2010 - 2011 AnnuAl GivinG RepoRt

Open to All
2010 - 2011 Annual Giving Report
From the Board President
The past year was full of an unusual degree of turmoil and volatility: in the economy, in global
politics, and in the weather. In the midst of this maelstrom, the Library held a steady course, and
moved forward. Our progress was only made possible by a remarkable degree of collaboration among
all the stakeholders dedicated to moving the Library into a new century. We were able to tap into the
tremendous well of knowledge, energy, and skill that lies in our community, and in the Library’s staff.
Our director, Maxine Bleiweis, exemplifies passion for the Library. In well-deserved recognition of
her work, Maxine was hailed by the CLA as the state’s Outstanding Librarian of the Year.
As we keep a sharp eye on online developments, we must never lose sight of what remains one of our
most important missions: allowing people to connect with one another. Every day, we strive to balance
and blend the best of what the Library is already known for, while embracing the potential that future
developments promise. I find it especially energizing to be part of this excitement. Together, as a
community, we will meet that challenge.
Eduardo Andrade, President, Board of Trustees
From the Friends President
Free and open to all! Just knowing that this is the mission of the Library says it all. Free. . .and open
to all ideas, points of view and uses. Depending on the moment, the Library is a theater, concert hall,
Internet café, study hall, business office, resource for jobseekers, and a haven for readers and thinkers. What’s even more inspiring is the fact that the Library has all this and is up-to-date, even ahead
of the curve, in anticipating what people want next.
The Library can do so much for so many because so many see themselves as part of it, and they are!
Thank you to everyone who supports the Library, each in their own way, keeping it free and open to
all, and to all future possibilities.
Robin Berggren, President, Friends of the Library
From the Library Director
Good public libraries step up to the needs of their community, and this past year we have listened to the
local fallout from a weak national economy. Our response? A wildly popular Jobseekers program, the
third standing-room-only forum on the state of the economy by our own David Komansky and Marc
Lasry, and our open doors to the multitude of people who use our space daily as a mobile office.
We are here as a resource and refuge for navigating difficult times. More people are using the Library
than ever before — for work, for learning, for creating, and for relaxation and enrichment. We are
changing with the times; we lend e-readers, laptops, and iPads. We launched a new website and new
services such as text-a-librarian. We post and tweet and recommend, but still show favorite movies and
host book clubs and read aloud to children. We are here for you, your community campus, open to all.
Maxine Bleiweis, Library Director
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The Library is open
to all…thanks to you.
The Westport Public Library is the
town commons, open to everyone
from toddlers to retirees, open for
all to come together to connect,
create, learn, and work.
We have grown into an essential
community prize, evolving into
an even more vital public hub
because you understand the value
of generosity, collaboration, and
involvement.
You are the foundation, donating
your time, interest, and resources.
You provide the speakers, the music,
the art, and the energy.
You are all friends, and the Library
would not be what it is without you.
For that, we are deeply grateful.
On the cover Pageant of Literature by Robert Lambdin. The cover image is part
of a 77-year-old mural in The Great Hall that illustrates the convergence of literature and history,
displaying an array of famous characters from Pocahontas to Huck Finn coming together in a
celebration of art. The antique treasure, commissioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as
part of a program to keep artists working during the Great Depression, dwelt in the foyer of the
Saugatuck Elementary School for 57 years before it was restored and moved to the Library in
1992, where it remains for all to cherish. See pages 12-13 for the History Panel of the mural.
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OPEN to All users
Nina Sankovitch
Paz Meyers
The Library has hosted the extremely
popular Kids Summer Reading Club
for decades, but the start of Nina
Sankovitch’s book chat was the first
club for adults. It was inspired by the
publication of her book, Tolstoy and
the Purple Chair, a moving memoir
chronicling her year of reading a
book a day as a way of coping with
her sister's death. Participants in
the group discuss which books they
should read.
“The book chats became a community
experience, and have become a part
of my life,” said Nina, who lives in
Westport with her husband and four
children. “I meet new people, people
I wouldn’t have known otherwise.
It has made me realize how multidimensional Westport is.”
Isabel Gordon
Fourth grader Paz Meyers is very
comfortable in the Library. Coming
from a family of library lovers, he
started volunteering along with his
mom, Heidi, at the Friends Summer
Book Sale. Dubbing his work
“library camp,” he arranges books
in the Children’s Tent. The job has
turned into a regular gig; he now
lends a hand in the toddler area of the
Children’s Library. Heidi is thrilled
about how excited he is about helping
out, “taking care of things so others
can enjoy them.”
Isabel Gordon reads books on her
iPad, swims every day, and runs
a book club. She’s 95. A former
copywriter in New York City, she
moved to Westport with her husband
Richard after World War II, and
Joe Pucci
started illustrating children’s books.
One of them was The Shadow Book,
which became a classic. Some of the
photographs from the book are part of
the town’s permanent art collection.
When Joe Pucci isn’t running,
biking, and swimming as a triathlete,
he might be found at the Library
sitting in a comfy chair overlooking
the river. A financial advisor and
member of the Library’s development
committee, Joe remembers bringing
his two children to Itty Bittys on
Saturday mornings years ago. He has
always been a Library patron, and
sees himself as an ambassador. “It’s
so important that the Library is a
first-class institution,” he says. “Not
only for my family and me, but for
others as well.”
The phrase Open To All is more mission statement than
slogan, signifying how the Library is open to all users,
ideas, points of view, uses, and technologies.
FYI Westport Public Library is the busiest library
in New England in daily transactions.
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OPEN to All Ideas
The McManus Room is the Library’s
heartbeat, the place people come to
share ideas and listen to the viewpoints of others. Last year saw a
dazzling array of speakers discussing
a diverse range of topics. Carnegie
fellow Karim Sadjapour explained
Iran’s complex political system, and
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
Steve Coll examined
U.S. policies
in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the
effect they have
on national security.
The director of Yale’s cardiology
department, John Elefteriades, MD,
told us about the ethics issues of
organ transplants. David Goldhill
shared his Atlantic Monthly essay
examining the state of American
healthcare before President Obama’s
bill was passed.
The McManus Room is
the pulse of the Library…
Finance experts David Komansky
and Marc Lasry translated the latest
Wall Street issues and what they
mean for Westporters. Publisher
Simon Boughton talked about
winning a Caldecott award for
A Sick Day for Amos McGee, and
Alex Ross took us inside our heads
when we listen to music. Nationally
known local tech experts, including
Richard Fritsch, David Pogue, and
Irving Wladawsky-Berger, shared
their know-how about e-gadgets and
the cloud that powers them. And we
were enlightened by legends in the
arts: actor Christopher Plummer,
dancer Jacques D’Amboise, and
artists Maira Kalman and Rick
Meyerowitz.
Over a thousand programs for
adults, teens, and children were
offered, from the Rabbit Hill
Festival of Literature to teen
animé nights, and an airing of the
Royal Wedding. WestportREADS
invited patrons to contemplate the
devastation of New Orleans after
Hurricane Katrina through Dave
Eggers’ Zeitoun, a true story of
a Muslim-American from Syria
who lived in the Big Easy with
his family. Art lovers were treated
to a refurbished McManus Room,
with its unique display of “Black
& White Works on Paper” by
Westport artists.
Dancer Jacques D’Amboise
Reading to Rover
David Komansky and Marc Lasry
Watching the Royal Wedding
July 2010 At the Friends Annual Book Sale, over 300
volunteers unpacked 3,500 cartons, an equivalent of
100,000 books!
FY I There were 650 people in line on Saturday morning,
which was a new record. A total of 88,800 books sold.
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“as you like it”
You wanted healthy,
organic food, and that’s
what is now in the café,
along with the best Texas
Slammer and Chai Tea
Latte anywhere around.
Plus, amazing whole grain
muffins, fresh-baked
cupcakes, and a selection
of sandwiches from
Oscar’s Deli and The
Organic Market. Nearly
every item in the café is
either produced locally
or provided by a local
vendor, and all the plates,
napkins, and cold cups are
recyclable. All of this is
now available seven days
a week.
OPEN to All Uses
In addition to regular well-attended
Jobseekers programs, the Library
offers one-on-one free sessions with
executive coach Steve Temlock,
who works with individuals to
strategize and energize employment
searches. A consultant with a 30-year
track record of success in corporate
management, Steve wanted to give
back to the community by helping
professionals find work, so he
volunteers, helping people network,
think creatively, and understand the
perspective of senior management
in corporations.
The Library has become a coveted
site for the Staples High School
internship program, which brought
in four seniors to work in various
parts of the Library. Ben Meyers
was one of them, and he left
knowing how to run a small café.
He said he wanted to do something
different from what he did at school.
