmail.com
We do not share your email and
we only send information about
Gibbs Library. If at any time you
want to be removed from our email
list, just let us know.
Art Shows at Gibbs Continue to Impress
The Art Committee
helped to commemorate
Washington’s Bicentennial
Year, in 2011, by hanging
a series of exhibits about
our town. Cheryl McKeary
provided us with two shows,
using her photographic
skills and the skills of
previous occupants of our
town. The Bicentennial
Art programs began with
Cheryl’s “Washington: Then and Now” Photo exhibit and ended with a photo
show that captured the actual Bicentennial Day events. In between these bookends,
the Prescott School honored us with their Washington chickens, which we plan to
turn into a fund-raising calendar for 2013; and local artists and photographers each
had exhibits focused on our town. The Paula Green Art Fund sponsored a journalmaking workshop taught by Cynthia McGuirl in May 2011.
2012 promises to be another exciting year. The Prescott School artists are again
showing their new magnificently colorful and imaginative work, in March and
April. A Paula Green retrospective displaying masks, paintings, prints and found
object sculptures is planned for May and June. Linda Gallion, a pastel painter from
Jefferson, will exhibit in July and August. Zola Coogan of Washington is making
masks out of thread and other materials, for September and October, Hank Aho
is secretive about his work, but he will surely please us with his often whimsical
drawings and paintings during November and December.
Joseph Lalli
Dedication
In the early days of the library,
Joseph Lalli made a significant
contribution of both money and
property. In total, Mr. Lalli donated
over $100,000 making him one of
Gibbs Library’s major benefactors.
To honor his generosity, the
Library has created the Joseph Lalli
Honor Board. It will be a plaque
with an attractive clock which will be
hung on the wall behind the checkout desk.
Although Mr. Lalli is deceased,
his foundation continues to make
contributions
to
organizations
throughout New England.
An installation reception will be
held later this year to publicly honor
Mr. Lalli’s significant contribution
to bringing the Gibbs Library dream
to fruition. We are hoping to have
representatives of his Foundation
join us for this special event.
Baby Book
Project 2011
As part of the Gibbs Library’s annual
Baby Book Project, babies born in
Washington in 2011 received a copy
of Dark Emperor and
other Poems of the Night
by Joyce Sidman, and
illustrated by Rick
Allen. The books are
wrapped and each
contains a bookplate with the baby’s
name. A “Mother with Child” card
illustrated by the late Paula Green
accompanies each book. Recipients in
2011 were: Eliot Reed Jensen, Isaiah
Walter Foster, Noah Lauchlin Rau,
Hailey Jean Stimpson, and Finlay
McFadden Donaghy. Finlay’s twin, Erin
Kate Donaghy, received a copy of Moon
Loon by Sandy Ferguson Fuller. As we
are no longer allowed to access names
of new babies through the Town Office,
we must rely on parents to let us know
when they have a new arrival so that we
can give their baby a book.
Ray Kelly Memorial Garden Progress
The Ray Kelly Memorial Garden
made great progress with the
completion of the 660 square foot
patio. Our next steps will be the garden
and landscaping part of the project.
The date for the dedication will be
announced shortly.
The Gibbs Board of Trustees would
like to take the opportunity to thank
the individuals and businesses that
helped to make the patio construction
possible:
Joe Marble for representing the Board and helping to spearhead this project.
Stone work: Leo Karczewski for his leadership, fortitude and his tractor, Greg
Johnson, Norman Casas, Jesse Casas, Joey Casas, Owen Casas, Zander Casas, Richard
Ware, Wendell Ware, Dan Harrington, Jake Luce for the loan of his equipment.
Wesley Daniel, Frank Jones Jr. and the Town of Washington for the use of a dump
truck and many loads of inch minus fill and foundation stone and Ann Dean and
Denise Hylton for their guidance and moral support.
Businesses & Refreshments: Sonny Ludwig for his donation of flat stone for the
patio wall construction. J. C. Stone for their donation of all of the cut stone used
for the patio floor. Marriner’s Paving for their donation of 3/4” crushed rock and
crusher dust for bedding the patio floor. Rockport Steel for their donation of the
patio railing and materials to install it and John McKeary for designing and creating
the railing. Refreshments for the crew were provided by: Sweet Seasons Farm &
Café, Peg Hobbs, Sharon Turner, Joe Marble and Lindsey Lewis.
Gibbs Library News 2
The Technology Desktop
2012 brings new and exciting
equipment, apps and events to the
Gibbs Library in the area of technology.
A generous grant from the Davis
Family Foundation has allowed Gibbs
to purchase eReaders! Look for Kindles
loaded with classics and best sellers
by August, 2012. If you already own
an eReader, check out books from the
Maine InfoNet. Use the barcode from
your library card to access this resource
and download your favorites. Although
there may be a waiting list for some
popular downloads, we have heard the
line moves swiftly and you can reserve
more than one eBook at a time. If you
do not have your library card, please
pick it up at the front desk. Go to:
http://download.maineinfonet.org and
start checking out books with your
library barcode.
In addition, the library is the proud
recipient of a BTOP grant from the
Maine State Library: a laptop computer
was awarded for in-library use and for
use with the overhead projector. Ask
for it at the front desk. The Learning
Express Library™ is also available for
patron use. This provides access to a
Patrick Therrien from Maine State Library
teaches a computer class at Gibbs Library.
collection of more than 1000 practice
tests and skills tutorials for academic
career advancement and over 200
eBooks! Check out this great resource
from the convenience of your home
at:
www.maine.gov/msl/commons/
learnexp/home.htm or from the link
on the library computer desktop.
While you are at Gibbs, research your
genealogy at ancestry.com. This is free
for patrons to access while in the library.
Watch for upcoming technology
training sessions throughout the year.
We are always looking for tech-savvy
volunteers to help with maintaining
computers or to teach classes. Please
contact us by calling 845-2663 or email
at [email protected].
Gibbs Library Used Books
As the library’s collection grows, we
must weed to make room for new books
so we offer them for a donation price
to the public. Gently-used volumes
donated by patrons and friends have
increased the selection of adult and
children’s fiction and non-fiction
within the library collection and for
the library used book donation sale.
With suggested donation prices such as
a dollar for most hardbound and fifty
cents for paperback books, one can find
real bargains and often a treasure. As
far as the book donation sale goes, the
book cases in the lobby are just a start.
