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Message from the President
As global politics and the economy remained volatile this past year, public libraries across the
country worked to reposition themselves in order to remain relevant in a new era of financial
austerity and the explosion of digital tools. The Westport Library has boldly surged forward,
embracing these changes as an opportunity to adapt to the needs of the community. By
expanding its definition, it is becoming a hub for people to connect, discover and create.
This evolution is made possible by tremendous cooperation between members of the
board, donors and friends, volunteers and staff. Change involves an element of risk, and
we are fortunate to enjoy a solid collaboration among people who believe in the mission to
sustain a Library that is the standard for free and open access to learning in a creative, safe
environment.
Join me in thanking all of those who have contributed in myriad ways to building an
institution that resonates pride. It is this support that allows us to move forward and
welcome the challenges ahead.
Eduardo Andrade, President, Board of Trustees
From the Library Director
I wake up each day wondering what I will need to learn in order to be on top of things.
What I don’t wonder is whether, where, or how I will learn.
Why? Because I, like you, count on the Westport Library.
Surrounded by the wisdom of the ages and an excellent book collection, people are coming
together more than ever before to share insights, information, and community experiences.
Foot traffic is up. Why is this happening in a time when so much is only a touch away on our
electronic devices? You have answered that question loud and clear. You value being part of
a community where people exchange information and inspire each other. You recognize that
discovering together can be more effective, productive and fun, than working alone.
On behalf of the staff of the Westport Library, I thank you for the privilege of serving one
of the most intellectually curious, entrepreneurial, and invigorating communities anywhere.
In order to stay ahead in this increasingly complex world, your contributions are a key part
of the Westport Library’s ability to provide the most up-to-date resources. We couldn’t do it
without you.
Maxine Bleiweis, Library Director
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WESTPORT LIBRARY SUPPORTERS JULY 1, 2011 - JUNE 30, 2012
Everyone who gives to the Library is a Friend of the Library
From its beginning, private donations have helped sustain the Westport
Library. In 1908, Morris K. Jesup donated funds for a Library building.
Thanks to his vision and generosity, and $15,000 in additional private
contributions, the Library was officially incorporated. This was the
beginning of a public/private partnership between the Town and
individual donors that continues to this day.
Thank you for your support.
Westport Library Anchor Society
The Anchor Society is a group of individuals, families and organizations
who have made a commitment to the future of the Westport Library
by donating a minimum of $2500 throughout the fiscal year.
Leaders Circle ($10,000 +)
Christine & Eduardo Andrade
Jocelyn & Walter Barandiaran
Kathryn Frazer Brooks
Susan & Arlo Ellison
Renee B. Fisher Foundation, Inc.
Eugene J. Gottesman
Phyllis & David Komansky
John & Evelyn Kossak Foundation, Inc.
Susan R. Malloy
Marianna & Mark McCall
Paula & Tom McInerney
Elsa S. Nad and Abraham Nad
Foundation, Inc.
Nancy Jones Beard Foundation
Susan Ross & Andrew Sommer
Joseph H. & Irma Klein Schachter
The Betty R. & Ralph Sheffer Foundation
Jerry A. Tishman
The Winston Foundation, Inc.
The Great Hall Circle ($5,000 +)
Anonymous (1)
Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C.
Robin & Brad Berggren
Maxine Bleiweis
The David & Dorothy Carpenter
Charitable Trust
Jackie & Peter Flatow
Leslie & Brian Gold
Carol & Albert Hallac
Judy Point Charitable Trust
Newman’s Own Foundation, Inc.
Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher
Foundation, Inc.
Muriel B. Schwartz
Roz & Bud Siegel
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Susan Jaffe Tane Foundation
Jessica Waldman & Carl Thompson
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Cheryl & Irving Wladawsky
Jesup Circle ($2,500 +)
Anonymous (1)
The Howard and Katherine Aibel
Foundation, Inc.
Maureen & Dan Aron
Stacy & Howard Bass
Eunice & David Bigelow
Patty & Tom Cope
The Joel Davis Family
Fairfield County Community Foundation
Theanne & Matthew Feldman
The Friezo Family Foundation
Amy & Gary Goldberg
Stacy Steponate Greenberg
& Michael Greenberg
Stephen, Charles & Nettie Grosberg
Foundation, Inc.
Alison Hoffman & Kevin Rakin
Gail Pesyna & John Hooper
Iridian Asset Management LLC
Melissa & Jonathan Kane
Shelly & Michael Kassen
Sandy & Peter Kolbrener
Darlene Krenz
Library Ideas, LLC
Hedi Ann Lieberman & Victor Teicher
Main Street Resources
The Carl Marks Foundation Inc.
Maggie Mudd & Fulvio Dobrich
Alvin & Louise Myerberg Family
Foundation, Inc.