“I wanted a break, to just learn about
making coffee. But it became so
much more than that. I learned all
about the procedures manual, sales,
and inventory. It was a pint-sized
version of running a business.”
Beyond books and information,
many patrons are drawn to the
Library for its excellent and varied
art exhibits and music programs.
Among the highlights of the
year’s offerings in art were “Chas
Addams: Favorite Haunts” and
“Cuba 2010, An Impression,”
photographs by David Kalman.
In music, the programs featured a
range of performers, from electric
blues violinist Heather Hardy to
Espiritu Andino and Sue Matsuki.
Steve Temlock
Ben Meyers
August 2010 Summer reading now includes both
teen and adult programs.
FYI Children read 18,150 books during the
Summer Reading program.
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OPEN to All Technologies
An important part of the
Library mission is to provide
the most up-to-date ways for
people to read and learn.
That includes Kindles, pre-loaded
with a wide assortment of titles,
which patrons may check out for a
week, and special “travel Kindles”
for people to take with them on
trips. Assistance is available for
those who would like to learn
how to use these e-readers. And
thanks to the Nancy J. Beard
Foundation, patrons can check
out a MacBook Pro for use within
the Library, a service which has
saved a few people from frantic
trips to the office. Several other
e-services have increased in
popularity this past year, including
Rocket Languages, an interactive
online program for learning eleven
languages including French,
Italian, Hindi, Chinese, Arabic,
and American Sign Language.
Freegal, a service for downloading
free and legal music, continues
to grow every month. Westport
cardholders are entitled to three
downloads a week. The same
company that developed Freegal
announced in June that the
Library would be one of just ten
sites in the nation to pilot a new
model for lending e-books called
Freading. Library patrons will
be able to download books for a
two-week loan with a two-week
renewal option. The real attraction
of Freading is the ability to have
multiple users simultaneously check
out the same book.
John Blossom and Peter Propp…
know them? Seen them around the
Library? The Westport residents
had tweeted with each other for
years, and finally met at a Library
roundtable about future technology
strategy for libraries. An idea was
born, and they now create and
produce their vlog (video blog)
Ten Minute Strategies, a series of
videos about business strategies,
at the Library.
“The library is a small business
incubator,” said Propp, a marketing
strategy consultant on mobile and
social media. “It’s a place to be
productive.” Blossom, a veteran
content industry analyst, agrees.
“ One of the most important
roles for a library today is
the role of the commons; it
is the town green and a
valuable public resource.
It’s a great place to network.”
John Blossom
John Blossom
Peter Propp
September 2010 The Malloy Lecture in the Arts.
“Remembering Archie” (Archibald MacLeish – The Poet and the Man)
as told by Christopher Plummer.
FY I The Malloy Lecture in the Arts is made possible by a
generous contribution from Westport resident Susan Malloy.
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Because of you
Friends Officers
2010-2011
The Westport Public Library is
a valuable community resource,
open to all, because of Friends
who contribute in myriad ways.
President, Robin Berggren
V.P. Administration, Marcia Falk
V.P. Programming, Lucy Johnson
V.P. Booksales, Mimi Greenlee
Treasurer, Peter Kolbrener
Secretary, Wendy Brown
Past President, Kathie Fording
Nominating, Jeanne Burris
Some donate their time —sorting
donations for fundraising book
sales, stocking paperbacks at the
train station and beach, creating
packets for new parents, or
building a float for the Memorial
Day parade.
Board of Directors
2010-2011
Art Exhibits, Neil O. Hardy
Community Conversations,
Maggie Mudd
Film, Doris & Frank Jacoby
Development,
Nancy Wilson, Cyd Hamer
Music, Sally Berry
Outreach Chair, Lucy Ambrosino
WestportREADS, Sue Davis
Some offer leadership and ideas
for a wide variety of programs.
Other Friends find speakers or
musicians for events. Still others
help by donating funds, as they
have yearly for decades, because
they believe the Library is an
essential part of their community.
And there are those who stretch
their contributions by giving
generously through stock gifts and
corporate matching fund programs.
The Library is what it is today
because of Friends. Thank you so
much for your time and generosity.
“It’s hard to find a
person in Westport
who isn’t a ‘friend’
of the Library!”
Friends Officers 2010-2011 (from left) Jeanne Burris, Lucy Johnson, Kathie Fording,
Robin Berggren, Peter Kolbrener, Mimi Greenlee, Wendy Brown. Missing from photo, Marcia Falk.
October 2010 Famous authors and illustrators gathered at
Westport Library’s 10th annual Rabbit Hill Festival of Childen’s
Literature. The Library is proud to have been part of it.
FY I 30,000 children attended storytimes at the Library,
local nursery schools, Jesup Green, the Farmer’s Market,
and Longshore.
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November 2010 The McManus Room was refurbished with
new furniture and an updated color scheme.
FY I 18,812 adults and teens attended 356 programs
last year in the McManus Room.
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for the evening
BOOKED for the evening is the Westport Public Library’s annual fundraising
event. On this occasion, the Library honors an individual whose work reflects
the purpose of the Library – to nurture the love of learning and to enhance our
understanding of the world.
Sapphire Sponsor
Paula & Tom McInerney
Platinum Sponsors
Christine & Eduardo Andrade
Jocelyn & Walter Barandiaran
Kay & B.V. Brooks
Fairfield County Community
Foundation - Donor Advised Fund
Danielle & Michael Goldstein
Newman’s Own Foundation
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Honoree Patti Smith
Patti Smith rocked the
Library at the 13th annual
BOOKED for the Evening,
mesmerizing more than 400
guests with her poetry and
her music.
Gold Sponsors
Nancy & Ian Ashken
Betty R. and Ralph Sheffer Foundation
Claudia & Arthur Cohen
Theanne & Matt Feldman
Connie & Stewart Greenfield
Amelia & Stephen Grosberg
Judy Point Charitable Trust
Melissa & Jon Kane
Regina & Peter Kanter
Shelly & Michael Kassen
Evelyn K. Kossak
Darlene Krenz
Hedi Lieberman & Victor Teicher
Carolyn Longacre & Michael Wilens
Main Street Resources
Julia Marx & Andrew Genser
Marianna & Mark McCall
Henry Myerberg on behalf of the Alvin
& Louise Myerberg Foundation
Tracey & Anil Narang
Susan Ross & Andrew Sommer
Claudine & Allen Siegel
Roz & Bud Siegel
The TRIP Foundation
Jane Green Warburg & Ian Warburg
Silver Sponsors
Ann Abram & Steve Novak
Howard Aibel
Maureen & Dan Aron
Robin & Brad Berggren
Bernstein Global Wealth Management
Vicki & Garry Boxer
Amy Coe Inc. & Coe Consulting LLC
Carol & Joel Davis
Jackie & Peter Flatow
Becky & Mike Goss
Kim & Niv Harizman
Mary-Jane & Terry Hogan
Kara & Jay Katz
Sandy & Peter Kolbrener
Lillian August
Maggie Mudd & Fulvio Dobrich
Frances & Alan Offenberg
Judy Olson
The Palumbo Family
Smith was the winner of the
2010 National Book Award
for Just Kids. The Library
recognized her as a gifted
musician, writer, dreamer,
and thinker.
