Margie’s here!

The Library's bookkeeper Carrie Lacher welcomes new director Margie Harrison to the library and to the island...

I dropped by the Library to say hey to our new head librarian this week, and visit for a spell. Margie Harrison & her family came from Nebraska, where she served as a rural librarian. She started this month on the first, and is fast learning more about our community (not for the first time – she did her homework about the island before accepting the job) and the way we connect with each other.

As we spoke, I got a sense that Margie looks for ways to create connections between groups, both with what she asked me & within what I asked her…I feel it’s a pretty important part of a position like hers, and it’s cool to see she’s interested in building partnerships with the library within the community.

As I’ve traveled the country, I’ve run into few libraries that are as well supported & well used by their communities as ours, and it’s great to have the stewards of this library that we have – the board, the staff, and the volunteers – and to have Margie join them. Welcome!

Margie takes over the position vacated by director Laura Tretter, who accepted a position in southwestern Colorado in July. Kudos (and a huge thank you!) to assistant librarian Melina Lagios, who served as interim director these past few months during the search for a new director. Awesome job…make that jobs, as she did her job, too!

You can drop into the library anytime and say hey to Margie, or come by next week’s reception for her at 4:30-6:30pm on Thursday the 18th at the library.

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