Have you looked at the bookcase in the
Bryant room, or the one for children’s
books in the back hallway?
Donations of gently used, clean and
non-mildewed books, DVD movies &
audio books are always welcome. The
library cannot use encyclopedias or
old text books. Offering used books
(for suggested donations) is one of
the library’s important fund-raising
activities. If you’d like us to come and
pick up your book donations, call 8452663, email us at gibbslibrary@hotmail.
com, or drop books at the library during
regular hours. Please remember that
the decision about which books go on
the shelves is solely the decision of our
librarian. Gibbs Library News 3
Book Group
Meeting since 2001, our reading and
discussion group has a committed core
group of members. We read a variety of
contemporary fiction, nonfiction, short
story collections and classics and engage
in some lively discussions.
We meet nine times a year, taking
July, August and January off.
Most recently, we read two excellent
debut novels, The Tiger’s Wife by Tea
Obreht and The Quickening by Michelle
Hoover. Future reads include Let the
Great World Spin by Colum McCann
and Let Me Finish by Roger Angell.
Always open to new members, we
meet the second Thursday of the month
at 7p.m.
For more information, please look
for the e-newsletter or call Kathy Ocean
at 845-2256.
Many Programs Offered at Library Music & Circle
Children and Teens
Once again the library has offered
many programs geared for young
children to teens. The youngest library
visitors enjoy a Friday morning Music
and Circle Time, led by Joanie Dean,
with stories, songs, and puppets.
Parents and children enjoy the program
and play time. The library also hosted
the annual Primrose Puppet show in
February, another favorite of families
with young children.
The Chickadee Reading Program
took place during February and March.
Over thirty students from Prescott
Memorial came to the library to hear
the ten selected Chickadee books for
this year and voted for their favorite.
Special thanks to Ann Holland, Len
Lewis and our teen trustees for leading
this program.
Memoir Writing For the past year and a half, a group
of writers have gathered every Monday
morning to share their interest in writing
memoirs. Susan Richardson offered
to facilitate the group. She recognized
the need to develop a regular writing
practice
which
also
offered
the
writer
an
opportunity
to hear his/
her work read
out loud. She
has modeled it after a workshop she
took with Natalie Goldberg, author
of Writing Down the Bones, and most
recently, with Bill Roorbach, author of
Writing Life Stories. The
group
practices active
listening skills; avoiding the need
to offer critique. As such, they have
developed a sense of trust and safety
in being able to write what needs to
be written. At first they jump started
themselves with ten minute prompts,
but now they are writing without that
limitation. Presently the group is full,
but when openings become available,
we would love to have you join us. Please
contact Susan Richardson at 845-2807.
featuring their predator program.
The holiday open house featured
a gingerbread theme with cookie
decorating and a gingerbread house
raffle. Each family received their choice
of a Jan Brett gingerbread book or a
nature book as a gift from the library.
Bikes for Books Readers
We are making plans for the Bikes
for Books summer reading program
sponsored by the Mt. Olivet Lodge of
Masons and Sweet Seasons Farm &
Café. We are pleased to have Melissa
Sweet, an award winning author/
illustrator from Rockport scheduled to
visit and help kick off the program in
June. Please sign up your young readers
to keep them reading all summer!
Adult Programs
Middle School Reading Program
The Maine State Student Book
Award book group met again during
the summer and school year. Readers
in grades 4-8 read and discussed many
of the nominated books. Maddy Kelly
led the group in the summer and BJ
Kopishke continued in the fall. Kate
Nichols and her husband provided
tasty food treats at each session. Watch
for this program to continue again this
summer and fall.
The Annual Student Art Show went
on display mid March through April.
Prescott student artists and art teacher
Lisa Shepperd-Pendleton created a
wonderful Bicentennial display for
library visitors to enjoy.
Last Halloween, the library welcomed
trick-or-treaters and their families with
a special program from Chewonki
Year after year, the library plans
many interesting adult programs. The
Midcoast Maine Audubon Society
sponsored the Michael Perry Alaskan
presentation and a couple of very tasty
mushroom
c o o k i n g
classes
with
Washington’s
own
David
Spahr.
This
spring featured
Susie Meadows from the Puffin Center
in Rockland to speak about puffins and
David Wilkins from the Anadromous
Fish Trust to tell us about alewives.
Over thirty patrons enjoyed the Coyote
Presentation given this late winter by
conservation biologist, Geri Vistein.
Check the library’s Facebook page or
ask at the desk about future programs
such as the Tuesday, May 8th AARP
Senior Driving Class sponsored by
Spectrum Generations of Knox County
and for upcoming technology classes.
Gibbs Library News 4
Time
Music and Circle Time has been
taking place at Gibbs Library on
Friday mornings since October, and
will continue on through April 27th.
Beginning at 9:30, we form a ring of
parents and children, then sing songs
and play games for half an hour, ending
with a small puppet show. This is a nopressure atmosphere, where children and
adults join in as they feel comfortable.
We have babies not yet walking to fiveyear-old children each week.
The parents express their gratitude
to the library for bringing this
program free of charge to the families.
The families attending have formed
friendships and are always happy to
welcome new people. After Music and
Circle Time, parents stay to visit with
each other while their children play.
We welcome any new families, so
please pass the word if you know of a
family with young children who would
like to sing and play with us on Friday
mornings from 9:30 to 10:00. There
will be more sessions included this year
so please check our website or request
to be on our email list by sending
your name and email to gibbslibrary@
hotmail.com.
Join our eNewsletter
Keep up to date on programs and
special events at the library by signing
up for our eNewsletter! Special thanks
goes to Leann Diehl, our eNewsletter
editor, who creates and distributes
a Gibbs Library bi-monthly email
that lists all of the exciting and fun
happenings at the library–from
children’s events to adults. The
eNewsletter also highlights the current
art exhibit in our gallery space, new
book arrivals and reminders of our
operating hours. To sign up, just send
your email address to gibbslibrary@
hotmail.com
We do not share your email and
we only send information about
Gibbs Library. If at any time you
want to be removed from our email
list, just let us know.
Art Shows at Gibbs Continue to Impress
The Art Committee
helped to commemorate
Washington’s Bicentennial
Year, in 2011, by hanging
a series of exhibits about
our town. Cheryl McKeary
provided us with two shows,
using her photographic
skills and the skills of
previous occupants of our
town. The Bicentennial
Art programs began with
Cheryl’s “Washington: Then and Now” Photo exhibit and ended with a photo
show that captured the actual Bicentennial Day events. In between these bookends,
the Prescott School honored us with their Washington chickens, which we plan to
turn into a fund-raising calendar for 2013; and local artists and photographers each
had exhibits focused on our town. The Paula Green Art Fund sponsored a journalmaking workshop taught by Cynthia McGuirl in May 2011.