2003 Pete Hamill
1999 Tom Brokaw
2001 Calvin Trillin
Past Honorees
2002 Wendy Wasserstein
2000 E. L. Doctorow
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2004 Martin Scorsese
Gail M. Pesyna & John B. Hooper
Peter Cadoux Architects, PC
Meredith Poster & David Bukzin
Robinson & Cole LLP
Pegeen & David Rubinstein
Candice Savin & Daniel Gross
Susan Tane
Susan Thomsen & Norman Trepner
Thuy Tranthi & Mitchell Rieder
Jessica Waldman & Carl Thompson
Waldman Bass Foundation
Yvette & David Waldman
Ann & Sid Weiner
Mary-Lou & Larry Weisman
Cindy & Alan Zuckerbrod
Bronze Sponsors
Anonymous
Kate & Chip Andrews
Paula & Mark Argosh
Casey & Chuck Berg
Andrew Boas
Linda & Iain Bruce
Fran & Paul Burger
Cohen and Wolf
Frank Deford
Luisa Francoeur & James Goodrich
Linda & Michael Gordon
Liz & Marc Greenberg
Ali Hokin & Glenn Levin
Gordon Joseloff
Wilma & Dan Kail
Nina Sankovitch & Jack Menz
Sue & Cliff Sirlin
Soleil Toile Fine Lingerie & Swimwear
Debbie & Michael Staw
Diana & Daniel Sussman
Mary Sue & Ed Teplitz
Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue
Ellen Tsangaris
Alexandra & Spencer Wells
Nancy & Lynn Wilson
Media Sponsor
Westport Magazine
Sponsor In-Kind
Lux Bond & Green
Benefit Co-Chairs
Hedi Lieberman
Candice Savin
Gala Committee
Martha Aasen
Stacy Bass
Theanne Feldman
Melissa Kane
Marianna McCall
David Rubinstein
Norman Trepner
Nancy Wilson
Benefit Committee
Paula & Mark Argosh
Kathy & David Belzer
Robin & Brad Berggren
Wendy & Spencer Brown
Stacie & Jim Curran
Susan & Ted Davis
Suzy Dean
Linda & Michael Gordon
Liz & Marc Greenberg
Cyd & Christopher Hamer
Kim & Niv Harizman
Ali Hokin & Glenn Levin
Dorian Kail & Sam Leaf
Peggy & Harold Kamins
Liz & Avi Kaner
Elizabeth & Michael Kessler
Darlene Krenz
Nancy Lefkowitz & Noah Hendler
Sandy & Larry Lefkowitz
Patti & Brendan Lynch
Bonnie & Andrew Marcus
Liz & David Martin
Julia Marx & Andrew Genser
Elise Meyer & Henry Feuerstein
Tracey & Anil Narang
Celia & Ron Offir
Meredith Poster & David Bukzin
Joe Pucci & Dara Lieberson
Susan & Todd Robison
Sue & Cliff Sirlin
Orna & Geoffrey Stern
Diana & Daniel Sussman
Lauren & David Sussman
Nancy & Adam Wahler
Carey & Doug Weber
Mary-Lou & Larry Weisman
Diana Weller
Special thanks to...
Judy Linn, HarperCollins Publishers,
Larry Untermeyer and Pink House
Productions
Event Catering by: Creative Catering
2009 Adam Gopnik
2005 Arthur Mitchell
2007 David Halberstam
2011 Patti Smith
2008 Oscar Hijuelos
2006 Doris Kearns Goodwin
2010 Will Shortz
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Pageant of
Literature
Can you find the characters
in the The Great Hall Mural?
Hidden phrase
OPEN TO ALL
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Literature Panel (cover)
1. Bellerophon on Pegasus
2. Pandora, letting her spirits out
3. Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer
4. Puck and Bottom from
“Midsummer Night’s Dream”
5. Alice in Wonderland
6. Long John Silver
7. Robinson Crusoe
8. Don Quixote on Rosinante
9. Jason sails the Argonaut in
search of the Golden Fleece
10.
Winnie the Pooh
11.
Little Red Riding Hood
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1. Monk
2. Joan of Arc
3. Leif Ericson, the Viking
4. Abraham Lincoln
5. David with his slingshot
6. Clara Barton
7. Richard Coeur de Leon
8. Pocahontas and Daniel Boone
9. George Washington
10.
Balboa and Sir Walter Raleigh
11.
Primeval Man
12.
Mammoth, Brontosaurus
13.
Spanish Ship
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December 2010 Staff from the Children’s Library was on hand at
the Holiday Book Sale to help shoppers choose the best gift books.
FY I The Library's new website had over 1,039,446 visits!
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January 2011 Westporters studied the devastation of New Orleans
after Hurricane Katrina through Dave Eggers’ Zeitoun, the true story
of a Muslim-American from Syria who lived in the Big Easy.
FY I 2011 was the eighth year the community shared the
experience of reading and discussing the same book.
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Westport Public Library and
Friends of the Library Supporters
July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011
LEADERS CIRCLE ($10,000 +)
Christine & Eduardo Andrade
Fairfield County Community
Foundation – Donor Advised Fund
Renee B. Fisher Foundation, Inc.
The Komansky Foundation, Inc.
Paula & Tom McInerney
Newman’s Own Foundation, Inc.
Schilthuis Foundation Inc.
The Winston Foundation, Inc.
GREAT HALL CIRCLE ($5,000 +)
Anonymous (2)
Jocelyn & Walter Barandiaran
Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C.
Kay & B.V. Brooks
Jorgelina & David Friezo
Leslie & Brian Gold
Danielle & Michael Goldstein
Judy Point Charitable Trust
Darlene Krenz
Hedi Ann Lieberman & Victor Teicher
Marianna & Mark McCall
Nancy Jones Beard Foundation
Praxair, Inc.
James P. Robbins
Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher
Foundation, Inc.
Muriel B. Schwartz
The Betty R. & Ralph Sheffer
Foundation
The Sheffer/Scheffler Family
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Susan Jaffe Tane Foundation
Marlo Thomas & Phil Donahue
JESUP CIRCLE ($2,500 +)
Anonymous (2)
Nancy & Ian Ashken
Stacy & Howard Bass
Robin & Brad Berggren
Eunice & David Bigelow
Claudia & Arthur Cohen
Theanne & Matthew Feldman
Jackie & Peter Flatow
Eugene J. Gottesman
Connie & Stewart Greenfield
Stephen, Charles & Nettie Grosberg
Foundation, Inc.
Carol & Al Hallac
Gail Pesyna & John Hooper
Melissa & Jonathan Kane
Gina & Peter Kanter
Shelly & Michael Kassen
Sandra & Peter Kolbrener
John & Evelyn Kossak Foundation, Inc.
Helen & Tom Lasersohn
Susan R. Malloy
Julia Marx & Andrew Genser
Maggie Mudd & Fulvio Dobrich
Alvin & Louise Myerberg Family
Foundation, Inc.
Tracey & Anil Narang
Joseph Pucci & Dara Lieberson
Susan Ross & Andrew Sommer
Sharon & Jim Seymour
Claudine & Allen Siegel
Roz & Bud Siegel
Sue & Cliff Sirlin
The Tauck Foundation
The TRIP Foundation
Susan Thomsen & Norman Trepner
Jessica Waldman & Carl Thompson
Jane Green Warburg & Ian Warburg
Ann & Sid Weiner
Westport Downtown Merchants
Association
Michael Wilens & Carolyn Longacre
RIVERWALK CIRCLE ($1,000 +)
Anonymous (2)
Ann Abram & Steve Novak
The Howard and Katherine Aibel
Foundation, Inc.
Kate & Chip Andrews
Paula & Mark Argosh
Maureen & Dan Aron
Janet & Bill Bangser
Tammy & Steven Barry
Casey & Chuck Berg
Bernstein Global Wealth Management
Maxine Bleiweis
Carol & Andrew Boas
Vicki & Garry Boxer
Linda & Iain Bruce
Doris & Thomas Bucky
Fran & Paul Burger
Peter Cadoux Architects, P.C.
Amy & Mark Coe
Cohen and Wolf, P.C.
Cope Family Foundation
Carol & Joel Davis
Luella Davis
Carol & Frank Deford
Sandra & John Fifield
Luisa Francoeur & James Goodrich
Linda & Michael Gordon
Becky & Mike Goss
Lisa & Philip Green
Liz & Marc Greenberg
Stacy Steponate Greenberg &
Michael Greenberg
Candi Savin & Daniel Gross
Judith & Michael Guthman
Kim & Niv Harizman
Jean & Richard Harrington
Mary-Jane & Terry Hogan
The Dave Hokin Foundation
Wendy & Richard Hokin
Hope Foundation
Huisking Foundation
Gordon F. Joseloff
Heidi & Andrew Kail
Wilma & Dan Kail
Peggy & Harold Kamins
Kara & Jay Katz
Library Ideas, LLC
Lillian August Designs
Main Street Resources
The Carl Marks Foundation Inc.
David & Nancy McKinney
Katherine Tait Michael &
Harold M. Ginsberg
Sandy & Peter Nathan
Joyce & Elliott Netherton
Jodie & Andrew Nevas
Frances & Alan Offenberg
Judith Hardy Olson, CSB
The Palumbo Family
Meredith Poster & David Bukzin
Debbie & Tom Reynolds
Robinson & Cole LLP
Pegeen & David Rubinstein
Grace K. Salmon Trust
Nina Sankovitch & John Menz
Irma & Joe Schachter
Rose & Scott Serels
Lucretia & John Sias
Soleil Toile Fine Lingerie &
Swimwear
Debbie & Michael Staw
Gary Stuart
Diana & Daniel Sussman
Mary Sue & Ed Teplitz
Ellen Tsangaris
Yvette & David Waldman
Mary-Lou & Larry Weisman
Diana Weller
Alexandra & Spencer Wells
Westport Garden Club
Westport Young Woman’s League
Nancy & Lynn Wilson
Robert Witter Family Foundation
Cheryl & Irving Wladawsky
Lynn & Robert Zimmer
LONGSHORE CIRCLE ($500 + )
Anonymous (3)
Martha & Larry Aasen
Georgia Adams
Allison Adler & Jon Stashower
Susan & Stan Alintoff
Malle & Jose Andrade
Katie & Robert Augustyn
Joyce & Ken Backman
Marjie Golden & Russell Baris
Margaret D. Barnett
Amy Bauer & Michael Burns
Aysel & Humayun Beg
Julie & Mike Belaga
Tina & David Bellet
Jill & Laszlo Birinyi
Melissa & Robert Birns
Wendy & Spencer Brown
Dianne Wildman Burns & Eric Burns
Sylvia Callari
Cindy & Jim Clark
Damman Family Foundation
Sue & Ted Davis
Carol & Theodore Diamond
Jill & Alexander Dimitrief
Carole Donenfeld
Harry Donenfeld Foundation
Simone & Herbert Dubow
The Epstein Family
Marcia & Stephen Falk
Kathie & Tim Fording
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Micah Goldberg
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Mark L. Myers
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The Samuels Family
February 2011 George Wagner retired from the
Westport Public Library after 23 years of service.