2012 promises to be another exciting year. The Prescott School artists are again
showing their new magnificently colorful and imaginative work, in March and
April. A Paula Green retrospective displaying masks, paintings, prints and found
object sculptures is planned for May and June. Linda Gallion, a pastel painter from
Jefferson, will exhibit in July and August. Zola Coogan of Washington is making
masks out of thread and other materials, for September and October, Hank Aho
is secretive about his work, but he will surely please us with his often whimsical
drawings and paintings during November and December.
Joseph Lalli
Dedication
In the early days of the library,
Joseph Lalli made a significant
contribution of both money and
property. In total, Mr. Lalli donated
over $100,000 making him one of
Gibbs Library’s major benefactors.
To honor his generosity, the
Library has created the Joseph Lalli
Honor Board. It will be a plaque
with an attractive clock which will be
hung on the wall behind the checkout desk.
Although Mr. Lalli is deceased,
his foundation continues to make
contributions
to
organizations
throughout New England.
An installation reception will be
held later this year to publicly honor
Mr. Lalli’s significant contribution
to bringing the Gibbs Library dream
to fruition. We are hoping to have
representatives of his Foundation
join us for this special event.
Baby Book
Project 2011
As part of the Gibbs Library’s annual
Baby Book Project, babies born in
Washington in 2011 received a copy
of Dark Emperor and
other Poems of the Night
by Joyce Sidman, and
illustrated by Rick
Allen. The books are
wrapped and each
contains a bookplate with the baby’s
name. A “Mother with Child” card
illustrated by the late Paula Green
accompanies each book. Recipients in
2011 were: Eliot Reed Jensen, Isaiah
Walter Foster, Noah Lauchlin Rau,
Hailey Jean Stimpson, and Finlay
McFadden Donaghy. Finlay’s twin, Erin
Kate Donaghy, received a copy of Moon
Loon by Sandy Ferguson Fuller. As we
are no longer allowed to access names
of new babies through the Town Office,
we must rely on parents to let us know
when they have a new arrival so that we
can give their baby a book.
Ray Kelly Memorial Garden Progress
The Ray Kelly Memorial Garden
made great progress with the
completion of the 660 square foot
patio. Our next steps will be the garden
and landscaping part of the project.
The date for the dedication will be
announced shortly.
The Gibbs Board of Trustees would
like to take the opportunity to thank
the individuals and businesses that
helped to make the patio construction
possible:
Joe Marble for representing the Board and helping to spearhead this project.
Stone work: Leo Karczewski for his leadership, fortitude and his tractor, Greg
Johnson, Norman Casas, Jesse Casas, Joey Casas, Owen Casas, Zander Casas, Richard
Ware, Wendell Ware, Dan Harrington, Jake Luce for the loan of his equipment.
Wesley Daniel, Frank Jones Jr. and the Town of Washington for the use of a dump
truck and many loads of inch minus fill and foundation stone and Ann Dean and
Denise Hylton for their guidance and moral support.
Businesses & Refreshments: Sonny Ludwig for his donation of flat stone for the
patio wall construction. J. C. Stone for their donation of all of the cut stone used
for the patio floor. Marriner’s Paving for their donation of 3/4” crushed rock and
crusher dust for bedding the patio floor. Rockport Steel for their donation of the
patio railing and materials to install it and John McKeary for designing and creating
the railing. Refreshments for the crew were provided by: Sweet Seasons Farm &
Café, Peg Hobbs, Sharon Turner, Joe Marble and Lindsey Lewis.
Gibbs Library News 2
The Technology Desktop
2012 brings new and exciting
equipment, apps and events to the
Gibbs Library in the area of technology.
A generous grant from the Davis
Family Foundation has allowed Gibbs
to purchase eReaders! Look for Kindles
loaded with classics and best sellers
by August, 2012. If you already own
an eReader, check out books from the
Maine InfoNet. Use the barcode from
your library card to access this resource
and download your favorites. Although
there may be a waiting list for some
popular downloads, we have heard the
line moves swiftly and you can reserve
more than one eBook at a time. If you
do not have your library card, please
pick it up at the front desk. Go to:
http://download.maineinfonet.org and
start checking out books with your
library barcode.
In addition, the library is the proud
recipient of a BTOP grant from the
Maine State Library: a laptop computer
was awarded for in-library use and for
use with the overhead projector. Ask
for it at the front desk. The Learning
Express Library™ is also available for
patron use. This provides access to a
Patrick Therrien from Maine State Library
teaches a computer class at Gibbs Library.
collection of more than 1000 practice
tests and skills tutorials for academic
career advancement and over 200
eBooks! Check out this great resource
from the convenience of your home
at:
www.maine.gov/msl/commons/
learnexp/home.htm or from the link
on the library computer desktop.
While you are at Gibbs, research your
genealogy at ancestry.com. This is free
for patrons to access while in the library.
Watch for upcoming technology
training sessions throughout the year.
We are always looking for tech-savvy
volunteers to help with maintaining
computers or to teach classes. Please
contact us by calling 845-2663 or email
at [email protected].
Gibbs Library Used Books
As the library’s collection grows, we
must weed to make room for new books
so we offer them for a donation price
to the public. Gently-used volumes
donated by patrons and friends have
increased the selection of adult and
children’s fiction and non-fiction
within the library collection and for
the library used book donation sale.
With suggested donation prices such as
a dollar for most hardbound and fifty
cents for paperback books, one can find
real bargains and often a treasure. As
far as the book donation sale goes, the
book cases in the lobby are just a start.
Have you looked at the bookcase in the
Bryant room, or the one for children’s
books in the back hallway?
Donations of gently used, clean and
non-mildewed books, DVD movies &
audio books are always welcome. The
library cannot use encyclopedias or
old text books. Offering used books
(for suggested donations) is one of
the library’s important fund-raising
activities. If you’d like us to come and
pick up your book donations, call 8452663, email us at gibbslibrary@hotmail.
com, or drop books at the library during
regular hours. Please remember that
the decision about which books go on
the shelves is solely the decision of our
librarian. Gibbs Library News 3
Book Group
Meeting since 2001, our reading and
discussion group has a committed core
group of members. We read a variety of
contemporary fiction, nonfiction, short
story collections and classics and engage
in some lively discussions.