FYI 21,424 one-on-one information consultations and
204,910 reference questions were answered in 2010-2011.
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Marty Yellin
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Melissa Yurechko & Tim Ditlow
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March 2011 The Great Hall was filled with colorful images from
"Cuba 2010, an Impression: Photographs by David Kalman"
FY I You can always find an interesting art exhibit
in The Great Hall or The Riverwalk Display Case.
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Jamie & Ping Zhou
Paula & Joseph Ziskin
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William Cheng
Grace & Eric Chiang
Amanda Choun
Alberta Cifolelli
Marianne Cirrito
Helen Citrin
The Clair Family
W. Tucker Clark
Joyce Clarke
Freddie Clary
Vidal Clay
Jennifer & Alan Clement
Gail & Eric Cohen
Carolyn & Gary Cohen
Nita Cohen
Diane Mangano-Cohen & Bill Cohen
Hilda Cole
Florence Collich
Pam & Kevin Collins
Patricia Colonnese
Norman Coltin
Karen Como
Barbara & Robert Comstock
Kathy Conarck
John R. Condon
Connecticut Press Club
Agnes Conover
Lois & Joseph Coogan
Carol H. Cook
Sharon & Andrew Cooper
Brenda Cooper
Charlotte P. Cooper
The Cooperman Family
Betty & Albert Copersino
Jack Coplen
Jennifer & Michael Corbo
Tania & Blake Cordes
Ruth Cornish
Anne Corsetti
Betty L. Corwin
Rita & Anthony Coscia
Barbara Jean & Herbert Cotter
Joan Cottingham
Liz & Tom Cotton
Anne Staudt & Stephen Cowherd
Suzanne E. Coyle
Allan P. Cramer, Esq.
Mary & John Cregan
Patricia & Thomas Crolius
Barbara L. Cross
Andrea & David Cross
Laurie & Martin‡ Crouse
Alice & William Crowther
Shelley Cryan
CT Spanish Conversation Club
April 2011 A QR code was added for quick access to Library
information using a smartphone.
FY I Maxine Bleiweis is recognized as Librarian of the Year
by the Connecticut Library Association.
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Marta Cuervo-Ostro
Ellen Cummings
Betty Lou & Tom Cummings
Rebecca Cunningham &
John Evangelista
Jean F. Cupp
Robert M. Curtis
Joyce & Thomas D’Angelo
Ottillie Danter
Denise T. Davidoff
Jo Ann Davidson
Barry L. Davis
Victoria & Brett Davis
Catherine & Elwood Davis
Agnes & Robert Davis
Meryl & Harold Daw
The Daytz Family
Janice & Evan Dean
Nancy Grover
Marguerite W. DeDapper
Candace Deisley
Nancy & Glenn DeKraker
Paul Delano
Patricia & Richard DelBello
Dan Delehanty
Laura & Ernie D’Elia
The Dempsey Family
Jean A. Denholtz
Carla O. Dennis
Jennifer Dennison & John Fatteross
William J. Derry
Jeanne Warren De Salvo
Dialog Marketing Group, Inc.
Toni Morton Dimes
Marilyn Alger & Jay Dirnberger
Jaimie & Gary Dockray
Florence Dohanos
Arlene Doherty & Bob Petersen
Beth & Paul Dominianni
Ginger & Jim Donaher
Beth & Frederick Donahue
Audrey Doniger
Zoe & Chuck Donnell
Katje & Robert Donovan
Marlene Dorison
Jane & Kevin Doyle
Sandra & Samuel DuBoff
Sandra & Alan Dubrow
The Duchan Family
Susan Dumont-Bengston
Mary Jane Dunn
Martha R. Durham
Helen During
Jo Dutcher
Tilly Dutta
Emily Duvoisin
Beth-Ann & Tony Eason
Susan & Peter Eastman
eChook Digital Publishing
David Eckert
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Judith & Burton Eden
Jennifer Edwards
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June Eichbaum & Kenneth Wirfel
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Naiad Einsel
Natalie Einson
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Carole & Richard Eisner
Cheryl M. Eldh
Kathleen Elken
Amanda & John Elliott
Jessie & Michael Elsas
Bernice Epstein
Mary Esser
Raymond Eyes
F.E.T. Planners Inc.
Doris Fable
Fairfield County Arts Association
Fairfield County Chapter Embroiderers
Guild of America
Gabrielle & Earle Falvey
Tara & John Fanuko
Al Farans
Kathleen & Fred Fassman
Jan Triani
Betty Manesiotis & Harold Feder
Laura Feder & Dr. Gary Mulkowsky
Karin & Neil Feingold
Jeffrey M. Feinman
Ruth Fellows
Marissa & Richard Ferguson
Jennifer Ferrante & Brett Adams
Nicole B. Feuer
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Deborah & Douglas Fine
Lisa & Michael Finn
Noreen A. Finnerty
Kathleen Finnigan
Bettina & David Fiore
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Valerie Fischel
Marti & Barry Fischer
Judith & David Fisher
Cindy & John Fitzgerald
Mary-Alice Fitzgerald
Barbara Flaxman
Ulrich Flemming
Heidi & Robert Flicker
Ann M. Flynn
Leslie J. Fodeman, M.D.
Anne Fogel
Terry & Al Fontaine
Food and Friends
Arline Foodman
Claire Ford
Michael Fortgang
Elizabeth & Michael Foster
Susan & John Fox
Dorothy & Jon Fox
Jonathan Fraade
Dorothy & John Francis
Beverly Frankel
Jeanne & John Franklin
Jane F. Fraser
Alison Freeland
Regina & John Freeman
Mari Freeman
Richard Freeman
The Freses
Iris & Carl Frey
Jennifer & Gene Fridland
Patricia Fried
Katherine B. Friedlander
Alfred Friedman
Charlotte Friedman
Steffi Friedman
Suzanne Friedman
Linda & Jerald Froschauer
Ilene & Alan Frost
Barbara & Samuel Frumkin
Zdenka & Joseph Fuller
Caren, Louis & Daniel Gagliano
Sue Galati
Sherie & Bob Gale
Cornelia Gallo & Peter Lanni
Sabra Gallo & Frederick Post
Anita Galvan-Henkin
Marie & Tony Galvao
Ellen & Arthur Gang
Julia Gang
Robyn J. Gangi
Ros & Gene Gans
Enid & Arnold Ganz
Gap Inc.
Martin Garment
Rochelle & Philip Garrison
Catherine & Edward Garrity
Linda & Ralph Gates
Suzan & Philip Gaynes
Linda & Jonathan Gelfand
Ernest Gergely
The Germishuys Family
Beatrice & Herbert Gershberg
Meredith Gershon
Nancy Gershon
Arline P. Gertzoff
June Getraer
Carol, Chris & Jane Gette
Emma Gibbons
Jane D. Gibbons
Linda Gibson & Marty Yellin
Ann & Edward Gill
Valentina & Kirk Gillies
Dianne Gilmore
Maria R. Giunta
Bruce Glaser
Dorothy & Donald Gleacher
Gayle Gleckler
Sara & Phil Glick
Lee Gluck
Renee & Rob Goddu
Diane Allison & David Godfrey
Melinda Goff & Family
Barbara Gold
Peter A. Gold
Carolyn Goldberg
Becca & Harris Goldblat
Frederick Golden
Joyce & Arthur Goldfarb
Susan & Larry Goldfein
Richard Goldhurst
Estelle Goldman
Frances Goldman
Sheila Goldman
Nancy Goldschlager
Katy Goldschmidt
Lynne & Stephen Goldstein
Deedy & David Goldstick
Kathy & Micky Golomb
Lynn Gonsor-Anvari &
Alexander Anvari
Gloria & Jim Goodenough
Pamela Goodpaster
Claire & Ronald Gordon
Maria Gorshin
Arlene & David Gottlieb
Jeffress Gouverneur
The Goral Gowrie Family
Donna & Joe Grace
Ellen Graff, Martin Fox & Sarah Fox
Susan Granger
Nancy Austin & Alfred Gratrix
Karen Gray
Lisa & Mark Gray
Deborah Green
Diane Green
Eve & Tom Green
Ilene B. Greenberg
Jill Greenberg & Mitchell Lester
Lee Greenberg
Joyce & Howard Greene
Leslie Greene
Betsy & Walter Greene
Monique & Phil Greenspan
Cathy Utz & Tom Greenwald
Eileen Gress
Betty & Louis Grey
Leone K. Griffith
Madeleine & Edward Grossman
Syma Gruss
Susan Guglielmo
May 2011 Sally Berry, Linda Collins, and Lynn Goldberg are
given the Special Friend Award for outstanding contributions
to the Library.
FYI 1,030 people attended 8 different music programs
at the Library during 2010-2011.
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Deanna & Andre Guilbert
H Salon
Susan & Richard Hagan
Blanche & David Haid
Lorraine S. Halasz
Dorothy & Gordon Hall
Linda J. Hall
C. Gibson Halloran & Phillip Schemel
Rose & Charles Halper
Arlene & Fred Halpern
Judith Hamer & William Buckley
Christa Balzert Hammerling
Nancy Hammerslough
Susan & A.J. Hand
Beth & Sanjeev Handa
Gladys Handelman
Jean L. Handy
Carol C. Hanks
Thea Hardigg
Kristi Hardin
Mary & Ron Harding
Anne & Jim Hardy
Judy & Neil Hardy
Sue & Mark Hariton
Sally & Chet Harlow
Sue & Alden Harris
Elaine & Charles Harris
Kathleen & Emmett Harty
The Hausman Family
Beth & Jonathan Hayes
Victoria Haynes
Harriet Heineman
Betty & Charles Heller
Joanne & Grant Heller
Audrey Heneage
Barbara & Harvey Hennes
Diane & Dan Herman
Betty Herman & Seymour Hecht
Eleanor G. Herman
Gloria & Sanford Herman
Myra Hess
Dalma Heyn & Richard Marek
Hope Hickok
Sarah & William Hickson
Harriet Hiller
Judith L. Hinkle
Evelyn & Clyde Hinman
Leah Hirsch
Liz & David Hirsh
Beate & Richard Hochman
Hyman Hodish
Alison Hoffman & Kevin Rakin
Mary & Dan Hoffman
Mary Jane & Jay Holm
Ann & John Holmes
Susan Bedsow Horgan
John D. Horkel
Elizabeth Horrigan
Linda Howard
The Howard Family
Marion & Thomas Howard
Mary Pat Hrebin
Mary Jo Lombardo & Dean Hubbard
Linda Hudson
Rita Reagan Hulme
Thomas A. Hunter
Claudia L. Hurd
Leslie & Barry Hyman
Malvina & Edward Iannone
Innovative USA, Inc.
Judith Israel
Sheila F. Israel
Jack and Jill of America
(Stamford-Norwalk Chapter)
Karin & Bradley Jack
Debbie Jacobs
Deborah Rath & Jeffrey Jacobs
Marcia Jacobs
Daniel Jacobsen
Susan Jacobson & David Moskovitz
Doris & Frank Jacoby
Judith Jaeger & Joel Kabak
Holly Jaffe
Francoise & Richard Jaffe
Barbara James
Raymond Jankowich
Barbara Jay & Saul Haffner
Charlotte & Herbert Jay
The Jenal Family
Pat & Jorgen Jensen
Nora & Alex Jinishian
Karen & Walter Joelson
Phyllis I. Johnson
Sandra L. Johnson
Diane Johnston
Jill & Andrew Jones
Robert F. Jones
Jane & Peter Jordan
Rose Jordan
Amy & Gary Julien
The Jumper Family
Junior League of Eastern
Fairfield County
Marcy Juran
Joan W. Kahn
Susan & David Kalman
Brook Kalter
Sue Kane
Philip Kann
Suzanne Kanner
Deirdre Kantor
Susan & Ted Kantor
Meryl & Andrew Kaplan
Lesley & Peter Kaplan
Irene & Edward Karazin
Mary & Larry Kastriner
Barry Katz
Debra Kaufman
Paulette & Bill Kaufmann
Caroline & James Kavetas
Rosalie Kaye
Sheryl Kayne
Elisabeth & Peter Keane
Winifred Keane
Leo F. Keehan
Val & Mike Keen
Barbara Kellerman
Barbara Kelley
Gail Kelly & Bruce Gaylord
Polly & John Kennedy
Lorraine & Robert Kennedy
Sandra Kent
Estelle & Joseph‡ Kesselman
Dorothy & Arthur Kesten
Barbara Kezur & John Mason
Sunny Khadjavi
Sonali Khandekar & Madhu Subbarao
Constance W. Kiermaier
Marilyn & William Killough
Sue & Bob King
Sue & Bill Kirby
Lynn Klauser
Jamie & Eric Klein
Sandra Klein
Teri Klein
Audrey & Woody Klein
Lucy Klinga
Jeanne & Jack Klinge
Betty Kogen
Yvette & Steven Kohn
Rachel Konstantin
Mary Jean & Preston Koster
Susan & Daryle Kowalsky
Debra & Beau Kowalsky
Lisa & Roger Krakoff
Alyse Kramarow & Brian Saed
Esther ‡ & Sidney Kramer
Shirley Kranick
Hilda Kraus
Sandi & Tom Kretsch
Sylvia Kronick
Leena & Christer Krook
Donna & Mark Krystal
William P. Kupper
Joanna & Glen Kutler
Catherine Ladnier
Elfriede & John‡ Lafferty
Ann & Noor Lakhdhir
Patricia & James Lamb
Alice Lamberson
Leona G. Lamberson
Elayne & Matthew Landau
Carolyn & Alan Landis
Evelyne Lang
Amy & Gregory Lang
Ken & Midge Lanouette
Joan Lasner
Deb & John Laurino
Eleanor & Richard Lawson
Wendi Lazar
Jean K. Lebedeff
Dr. Irwin J. Lebish
Betsey & David Lebow
Judy Lee
Lynn Lee
Soheyla Gharib & Thomas Lee
Muriel Lefsetz
Michael Lehr
Beryl Leifer
Emily & Louis Lemond
Rita & Frank Lener
Paula & Richard Leonard
Suzanne & Craig Leopold
Stacy & David Lessing
Carla & Roger Levien
Judith & David Levin
Regina Levin
Rosalind P. Levine
Gabrielle & Arne Levinson
Doris Levinson
Jo Levinson
Sandy Levinson
Barbara & Hal Levy
Janice & David Levy
Robyn Levy & James Weisz
Donna & Serge Lewi
Elizabeth Lewin
Daniel B. Lewis
Elizabeth Lewis & Robert Abramson
Edith & Martin Lewis
Raymond Leyden
Barbara & Michael Libove
Helmy Lichtman
Barbara Licker
The Liebergall Family
Joan Lieberman
Michelle & Eric Lieberson
Rhona Lieberson
Judy & Stan Lieberstein
Tak & Alvin Lim
Teresa Lin & Craig Knight
Joan & David Linden
Robin & Jerry Liotta
Ruth & Martin Lipset
Susan & Shelly Lipsett
Lipton Foundation Inc.
Ann Lloyd
Susan Lloyd & John Karrell
Kathy & Wayne LoCurto
Megan & David Loffredo
Mary & John Lomartire
Priscilla & Dan Long
Rosalind & Jeffrey Looby
Joan & Bob Loomis
Helene Lopatin
Christine & Richard Lorusso
June 2011 Bill Derry joined the Library staff as the
Assistant Director for Innovation and User Experience.
FY I Bill was honored in 2011 by the CT Association of School
Librarians for significant contributions to the library media field
on the local, state, and national levels.