We meet nine times a year, taking
July, August and January off.
Most recently, we read two excellent
debut novels, The Tiger’s Wife by Tea
Obreht and The Quickening by Michelle
Hoover. Future reads include Let the
Great World Spin by Colum McCann
and Let Me Finish by Roger Angell.
Always open to new members, we
meet the second Thursday of the month
at 7p.m.
For more information, please look
for the e-newsletter or call Kathy Ocean
at 845-2256.
Many Programs Offered at Library Music & Circle
Children and Teens
Once again the library has offered
many programs geared for young
children to teens. The youngest library
visitors enjoy a Friday morning Music
and Circle Time, led by Joanie Dean,
with stories, songs, and puppets.
Parents and children enjoy the program
and play time. The library also hosted
the annual Primrose Puppet show in
February, another favorite of families
with young children.
The Chickadee Reading Program
took place during February and March.
Over thirty students from Prescott
Memorial came to the library to hear
the ten selected Chickadee books for
this year and voted for their favorite.
Special thanks to Ann Holland, Len
Lewis and our teen trustees for leading
this program.
Memoir Writing For the past year and a half, a group
of writers have gathered every Monday
morning to share their interest in writing
memoirs. Susan Richardson offered
to facilitate the group. She recognized
the need to develop a regular writing
practice
which
also
offered
the
writer
an
opportunity
to hear his/
her work read
out loud. She
has modeled it after a workshop she
took with Natalie Goldberg, author
of Writing Down the Bones, and most
recently, with Bill Roorbach, author of
Writing Life Stories. The
group
practices active
listening skills; avoiding the need
to offer critique. As such, they have
developed a sense of trust and safety
in being able to write what needs to
be written. At first they jump started
themselves with ten minute prompts,
but now they are writing without that
limitation. Presently the group is full,
but when openings become available,
we would love to have you join us. Please
contact Susan Richardson at 845-2807.
featuring their predator program.
The holiday open house featured
a gingerbread theme with cookie
decorating and a gingerbread house
raffle. Each family received their choice
of a Jan Brett gingerbread book or a
nature book as a gift from the library.
Bikes for Books Readers
We are making plans for the Bikes
for Books summer reading program
sponsored by the Mt. Olivet Lodge of
Masons and Sweet Seasons Farm &
Café. We are pleased to have Melissa
Sweet, an award winning author/
illustrator from Rockport scheduled to
visit and help kick off the program in
June. Please sign up your young readers
to keep them reading all summer!
Adult Programs
Middle School Reading Program
The Maine State Student Book
Award book group met again during
the summer and school year. Readers
in grades 4-8 read and discussed many
of the nominated books. Maddy Kelly
led the group in the summer and BJ
Kopishke continued in the fall. Kate
Nichols and her husband provided
tasty food treats at each session. Watch
for this program to continue again this
summer and fall.
The Annual Student Art Show went
on display mid March through April.
Prescott student artists and art teacher
Lisa Shepperd-Pendleton created a
wonderful Bicentennial display for
library visitors to enjoy.
Last Halloween, the library welcomed
trick-or-treaters and their families with
a special program from Chewonki
Year after year, the library plans
many interesting adult programs. The
Midcoast Maine Audubon Society
sponsored the Michael Perry Alaskan
presentation and a couple of very tasty
mushroom
c o o k i n g
classes
with
Washington’s
own
David
Spahr.
This
spring featured
Susie Meadows from the Puffin Center
in Rockland to speak about puffins and
David Wilkins from the Anadromous
Fish Trust to tell us about alewives.
Over thirty patrons enjoyed the Coyote
Presentation given this late winter by
conservation biologist, Geri Vistein.
Check the library’s Facebook page or
ask at the desk about future programs
such as the Tuesday, May 8th AARP
Senior Driving Class sponsored by
Spectrum Generations of Knox County
and for upcoming technology classes.
Gibbs Library News 4
Time
Music and Circle Time has been
taking place at Gibbs Library on
Friday mornings since October, and
will continue on through April 27th.
Beginning at 9:30, we form a ring of
parents and children, then sing songs
and play games for half an hour, ending
with a small puppet show. This is a nopressure atmosphere, where children and
adults join in as they feel comfortable.
We have babies not yet walking to fiveyear-old children each week.
The parents express their gratitude
to the library for bringing this
program free of charge to the families.
The families attending have formed
friendships and are always happy to
welcome new people. After Music and
Circle Time, parents stay to visit with
each other while their children play.
We welcome any new families, so
please pass the word if you know of a
family with young children who would
like to sing and play with us on Friday
mornings from 9:30 to 10:00. There
will be more sessions included this year
so please check our website or request
to be on our email list by sending
your name and email to gibbslibrary@
hotmail.com.
Join our eNewsletter
Keep up to date on programs and
special events at the library by signing
up for our eNewsletter! Special thanks
goes to Leann Diehl, our eNewsletter
editor, who creates and distributes
a Gibbs Library bi-monthly email
that lists all of the exciting and fun
happenings at the library–from
children’s events to adults. The
eNewsletter also highlights the current
art exhibit in our gallery space, new
book arrivals and reminders of our
operating hours. To sign up, just send
your email address to gibbslibrary@
hotmail.com
We do not share your email and
we only send information about
Gibbs Library. If at any time you
want to be removed from our email
list, just let us know.
Librarian’s Report
As a middle school teacher, I am
reminded daily of the importance of
reading in childhood.
Students who have
been read to and who
read are so clearly
at an advantage in
school, and therefore,
so clearly at an
advantage in their
later lives. In a recent
Maddy Kelly
report, the American
Academy of Pediatrics
has once again urged parents to limit
television time for growing children.
They emphasize that learning occurs
much more rapidly and in more depth
when it involves interactions with others.
Over my recent vacation, I was
fortunate to be able to spend time with
my wonderful little grandson. We spent
many hours reading together, and I was
reminded anew of what I have known all
along. The closeness of sitting side-byside, the pleasure of admiring together
the artwork in a book or laughing
together at a funny line is all so essential
in learning. If I could magically give
every child a gift, I think it would be to
bestow the gift of reading.