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Joyce & Stuart Losen
Jean M. Lowrie
Ina Lozyniak
Sally Luce & Lance Smith
Eileen Hart & Jay Ludy
The MacColl Family
Edna & Kenneth MacDonald
The Mace Family
Cynthia & David Machata
Hilary & Roger Machlis
Frances C. MacIlvain
The MacInnis Family Foundation
Carol & Peter Mack
Joellen & Bob Mack
Emily MacLachlan
David N. MacWilliams
Susan Madeo
Alice Madwed
Bernard Magalnick
Vilma & Carlos Magan
Otto C. Magel
Helen & Charles Maggio
Audrey & Nat Magida
Susan B. Mahar
Marion & Lloyd Mahone
Leslie & Sunil Mahtani
Jane Malakoff
Harriet Malbin
Valerie & Tom Malin & Family
Julia & Edward Mally
Randi & Eddy Mamelok
Frances Mande
Jane E. Mangold
Cecelia Manley
Jill Mann
Harriet Manning
James Mapes
Marie & Michael Marcante
Pearl & Melvin‡ Marcus
Marge’s Book Group
Estelle & Manny Margolis
Mark Schenker’s Book Club
Phyllis & Del Markoff
The Marriott Family
Beverly & Robert Marshall
Trevor J. Marshall
Ada K. Martinez
Nancy Mason
Jackie & George Masumian
Ann & Craig Matheson
Gail & Jonathan Mathias
Fran & Mickey Matik
Ann & David Matlow
Jeff Matlow
Jayne Mauborgne
Mary & Howard Maynard
Mary Anne Mayo & Stephen J. Nelson
William S. Mazo
Arlene & Horace Mazzone
Susan & John McCabe
Phyllis McCoy
Phyllis McGovern
Arline & Richard McGowan
Mary & Andrew McGrade
Jean McGurk
Marie McHugh
Joan & Hank McIver
Pauline J. McKale
Tona McKenna
Denise McLaughlin & Arthur Kirsch
Sheri & Gavin McMahon
Richard J. McNamara
Ellen & Donald McNees
Viola McNeill
Nancy & Matthew McNerney
Titiana McTigue
Lynn Medoff
John Meehan
Marcia Mellett
Shirley Mellor
Carla Menikoff
The Merlis Family
Patricia Merrow
Bonita & Leonard Messman
Lisa F. Metz
Shareen & Karl Meyer
Carolyn & Bill Meyer
Frances Mi & Timothy Tanksley
Toby Michaels
Marie & Frank Michels
Toni Mickiewicz
Carol Mikesell
Adrienne & Bob Miller
Susan Miller
Violet & Milan Milosevic
James Minerly
Kathleen & Robert Mitchell
Michele & Bruce Mitnick
Janet & Denis Mittleman
Dorothy & Anthony Mobilia
Mary Beth & Salvatore Mollica
Ellen & Paul Molter
Cathy M. Monaco & Joseph Messina
Linda Monteiro-Hopper
Bonnie & Richard Moon
Pennie & Charles More
Helen & John Morrow
Elisabeth & Stanley Morten
Marjorie & Robert Morton
Myra & Hector Motroni
Sarah Green & Mark Motyl
Rosana & Jack Moy
Yuko & Ken Moy
Robert Moy
Elaine & Stan Mrus
Michael Mugnolo
Patricia C. Mulligan
Jacquelin Mullin
Geraldine & Howard Munce
Elizabeth Munro
Edward Murray
Elsa & Abe Nad
Ellen & Mark Naftalin
The Naggar Family
Joan R. Nathan
National Charity League
- Westport Chapter
Sharon & Steven Navarro
Esther & Stanley Nayer
Patricia Nazemetz
Monique Nebelung
Barbara Neiman
Peggy Nepps & Wes Bruckno
Margaret B. Nesbitt
Miriam Neswald
Terry & Bernard Nevas
Cecile & David Newberg
Joanna & Tony Nicholson
Marcia & David Noonan
William T. Norton
Audrey & Salvador Novoa
Lory Nurenberg & Frank Hall
Gail A. Nye
Eileen & Bill O’Brien
Susan Ochman
Myrna & Arnold Ockene
Janet O’Connell
Deborah & Paul Oestreicher
Julie & Alexander Okon
Mary Ann O’Leary
Marianna Oliver
Thomas Oliver
Marilyn & Brendan O’Malley
Babette Lienhard & Michael O’Malley
Kate & Eric Ordway
Grace Oringer
Carole & Burton Orland
Joseph Ormand
Laurie Orr
Raymond J. Orr
Maria E. Ossmann
Jan O’Sullivan
Kathleen O’Sullivan
Irina D. Pabst
Alix Paine
Marcie & Thomas Pajolek
Jill Palumbo
Mary Panagopulos
Liza V. Pantschenko
Joseph A. Paoletta
Leslie & Russ Paparo
Susan & Michael Parent
Marcia Parks
Selda & Mehmet Pasa
Martin Paul
Barbara & Roland Paul
Ann & Lock Pawlick
E. Paula Paynter
Penny Pearlman & Robert Minicucci
Andrea & William Pecoriello
Carolina Pedraza
Elizabeth & John Peloso
Eve & Steve Pensak
Vivian Perlis
Ruth-Anne Ring & Robert Perliss
Jane & Bernie Perry
Jane & Gregory Perry
Marja Peterson
Richard Petrocelli
Laura & Mark Pflug
Barbara & Alan Phillips
Barbara & Stephen Phillips
Mildred Piazza
Susan C. Pike
Florence Pittu
Colleen Plantinga
Leatrice & Bernerd Platt
Georgiana & Ira Platt
Susan Fisher Plotner &
Judah Plotner and Family
David Pogue
Bernice Polan
Esther Poliner
Elaine & Bernard Pollack
Jane Pollak
Frances & Philip Pollak
Mary Louise McColpin & Andrew Popp
Joan & Dennis Poster
Ann Potter
Marjorie & Edwin Potter
Barbara & Peter Powell
Art Powers
Marlene Powers
Patricia Powers
Annabelle F. Prager
Jane & David Preiser
Martha & David Press
Oscar Pressler
Rose Anne Preston
Lithia Prezkop
Deirdre & Tom Price
Suzanne & Peter Propp
Susan Puglia & Peter Alduino
Sarah & Greg Puhy
Kristin & Terrence Purcell
Judith P. Quehl
Evelyn & David Quigley
Florence Quinn
Iris Raber-Cohen
Vivian Rabin
Judy A. Rabkin
Barbara & Stephen Raffel
Beth & Jay Rand
Evelyn & Daniel Rappaport
Sandra & Mark Rappaport
Carolyn & Charles Raymond
‡Deceased
June 2011 Badminton, bocce, and croquet are available
to check out and play on Jesup Green.
FYI Several outdoor tables were set up for all to enjoy.
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Gregory Rayner
Joanne & Rob Reeves
Barbara Reis
Donna Reisner
Resnick Investment Advisors L.L.C.
Frances Reynolds
Janet Reynolds
Jack Richard
Eileen Riley
The Rispoli Family
The Ritter Family
Alison Rivard
Ann M. Roberts
Andrea & Kevin Robinson
Jenny & Tim Robson
Frances N. Roethgen
Barbara & Stuart Rogan
June & David Rogers
Holly Rogers
Janet & Tim Rogers
Nicole & Michael Rolnick
Edith Romanello
Kim & Tom Romero
Marie & Lew Rose
Beverly Rosen
Dale Atkins-Rosen & Rob Rosen
Celie Rosenau
Zelda Rosenbluth
Olga Rosenfield
Judith Rosenkrantz
Lauren & Jeff Rosenkranz
Elaine & Stanley Rosoff
Lois K. Ross
Stephanie & Stuart Ross
Warren Rossell
Ruth & Donald Roth
Theresa & Thomas Roth
Helena Rozier
Janet & Howard Rubel
Susan & Franklin Rubenstein
Sue & Jeff Rubin
Kira Rukin
Judith Runnette
Holly Rush & Michael Kaplan
Chilton Ryan
Gina Ryan
Glen Ryan
Mary Ryan
Barbara & Richard Ryan
Catherine & William Ryan
Sara & Arthur Sachs
Jane & Martin Sachs
Elizabeth Sacksteder & Peter Harrar
Maria & Mario Sa’Couto
Monica Sadlowski & James MacDonald
Catalina Salas
Maria E. Salgar
Janet & Steven Samuels
Barbara & John Samuelson
Linda & Don Sanders
Peggy & Ed Sanford
Anita & Paul Sarno
Jean & Robert Satter
Michelle Scher Saunders
& Steven L. Saunders, MD
Nicholas T. Saviano
Deb & Chris Sawch
Claudia & David Sawyer
Traci & Jon Saxon
Anne & James Scanlan
Robin & Joseph Scarella
Dorothy Schaeffer
Amy & Richard Schafrann
Donald Schapiro
Jacqueline & Peter Schelfhaudt
Susan & Steven Scher
Linda Schlapfer
Donna Schlegel & Gregory Knowles
Patricia Schliesman
Barbara Schmerzler
Susan & Thomas Schmidt
Kristin Schneeman
Ruth Schneider
Jayne & Art Schoeller
Judith & Morton Schomer
Lisa Schorer-Fierro & Douglas Fierro
Anita & Harold Schorr
Cheri & Fred Schriever
The Schubert Club of Fairfield
County, Inc.
Katharine S. Schwartz
Laura & Joshua Schwartz
Shirlee & Ed‡ Schwarz
Sharon Schweitzer & David Levett
Karen Wendell & Joe Scordato
Valerie Seaquist
Robert A. Searles
Rita & Dick Seclow
Madeline & Bill Selden
Lynn & Chris Sellon
Valerie Sharp & Patrick Healy
Melissa & Alon Shein
Susan S. Sheinbaum
Barbara & Edward Sheldon
Kathi, Carl & Andrea Sherman
Caroline Sherman
Jane Sherman & Maury Hill
Ruth & Larry Sherman
Shelly & Len Sherman
Lisa & Russell Sherman
Doris B. Shiller
Elissa Moses & Mark Shornick
David W. Shorrock
Eleanor Shull
Jean & George Sichel
JoAnne Siebrasse
Karen Siegel
Carolin & Lloyd Sigal
Dr. Charles Silberman
Andrea Silver
Phyllis & Mort Silverberg
Robert A. Simms Jr.
Joan & Arthur Singer
Barbara & Denis Sivak
Nina Skaya & Jim Fine
Patricia & James Skelly
Judith Sloan & Bruce Katz
Molly Small
Samuel Small
Harriet Smiley
Rita Smircich
Elizabeth C. Smith
Linda Gramatky Smith
& Kendall B. Smith
Marylyn R. Smith
Susan & Steve Smith
Laura M. Smits
Mimi Smolian
Katherine & Donald Snook
Jan & Jim Solley
Debbie & Gary Solomon
Greta E. Solomon
Eleanor & Norman Solovay
Sylvia & Mel Sorcher
The Southworth Family
The Spear Family
Special Libraries Association
Merrill & Randy Spector
Robie Spector
Joan & Richard Speer
Michelene Spencer
Olga B. Spencer, Ph.D.
Merle Spiegel
Paul H. Spiekermann
Julie Spivak & Paul Reiferson
Patricia P. Spoor
Barbara & Jules Sprung
Charlotte Stabinsky
Stacy & Lloyd Stableford
Wendy Stahl
Lee Starr
Barbara & Leonard Starr
Cynthia & Mark Steckel
Ed Stein
Francine Stein
Sonja Stein
Marilyn & George Steinberg
Stephen Steinbrecher
Mrs. Richard Steinschneider
David Stenn
Mary Stephenson
Julia & George Sterling
Ruth Stern
Jean & Alec Stevens
Barbara J. Stevens & James A.F. Stoner
Barbara Stewart
Elizabeth Stillinger
Sandy Stoddard
Sonia Stoloff
Lillian & Fred Stone
Laurie Stone
Marion Strauss
Barbara Stretton
Lauren & Joseph Strickland
Janice & Harris Strizever
Gloria & Tracy Sugarman
Karin & James Sugerman
Catherine E. Sullivan
Timothy C. Sullivan
Lois Sussman
Robert Sussman
Christine Swan
Patria & Peter Swann
Karen Swanson & Michael Lombardo
Jeanne & Hugh Sweeny
Jane & Leopold Swergold
Vi Takahashi
Catherine Talmadge
Deb Tangen & Bill Winter
Hilary & Greg Tanner
Mary J. Tanner
Betty Tarnoff
Zoe & Thomas Tarrant
Karen & Barry Tarshis
Jane & Ron Tarsy
Jan Tatusko
Douglas Taylor
Marsha & Stephen Temlock
Margaret & Alan Temple
Andrea & Scott Terrillion
Wubneh Tessema
Beverly A. Thomas
Bill Thompson
Sylvia Thorn
Patricia Thornton & Jeffrey Cohn
Arlene & David Thrope
Mary E. Tichey-Staack
Weltha & C. Dayton Titsworth
Betsy & Howard Tobak
Ginger M. Tobey
Chrissy Toeplitz
Heidi & Christian Tonsberg
Top Notch Ski & Sports Club
Joyce Torres
Lisa Totman
Linda F. Triozzi
Jan & David Turiel
Phyllis & Michael Turin
Teresa Tyler
Marta & Rodney Ulane
Joan Upchurch
Barbra & Kenneth Utting
Mitzi & Ed Vaimberg
Eileen & Anthony Valenti
Mimi Van Deusen
Inge & Ed Van Gelder
‡Deceased
“When you enter the Westport Public Library, your
blood pressure goes down and your IQ goes up.”
Maxine Bleiweis
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Karen & Joshua Varsano
Chris Vatis
Linda V. Velez
Dominick Vento
Susan & John Vester
Mary Vickery
Barb & Ron Vigars
Golda Villa & Jim Oakley
Scilla & Steve Vincini
Janet & Paul Vitrano
Olivia L. Vlahos
Frances von Maltitz
George Wagner
Shari & Ron Wainshal
Cathy Waldman & Paul Levi
Betty & Timothy Walker
Cynthia Wallace
William N. Wallace
Lisa & Scott Waller
Kathleen Wardrip
Betty & Mal Warshaw
Olga & John Washburn
Ellen & Joel Wasserman
Lawrence N. Waterbury
MarySue & Gordy Waterman
Carol & John Waxman
Joan Weaving
Joan & Dick Webb
Kate & William Weber
Paulette & Otto Weibel
Pamela & James Weil
Paul B. Weiner
Joan Weinstein
Lindsey Weinstein
Miriam Weinstein
Elaine & Stewart Weisberg
Jacqueline & Kenneth Weisburger
Amy Weiss & John Yankovich
Sylvia & Robert Weiss
Robin Welling
Jan Woodford & Marleen Wenzel
Barry Weprin
The Wessan Family
Ellen & Miles West
Westport Arts Center
Westport Community Gardens
Patricia Wettach
Keith Whalley
Elise Broach
Claire M. White
Joan G. White
Whitney Glen Condominium
Association
Whitney Glen Tax District
The Wiederecht Family
Mia Costanza Wiggers & Lucia Wiggers
Eileen & Raymond Wilhelm
Adrienne & Scott Williams
Patricia A. Williams
Vivian Williams
Betty & Phillip Williamson
Ruth Willick
Helenanne Willmott
Maury Wind
Karen Wingate
Goldie & Paul Winn
Ruth & Alan Winnick
Jeanne & Mark Wisniewski
Anne Witkavitch
Pat Woglom
Barbara, Dennis & Malia Wong
Mary Lou Woodruff
Dan Woog
Michele & Lee Wrubel
Elaine Wyden
Merri Yacenda
Margaret Yingling
Arlene & Martin Yolles
Diana & Leonard Zaslow
Suzanne & David Zelkowitz
Sondra & Jerome Ziering
The Joyce & Bernie Zimmerman
Foundation
Britt & Richard Zimmerman
Irene & Robert Zincone
Amy & Alan Zipkin
Nancy & Alan Zorfas
Judith Kahn Zwyer
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MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES
Alliance Bernstein
Allianz of America, Inc.
Bank of America
BlackRock
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
ExxonMobil Foundation
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
GE Foundation
Goldman Sachs
IBM International Foundation
Macy’s Foundation
The New York Community Trust
Prudential Foundation
UBS Foundation USA
Unilever United States, Inc.
United Technologies
ENDOWMENTS
Anne Eyes Endowment
Margery & Leonard Everett Fisher
Endowment for Children’s Books
in the Arts
Annette Heyman Foundation
Endowment for International Films
Reader’s Digest Endowed Book Fund
The Betty R. Sheffer Foundation
Endowment for Books in the Visual
& Performing Arts
Joan & Joel Smilow Endowment for
Services to Children
John and Kay Stein Endowment
GRANTS
Anonymous (1)
Nancy Jones Beard Foundation
Renee B. Fisher Foundation, Inc.
Newman’s Own Foundation, Inc.
Praxair, Inc.
Grace K. Salmon Trust
Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher
Foundation, Inc.
The Westport Woman’s Club, Inc.
Westport Young Woman’s League
GIFTS-IN-KIND
Arogya Tea
Connie’s Cakes
CRUMBS Bake Shop
Sue & Ted Davis
The Fogel Family
McDonald’s
Elise Meyer & Henry Feuerstein
Sunny Daes
Sunrise Rotary Club of Westport
The Inn at Longshore
Valley Communications Systems, Inc.