And in a way, libraries are indeed
that very gift. I take tremendous
pleasure in seeing families with children
coming into the library. It is wonderful
to have a budget that allows us each year
to insure that we are able to purchase
a wide variety of materials for children.
We are able to update our collection
with the very best books published for
children each year, so that we can offer
not only treasured favorites from the
past, but also new award winners from
the present.
Due to the talented grant-writing
skills of our President, Paulette Oboyski,
we are also able to keep up with the
present in the technology the library
has to offer. We have recently purchased
three Kindles that, over time, will be
loaded with a wide variety of books
and will be available to our patrons.
Avid readers who previously had a
workout carrying in and out of the
library the books that they consumed
in a two-week period, will now be able
to obtain equivalent reading material
in one skinny, light weight reader. Our
catalogue also has new technological
highlights. Most titles now display an
image of the book’s cover, and for most
records there are fast and easy links to
reviews of the book and a list of awards
the book has won. The catalogue also
leads to a link showing the books most
recently purchased by the library as well
as those titles that have been checked
out most frequently in recent weeks.
The new technology is certainly
President’s Message continued from page 1
generous donors, creative stone
masons and craftsmen. The other
change was the library carpet that was
installed due to the generosity of the
Frances Schroyer bequest and the Maine
Charity Foundation Fund grant. Thanks
to the generosity of Jim Bowers, we now
have a new red bike rack created by Jeff
Jelenfy. The library is planning to install
air conditioning in the main room this
year.
Bicentennial Project: The library
spearheaded projects for the Town
of Washington’s 2011 Bicentennial
Celebration year. The library joined
with the Historical Society & the
Bicentennial Committee to produce
three projects: two Bicentennial Photo
Exhibits at the library; a Bicentennial
calendar with historical
town photos; and the
bicentennial
book,
Washington People &
Places featuring over
100 stories from town
citizens and histories
of all the town organizations, including
photos, collected by library volunteers.
(Copies are still available for $12
donation at the library desk.)
Fundraising efforts were very
successful this past year. Donations,
grants and bequests covered the library’s
annual budget. The Giant Garage/
Plant/Book Sale continues to be the
library’s biggest fundraiser. A small
group has formed the Planned Giving
Committee to help set guidelines for
Gibbs Library News 5
valuable and exciting, but it is easy to
see that some of our patrons would
rather just browse the old fashioned
way, scanning the shelves and examining
the end pages of books they think look
appealing. Although there is increasing
interest in the convenience and ease of
electronic books, some of our patrons
clearly still prefer the pleasure of paper
pages. For those of you who still like
the feel, the smell and the comfort of
holding a print book in your hands,
don’t worry. I know sitting next to my
grandson, with a book in my hands and
his, this world will never go away.
Washington
Handcrafters
A group of
enthusiastic
handcrafters meets
every
Thursday
from 9 a.m. to
noon in the Bryant
Room.
They
bring their works in progress; whether
it is knitting, spinning, weaving, rug
hooking, scrapbooking, crocheting,
whatever. The group enjoys lively
conversation while working on their
current projects, and, as always, there is
a warm welcome to anyone who wishes
to join. Knowledgeable crafters can
offer advice to beginners.
library donations. The Nickels for Paula
project was initiated to help make the
Paula Green Art Fund self-sustaining.
The nickel donation count takes place
annually on Paula’s birthday, February
1st. Thank you to the many donors
whose generosity has helped make 2011
another successful year for the library!
Please be generous and help us make
2012 just as successful.
Thanks! It is a privilege and a pleasure
to work with such an enthusiastic and
generous group of volunteers. Special
thanks to the Washington Library
Board of Trustees, Librarians Maddy
Kelly and Liane Chapman, the friendly
desk volunteers, the group of over
50 volunteers and to our donors and
grantors. We welcome you to join the
library if you are not already a member
and volunteer if you can.
Special Thanks to 2011 Library Donors
We are truly grateful for the many donations we receive throughout the year. Some of the contributors and grantors for 2011 include:
Anderson Family
Andrei, Linda & Ted
Bennett, Suzanne & Court
Blake, David & Barbara
Block, David & Andrea
Bowers, James
Brann, Judith
Braun, Frank & Nancy
Brown, Patti
Brule, Charles & Betty
Burns, Joanne & Stephen
Carney, Barbara
Casas, Tamara & Josiah
Cavanaugh, Elaine
Chapman, Henry & Liane
Cohn, Marlene & Victor
Connor, Dorothy
Coryell, Fred & Eleanor
Crane, Deborah
Dane, Jean
Davis, Jere / Charlotte
Henderson
Davis Family Foundation
Dean, Steve & Ann
DePriest, Dean & Harriett
Dommermuth, Pat & Bill
Dornan, Jack & Valerie
Eberstein, Susan & Carlsen,
Susan
Evening Star Grange
Field, Jaffy & Eliot
Frances Schroyer Bequest
Freiman, Joan & Lowell
French, David
Fujinaga, Claudia
Garretson, Henry & Mary
Gereg, Karen
Goff, William & Marjorie
Golden Rule Foundation
Griffin, Dale
Grinnell, Don & Liz
Hale, Elliot
Hale, Cynthia & Dave
Hale, Maggie & Chapman,
Stephen
Hale, Richard A.
Hartman, Sara & Peter
Hibbert, Kathleen
Hill, Deborah
IBM Matching Grant
Impallomeni, Alfonse &
Carole
J C Stone
Janto, Phyllis
Johnson, Beryl-Ann
Johnston, Deb & Tom
Kelin, Keith & Linda
Kelly, Maddy, Morgan &
Portia
Kopishke, Hazel & Rick
Kraus, Donald & Susan
Lawson, Thomas
Ludwig, Burton & Barbara
Ludwig, Deborah & Wood,
Gunner
Ludwig, Edward &
Marjorie
Ludwig, Michael & Amy
Ludwig, Stephen
Madden, Bob & Julie
Maine Charity Foundation
Fund
Mansius, Donald & Alex,
L. Vitelli
Marriner’s Paving
McCann, Patrick & Mary
McCoy, Samantha
McKeary, Cheryl & John
Melgard, Stephen & Mary
Mendleson, Alan &
Raymah
Millar, Cindy
Mt. Olivet Lodge of Masons
Nault, Vikki & Jerry
Nesja, Mike & Erica
Nuesse, William
Oboyski, Victor & Paulette
Ocean, Steven & Kathleen
Packard, Priscilla
Perry, Kathy
Pierce, Jim & Polly
Pogue, Orville & Joanne
Puffer, Linda & Howard
Reddish, Robert &
Elizabeth
Reese, Robert
Rockport Steel
Rose and Samuel Rudman
Library Trust
Ruben, Chuck
Sager, Kenneth & Barbara
Schnur, Becky & Jack
Schlottman
Scribner, Margaret
Seif, Sheran
Shulman, Bonnie
Simon, Rich
Skelton, Glenice &
Hank Aho
Sloane, Carol
Smallwood, Craig
Snyder, David & Nancy
Stephen and Tabitha King
Foundation
Stephenson, Jean
Studer, David
Sweet Seasons Farm and
Café
Taylor, Peter
Taylor, Yvonne
Turner, Sharon
Upcraft, Lillian
Vigue, Duane & Missy
Welzel, Henry & Gloria
Weston, Margot
Wilson, Andrew & Darcy
We also thank the many people who wanted to remain anonymous plus those who have donated books, their time and in-kind donations during the year.
This 2012 newsletter is sponsored by All Aspects Builders, Med-O-Lark Camp and Medomak Camp. If you are interested in
sponsoring the 2013 newsletter, please let us know.
Custom Homes - Renovation - Maintenance
Commitment to Excellence
Washington, ME
1-800-292-7757
GIBBS LIBRARY NEWS
Washington, Maine • Spring 2012 • www.gibbslibrary.org • [email protected]
Library’s Giant Garage, Plant and Book
Sale Fundraiser set for May 19th
The Giant Garage Sale is
maintaining its early seasonal date to
encourage eager Spring buyers and
those gardeners who are itching to get
into their gardens with new plants!
As usual, we are also looking for early
donations, and help from volunteers to
price, truck and sell.
This is the library’s single biggest
fundraising effort of the year. It is also
a great community event, with loads of
help from the Washington Volunteer
Fire Department, an early breakfast at
the Evening Star Grange and an early
evening steak supper at the Mt. Olivet
Lodge. Look for the big signs, and start
your spring cleaning now, so that we
can have the best sale ever!!
Pricing days will be: May 4, 5, 11,
12, 16, 17, and 18. Available trucks will
be loaded on the 18th in the afternoon
for early delivery to the Fire Station at
6:15 on Saturday morning.
Set up starts at 6 am and the doors
open to buyers at 9 am and stay open
until 2 pm. From 1-2 is a “bag sale”
with deals galore!
President’s Message
Camp in 1911 provided by Washington Historical Society
GIBBS LIBRARY
40 Old Union Road • P. O. Box 348 • Washington, Maine 04574 • (207) 845-2663 • www.gibbslibrary.org • [email protected]
LIBRARY HOURS
Sunday 2-5 pm • Monday 4-7 pm • Tuesday 9 am - noon and 4-7 pm • Thursday 3-6 pm • Saturday 9 am-3 pm
WASHINGTON LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President: Paulette Oboyski Vice President: Kathy Ocean Treasurer: Susan D’Amore Secretary: Toni Kayser Weiner Trustees: Mary Anderson,
Erica Dailey, Joan Dean, Leann Diehl, Joan Freiman, Deborah Hill, Alma Jones, Hazel Kopishke, Lindsay Lewis, Joe Marble, Bo Marks,
Cheryl McKeary, Amy Micklich, Beverly Moody, Susan Richardson, Barbara Sager, Dorothy Sainio, Kaitlyn Theberge; Librarian: Madelon Kelly
Asst. Librarian: Liane Chapman; Desk Volunteers: Louis Bettcher, Dale Brann, Barbara Carney, Libby Casas, Liane Chapman, Dorothy Connor,
Zola Coogan, Debra Ernst, Judy Good, Debbie Hill, Lois Hill, Carol Howell, Joe Marble, Kate Nichols, Paulette Oboyski, Barbara Sager, Budd Sloat
Layout and design of newsletter by McKeary Designs • www.mckearydesigns.com
The town of
Washington
is
fortunate to have
such an active
volunteer library.
Just look at our
Paulette Oboyski
progress.
Digital Transformation: The
library has entered the digital world
this year. Please take a look at Gibbs
Library’s Facebook page, join the
eNewsletter, view the library’s website,
download digital and audio books
from Download Books/Maine InfoNet
and read books from eReaders that
will soon be offered on loan from the
library. Many thanks to the BTOP grant
obtained by Maine State Library and the
Davis Family Foundation for funding
the latter of these projects. See The
Technology Desktop article on page 3.
Literacy Programs: The Adult
Book Discussion Group has been going
strong for over 11 years. The Student
Book Discussion Group, in its second
year, attracts students with winning
selections from the Maine Student Book
Awards, is moderated by local teachers
and is accompanied with delicious
homemade meals that are themed with
Dig It News
The Dig It Team needs garden
donations for the May 19th plant sale!
Donations needed: Plants: herbs,
flowers, vegetables, perennials (no
house plants please); Potting materials:
Pots - 4 inch or larger; Clean SOIL;
Foster Parents to Grow Seedlings: herbs,
flowers or vegetables.
If you are interested in donating
sprouts, shoots and/or bulbs, the Dig
It Team will visit and thin out your
existing gardens. FMI please call or
email: Amy & Mike Micklich 7011147 [email protected] or Peg
Hobbs 845-2900.
Dig dates for 2012 are: April 21,
April 28, May 5, & May 12
Garden owners must be present
during the dig.
the discussions. The Chickadee Book
Awards funded by the Rose & Samuel
Rudman Library Trust, Summer
Reading Bikes for Books Program
with bikes supplied by Mt. Olivet
Lodge of Masons and ice cream by
Sweet Seasons Farm & Café, Tuesday
Story Time and Music & Movement
programs attract young readers to the
library. The creative Monday Morning
Writers group has been meeting weekly
for the past year and a half.
Building: Two major physical
changes to the library building took
place this year. The Ray Kelly Memorial
Garden Patio was created by a team of
continued on page 5
Librarian’s Report
As a middle school teacher, I am
reminded daily of the importance of
reading in childhood.
Students who have
been read to and who
read are so clearly
at an advantage in
school, and therefore,
so clearly at an
advantage in their
later lives. In a recent
Maddy Kelly
report, the American
Academy of Pediatrics
has once again urged parents to limit
television time for growing children.
They emphasize that learning occurs
much more rapidly and in more depth
when it involves interactions with others.