Westport Magazine Westport Pizzeria
Rabbit Hill Festival of Literature
Luella Davis
Coleytown Elementary School
& Development Center
Greens Farms School PTA
Kings Highway PTA
Long Lots School PTA
Saugatuck Elementary School PTA
34 additional donors
TRIBUTES
To Celebrate the Anniversary of:
Carol & Ted Diamond
Lynn Gonsor-Anvari &
Alexander Anvari
June & Ira Klein
To Celebrate the Bat Mitzvah of:
Elizabeth Leight
To Celebrate the Birth of:
Carolina Roggeveen Byrne
Shoshanna Lundgren
Estelle Sweeney
To Celebrate the Birthday of:
Maureen Aron
Janet Bangser
Margery Fisher
Michael Fording
Molly Fording
Karen Tarshis
Nikki Untermeyer
In Honor of:
Sally Berry
Linda Collins
Erica Sanders-Foege & Alec Foege
Friends of Sherwood Island State Park
Lynn Goldberg
The Lindsey-Noble Family
Kate McGraw
Reference Librarians
Nancy Kuhn-Clark, Deborah Celia
& Margie Freilich-Den
Orna & Geoffrey Stern
Faith Taylor & Ted Sullivan
George L. Wagner
In Memory of:
Barbara Arnold
Marilyn Beardsley
Cameron Bruce
Dr. Rhoda K. Burnham
Robert Butler
Anne Curtin
Marjorie Doty
Marjorie B. Dowd
Victor Dowd
Julius Fraser
Sylvia Hirschfield
Julian Kassen
Esther Kramer
Henry Kuhn
Joseph Messerli
Lydia A. Nadel
Oscar Pressler
Joan Richmond
Gertrude Seligson
Norton Smiley
Gerald Smith
Thu Van Tran Thi
Morris K. Jesup Society
Recognizing those who have included
the Library in their estate plans.
Martha Aasen
G. Kenneth Bernhard
Ben Luden
Bonnie Moon
Alan Nevas
Irma & Joe Schachter
Jerry A. Tishman
Marty Yellin
Thanks for making the Library
Open to All
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Report of the Treasurer
Important Statistics
Revenue and expenses for July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011 are
summarized below. A complete financial report will be on
file at the Library and available for inspection after the
completion of the Town audit.
Population of Westport
REVENUE
Town appropriation
Contributions
Temporarily restricted gifts
Interest Income Dividend Income Fines
Connecticard reimbursement
State grant
Friends of the Library contribution
Meeting room contributions
Café income
Miscellaneous
Copy machine & Internet printing
Net realized & unrealized gains
Transferred from reserves
TOTAL $4,031,725
576,582
118,153
26,402
35,560
105,017
98,000
2,205
89,350
3,105
78,801
12,103
12,489
352,907
106,757
$5,649,157
EXPENSES
Compensation
Materials/programs
Building & grounds
Supplies
Insurance
Postage
Telephone
Professional Fees
Computer services
Development
Training/travel
Memberships
Miscellaneous
Café
Investment & bank fees
Capital expenditures - depreciation
TOTAL $3,913,017
521,178
331,343
52,030
80,733
9,026
9,231
38,158
57,761
136,462
9,733
2,300
10,326
49,869
12,607
114,925
$5,348,699
SPECIAL ACCOUNTS
Unrestricted
Temporarily restricted
Permanently restricted
Material/programs funded
from restricted accounts
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$3,768,556
223,998
664,818
25,602
People entering the building daily (average)
1,441
People visiting the library website daily (average) 2,331
Total number of items checked out or downloaded 868,883
Adult books
244,139
Teen Books
8,774
Children’s books
168,507
Audio-visual materials
420,204
Other
27,259
Items checked out/downloaded per capita
Items checked out/downloaded daily average
34 items
2,490
Website visits
Public computer sessions
Catalog searches
Database searches Total electronic use of library resources
Westporters with active library cards
Adults
Children 850,823
60,358
575,884
122,740
1,609,805
12,214
5,680
Number of people attending library programs
Adults
18,812
Children
39,139
Summer Reading Club enrollment 2,150
Number of book clubs served
Number of reference questions answered 63
204,910
The Library Collection
Adult books
Teen books
Children’s books
DVDs/Blu-rays Audio books
Music compact discs
Toys
Picture file items Periodicals*
Newspapers*
*Plus thousands more accessible through the Library
website at westportlibrary.org
$349,471
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131,380
2,168
57,029
18,891
9,259
5,693
190
500,000
331
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Westport Public Library Board of Trustees
Eduardo N. Andrade
Jocelyn Barandiaran
Russell Baris
Julie Belaga
Robin Berggren
Linda R. Franciscovich
Gary Goldberg
Dan Gross
John Hooper
Melissa Kane
Missing from photo, Robin Berggren, Gary Goldberg, Sandy Nathan, Thuy Tranthi Rieder, Robert Wachsler
Jonathan S. Lach
Marianna McCall
Andrew Moss
Sandy Nathan
Andrew B. Nevas
Thuy Tranthi Rieder
Cliff Sirlin
Terry Vance
Robert Wachsler
Cindy Zuckerbrod
The Advisory Council
The members of the Westport Public Library Advisory Council are appointed by the President of the Library Board of Trustees.
The Council’s purpose is to bring insight and expertise from the community to assist the Library in defining and meeting its goals.
We are proud to have the participation of: Joel Davis, Chairman, Laszlo Birinyi, Ian Bremmer, Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Frank Deford,
Lawrence K. Grossman, Erica Jong, Jeffrey B. Kindler, David Komansky, Venetia Kontogouris, Evelyn Kossak, Sidney Kramer,
Harold Levine, Arthur Levitt, David McKinney, William S. McNee, Michael Miller, David Pogue, Ann Sheffer, John Sias, Joel E.
Smilow, Sybil Steinberg, Susan Tane, Michael Wilens, Irving Wladawsky-Berger and Joanne Woodward.
Westport Public Library Staff
Aimee Anctil
Celeste Arvanitis
Dennis Barrow
Glenn Bardinelli
Rachel Baron
Dennis Barrow
Margaret Bartolotta
Demas Bello
Juan Benitez
Doris Benton
Maxine Bleiweis
Julie Bonington
Karen Bruce
Marta S. Campbell
Virginia Campbell
Deborah A. Celia
Ken-Chia Chang
Yen-Ting Chi
Constance Chien
Tiffany Chiles
Cindy Clark
Diane Conroy
Helen Cosgrove
Marla Cowden
Lynn Crager
Megan Daffan
Benjamin Daily
Peggy Daily
Brandon Davis
Beth Dominianni
Patrica Duncan
Tilly Dutta
Amanda Ferrari
Mari Freeman
Marjorie Freilich-Den
Caryn E. Friedman
Susannah Gallagher
Julia Gang
Benjamin Gerstein
Penny Gerstein
Mary Beth Goodwin
Kathleen Gordon
William Grosner
Nishat Gul
Zahoor Gul
Candace Herbst
Michael Holmes
Suzy Hooper
Jesse Hubbard
Lynn M. Hudock
Jill Hughes
Joan Hume
Li-Hui Hung
Marjorie Jones
Lori Kane
Elizabeth B. Kenyon
Elizabeth King
Jessica Klein
Jullian Korte
Erica Kruczkiewicz
Nancy Kuhn-Clark
Gloria Lau
Lynne LeBarron
Jaina Lewis Shaw
Yee Liu
Marcia Logan
Julie Loparo
Christine Lorusso
Jacqueline Luchsinger
James Lundy
Sandra Lundgren
Janice Macauda
Staff Day 2010
Susan Madeo
Sitara Mahtani
Brian Makowski
Kathleen Malloy
Joanne Marshall
Janet H. Martin
Bertha S. Matis
Anne Mazzone
Kevin McGreen
Benjamin Meyers
Melanie Mignucci
Ashoka Mitra
Allen Moore
Jane Murphy
Wafaa Naggar
Kristan M. Nash
Dianne Naughton
Glenn Newman
George N. Nichols
Dolores Noble-Steadly
Sean Nolan
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Sarah O’Donoghue
Anna Parmelee
Jordan Olson
Mary Parmelee
Elizabeth H. Paul
Lisa Perone
Lynne Perrigo
Andrew Petrone
Cathy B. Petrone
Lily Philpott
Ray Porter‡
Richard E. Queen
Linda Quinn
Mary Rauner
Anne M. Reuter
Eileen Riley
Fernando R. Sanchez
Constance Scalise
Sylvia A. Schulman
Andrea Sherman
Catherine E. Smith
Sarah Spencer
Isobel Steele
Rachel Steinberg
Christine Strong
Charlotte Stroud
Cheryl Sullivan
Christine Timmons
Sarah E. Tunney
George L. Wagner
MarySue Waterman
Paulette Weibel
Emma-Jean Weinstein
Deborah White
Jonathan Wiener
Rebecca Willis
Malia Wong
Francis Wylie
Sandra Young
Melissa Yurechko
Angela M. Zangrillo
Carolyn Zygmont
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