Over my recent vacation, I was
fortunate to be able to spend time with
my wonderful little grandson. We spent
many hours reading together, and I was
reminded anew of what I have known all
along. The closeness of sitting side-byside, the pleasure of admiring together
the artwork in a book or laughing
together at a funny line is all so essential
in learning. If I could magically give
every child a gift, I think it would be to
bestow the gift of reading.
And in a way, libraries are indeed
that very gift. I take tremendous
pleasure in seeing families with children
coming into the library. It is wonderful
to have a budget that allows us each year
to insure that we are able to purchase
a wide variety of materials for children.
We are able to update our collection
with the very best books published for
children each year, so that we can offer
not only treasured favorites from the
past, but also new award winners from
the present.
Due to the talented grant-writing
skills of our President, Paulette Oboyski,
we are also able to keep up with the
present in the technology the library
has to offer. We have recently purchased
three Kindles that, over time, will be
loaded with a wide variety of books
and will be available to our patrons.
Avid readers who previously had a
workout carrying in and out of the
library the books that they consumed
in a two-week period, will now be able
to obtain equivalent reading material
in one skinny, light weight reader. Our
catalogue also has new technological
highlights. Most titles now display an
image of the book’s cover, and for most
records there are fast and easy links to
reviews of the book and a list of awards
the book has won. The catalogue also
leads to a link showing the books most
recently purchased by the library as well
as those titles that have been checked
out most frequently in recent weeks.
The new technology is certainly
President’s Message continued from page 1
generous donors, creative stone
masons and craftsmen. The other
change was the library carpet that was
installed due to the generosity of the
Frances Schroyer bequest and the Maine
Charity Foundation Fund grant. Thanks
to the generosity of Jim Bowers, we now
have a new red bike rack created by Jeff
Jelenfy. The library is planning to install
air conditioning in the main room this
year.
Bicentennial Project: The library
spearheaded projects for the Town
of Washington’s 2011 Bicentennial
Celebration year. The library joined
with the Historical Society & the
Bicentennial Committee to produce
three projects: two Bicentennial Photo
Exhibits at the library; a Bicentennial
calendar with historical
town photos; and the
bicentennial
book,
Washington People &
Places featuring over
100 stories from town
citizens and histories
of all the town organizations, including
photos, collected by library volunteers.
(Copies are still available for $12
donation at the library desk.)
Fundraising efforts were very
successful this past year. Donations,
grants and bequests covered the library’s
annual budget. The Giant Garage/
Plant/Book Sale continues to be the
library’s biggest fundraiser. A small
group has formed the Planned Giving
Committee to help set guidelines for
Gibbs Library News 5
valuable and exciting, but it is easy to
see that some of our patrons would
rather just browse the old fashioned
way, scanning the shelves and examining
the end pages of books they think look
appealing. Although there is increasing
interest in the convenience and ease of
electronic books, some of our patrons
clearly still prefer the pleasure of paper
pages. For those of you who still like
the feel, the smell and the comfort of
holding a print book in your hands,
don’t worry. I know sitting next to my
grandson, with a book in my hands and
his, this world will never go away.
Washington
Handcrafters
A group of
enthusiastic
handcrafters meets
every
Thursday
from 9 a.m. to
noon in the Bryant
Room.
They
bring their works in progress; whether
it is knitting, spinning, weaving, rug
hooking, scrapbooking, crocheting,
whatever. The group enjoys lively
conversation while working on their
current projects, and, as always, there is
a warm welcome to anyone who wishes
to join. Knowledgeable crafters can
offer advice to beginners.
library donations. The Nickels for Paula
project was initiated to help make the
Paula Green Art Fund self-sustaining.
The nickel donation count takes place
annually on Paula’s birthday, February
1st. Thank you to the many donors
whose generosity has helped make 2011
another successful year for the library!
Please be generous and help us make
2012 just as successful.
Thanks! It is a privilege and a pleasure
to work with such an enthusiastic and
generous group of volunteers. Special
thanks to the Washington Library
Board of Trustees, Librarians Maddy
Kelly and Liane Chapman, the friendly
desk volunteers, the group of over
50 volunteers and to our donors and
grantors. We welcome you to join the
library if you are not already a member
and volunteer if you can.
Special Thanks to 2011 Library Donors
We are truly grateful for the many donations we receive throughout the year. Some of the contributors and grantors for 2011 include:
Anderson Family
Andrei, Linda & Ted
Bennett, Suzanne & Court
Blake, David & Barbara
Block, David & Andrea
Bowers, James
Brann, Judith
Braun, Frank & Nancy
Brown, Patti
Brule, Charles & Betty
Burns, Joanne & Stephen
Carney, Barbara
Casas, Tamara & Josiah
Cavanaugh, Elaine
Chapman, Henry & Liane
Cohn, Marlene & Victor
Connor, Dorothy
Coryell, Fred & Eleanor
Crane, Deborah
Dane, Jean
Davis, Jere / Charlotte
Henderson
Davis Family Foundation
Dean, Steve & Ann
DePriest, Dean & Harriett
Dommermuth, Pat & Bill
Dornan, Jack & Valerie
Eberstein, Susan & Carlsen,
Susan
Evening Star Grange
Field, Jaffy & Eliot
Frances Schroyer Bequest
Freiman, Joan & Lowell
French, David
Fujinaga, Claudia
Garretson, Henry & Mary
Gereg, Karen
Goff, William & Marjorie
Golden Rule Foundation
Griffin, Dale
Grinnell, Don & Liz
Hale, Elliot
Hale, Cynthia & Dave
Hale, Maggie & Chapman,
Stephen
Hale, Richard A.
Hartman, Sara & Peter
Hibbert, Kathleen
Hill, Deborah
IBM Matching Grant
Impallomeni, Alfonse &
Carole
J C Stone
Janto, Phyllis
Johnson, Beryl-Ann
Johnston, Deb & Tom
Kelin, Keith & Linda
Kelly, Maddy, Morgan &
Portia
Kopishke, Hazel & Rick
Kraus, Donald & Susan
Lawson, Thomas
Ludwig, Burton & Barbara
Ludwig, Deborah & Wood,
Gunner
Ludwig, Edward &
Marjorie
Ludwig, Michael & Amy
Ludwig, Stephen
Madden, Bob & Julie
Maine Charity Foundation
Fund
Mansius, Donald & Alex,
L. Vitelli
Marriner’s Paving
McCann, Patrick & Mary
McCoy, Samantha
McKeary, Cheryl & John
Melgard, Stephen & Mary
Mendleson, Alan &
Raymah
Millar, Cindy
Mt. Olivet Lodge of Masons
Nault, Vikki & Jerry
Nesja, Mike & Erica
Nuesse, William
Oboyski, Victor & Paulette
Ocean, Steven & Kathleen
Packard, Priscilla
Perry, Kathy
Pierce, Jim & Polly
Pogue, Orville & Joanne
Puffer, Linda & Howard
Reddish, Robert &
Elizabeth
Reese, Robert
Rockport Steel
Rose and Samuel Rudman
Library Trust
Ruben, Chuck
Sager, Kenneth & Barbara
Schnur, Becky & Jack
Schlottman
Scribner, Margaret
Seif, Sheran
Shulman, Bonnie
Simon, Rich
Skelton, Glenice &
Hank Aho
Sloane, Carol
Smallwood, Craig
Snyder, David & Nancy
Stephen and Tabitha King
Foundation
Stephenson, Jean
Studer, David
Sweet Seasons Farm and
Café
Taylor, Peter
Taylor, Yvonne
Turner, Sharon
Upcraft, Lillian
Vigue, Duane & Missy
Welzel, Henry & Gloria
Weston, Margot
Wilson, Andrew & Darcy
We also thank the many people who wanted to remain anonymous plus those who have donated books, their time and in-kind donations during the year.
This 2012 newsletter is sponsored by All Aspects Builders, Med-O-Lark Camp and Medomak Camp. If you are interested in
sponsoring the 2013 newsletter, please let us know.
Custom Homes - Renovation - Maintenance
Commitment to Excellence
Washington, ME
1-800-292-7757
GIBBS LIBRARY NEWS
Washington, Maine • Spring 2012 • www.gibbslibrary.org • [email protected]
Library’s Giant Garage, Plant and Book
Sale Fundraiser set for May 19th
The Giant Garage Sale is
maintaining its early seasonal date to
encourage eager Spring buyers and
those gardeners who are itching to get
into their gardens with new plants!
As usual, we are also looking for early
donations, and help from volunteers to
price, truck and sell.
This is the library’s single biggest
fundraising effort of the year. It is also
a great community event, with loads of
help from the Washington Volunteer
Fire Department, an early breakfast at
the Evening Star Grange and an early
evening steak supper at the Mt. Olivet
Lodge. Look for the big signs, and start
your spring cleaning now, so that we
can have the best sale ever!!
Pricing days will be: May 4, 5, 11,
12, 16, 17, and 18. Available trucks will
be loaded on the 18th in the afternoon
for early delivery to the Fire Station at
6:15 on Saturday morning.
Set up starts at 6 am and the doors
open to buyers at 9 am and stay open
until 2 pm. From 1-2 is a “bag sale”
with deals galore!
President’s Message
Camp in 1911 provided by Washington Historical Society
GIBBS LIBRARY
40 Old Union Road • P. O. Box 348 • Washington, Maine 04574 • (207) 845-2663 • www.gibbslibrary.org • [email protected]
LIBRARY HOURS
Sunday 2-5 pm • Monday 4-7 pm • Tuesday 9 am - noon and 4-7 pm • Thursday 3-6 pm • Saturday 9 am-3 pm
WASHINGTON LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President: Paulette Oboyski Vice President: Kathy Ocean Treasurer: Susan D’Amore Secretary: Toni Kayser Weiner Trustees: Mary Anderson,
Erica Dailey, Joan Dean, Leann Diehl, Joan Freiman, Deborah Hill, Alma Jones, Hazel Kopishke, Lindsay Lewis, Joe Marble, Bo Marks,
Cheryl McKeary, Amy Micklich, Beverly Moody, Susan Richardson, Barbara Sager, Dorothy Sainio, Kaitlyn Theberge; Librarian: Madelon Kelly
Asst. Librarian: Liane Chapman; Desk Volunteers: Louis Bettcher, Dale Brann, Barbara Carney, Libby Casas, Liane Chapman, Dorothy Connor,
Zola Coogan, Debra Ernst, Judy Good, Debbie Hill, Lois Hill, Carol Howell, Joe Marble, Kate Nichols, Paulette Oboyski, Barbara Sager, Budd Sloat
Layout and design of newsletter by McKeary Designs • www.mckearydesigns.com
The town of
Washington
is
fortunate to have
such an active
volunteer library.
Just look at our
Paulette Oboyski
progress.
Digital Transformation: The
library has entered the digital world
this year. Please take a look at Gibbs
Library’s Facebook page, join the
eNewsletter, view the library’s website,
download digital and audio books
from Download Books/Maine InfoNet
and read books from eReaders that
will soon be offered on loan from the
library. Many thanks to the BTOP grant
obtained by Maine State Library and the
Davis Family Foundation for funding
the latter of these projects. See The
Technology Desktop article on page 3.
Literacy Programs: The Adult
Book Discussion Group has been going
strong for over 11 years. The Student
Book Discussion Group, in its second
year, attracts students with winning
selections from the Maine Student Book
Awards, is moderated by local teachers
and is accompanied with delicious
homemade meals that are themed with
Dig It News
The Dig It Team needs garden
donations for the May 19th plant sale!
Donations needed: Plants: herbs,
flowers, vegetables, perennials (no
house plants please); Potting materials:
Pots - 4 inch or larger; Clean SOIL;
Foster Parents to Grow Seedlings: herbs,
flowers or vegetables.
If you are interested in donating
sprouts, shoots and/or bulbs, the Dig
It Team will visit and thin out your
existing gardens. FMI please call or
email: Amy & Mike Micklich 7011147 [email protected] or Peg
Hobbs 845-2900.
Dig dates for 2012 are: April 21,
April 28, May 5, & May 12
Garden owners must be present
during the dig.
the discussions. The Chickadee Book
Awards funded by the Rose & Samuel
Rudman Library Trust, Summer
Reading Bikes for Books Program
with bikes supplied by Mt. Olivet
Lodge of Masons and ice cream by
Sweet Seasons Farm & Café, Tuesday
Story Time and Music & Movement
programs attract young readers to the
library. The creative Monday Morning
Writers group has been meeting weekly
for the past year and a half.
Building: Two major physical
changes to the library building took
place this year. The Ray Kelly Memorial
Garden Patio was created by a team of
continued on page 5