Tracey & Anil Narang
Sandy & Peter Nathan
Joyce & Elliott Netherton
Frances & Alan Offenberg
Joseph Pucci & Dara Lieberson
Topsy & Richard Siderowf
Claudine & Allen Siegel
The Tauck Foundation
The TRIP Foundation
Susan Thomsen & Norman Trepner
Michael Wilens & Carolyn Longacre
For more information about the Anchor Society, contact Cindy Clark,
Director of Development 203.291.4824 or [email protected]
On the
Cover
These are the faces of the
Library, your faces. You come
in by the hundreds every
single day to attend programs,
work, create and connect with
each other. You are a diverse
group who see the Library in
different ways and use it for
different reasons. In the spirit
of viewing the Library from
many vantage points, and as
a whimsical tribute to our 3D
printer and other innovations
you have embraced, we
decided to make some of
the images in this report 3D,
viewable with special glasses
attached to the inside back
cover. Look for 3D next to
selected photos, and put on
your glasses to see them
transformed! If you’d like to
learn how we made the 3D
images, see page 20.
In this era of transition for
public libraries, the Westport
Library is evolving into a
multi-dimensional hub for
participatory learning while
still offering traditional
services and programs.
Over the past year, we’ve
added sparkle with a dash of
risk, and each effort proved
successful and enlightening.
With generous help from
donors and sponsors, the
Library becomes a hub for
dreaming, discovering and
doing things together.
Take a look at
some highlights
from 2011-2012…
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The Mini
Maker Faire
A showcase of inventions
and crafts inspired by the
nationwide Maker movement,
the Mini Maker Faire in April
attracted 2,200 people from
across New York and New
England. Organized by the
Library in partnership with
CLASP Homes, it was a festival
of innovation in a hands-on
environment, featuring a
wide range of creations from
arduino projects to homemade
marshmallow shooters,
a robot and a personal
submarine. More than 50
Makers demonstrated their
wares on a crisp sunny day
on every level of the Library,
on Jesup Green and along the
banks of a sparkling river.
3D Printer
A 3D printer, which produces
physical objects from digital
files, became a magnet of
interest during the summer.
Thousands of people saw
it at the Library for the first
time. The Makerbot “printed”
practical items like pieces for
a chessboard, model airplanes
and tools. Used for years in
engineering, industry and
technology, they are gaining
mainstream popularity.
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Riverwalk Circle ($1,000 +)
Anonymous (2)
Ann Abram & Steve Novak
Georgia & Charlie Adams
Malle & Jose Andrade
Kate & Chip Andrews
Regina Brauer
& Raymond Armstrong
Arthur & Phyllis Wachtel Family
Foundation
Nancy & Ian Ashken
Bonnie & Arthur Ashman
Marjie Golden & Russell Baris
Amy Bauer & Michael Burns
Betsy & Larry Berman
Jennifer Wyman & Robert Bowman
Vicki & Garry Boxer
Wendy & Spencer Brown
Linda & Iain Bruce
Fran & Paul Burger
Peter Cadoux Architects, P.C.
Barbara S. and Benjamin M. Cardozo
Foundation
CCS Fundraising
CLASP Homes
Cindy & Jim Clark
Amy & Mark Coe
Cohen and Wolf, P.C.
Claudia & Arthur Cohen
Anna Czekaj-Farber
Kathe & George Damman
Carol & Frank Deford
Allison & Jack Feuer
Laura R. Fishman
Kathie & Tim Fording
Linda & George Franciscovich
Luisa Francoeur & James Goodrich
Linda & Michael Gordon
Becky & Mike Goss
Liz & Marc Greenberg
Connie & Stewart Greenfield
Phyllis & Stan Groner
Candi Savin & Daniel Gross
Judith & Michael Guthman
Halper-Rawiszer Financial Group
Dalma Heyn & Richard Marek
Mary-Jane & Terry Hogan
Ali Hokin & Glenn Levin
Hope Foundation
The Horn Family
Huisking Foundation
Randi & Jeffrey Infusino
Heidi & Andrew Kail
Liz & Avi Kaner
Cari & Keith Kaplan
Kate & Bruce Kasanoff
Kara & Jay Katz
Eve Klein & Robert Owens
Anne & Chris Kratky
Lillian August Designs, Inc.
Christine & Richard Lorusso
Lance Lundberg
Melissa & Theodore Lunney
Julia Marx & Andrew Genser
Amy & Howard Matson
Richard McColl
Nina Sankovitch & John Menz
Wendy & Barry Meyer
Katherine Michael & Harold Ginsberg
Nancy Tenenbaum Films
Jodie & Andrew Nevas
Donna & Chris Paisley
Meredith Poster & David Bukzin
Debbie & Tom Reynolds
Robinson & Cole LLP
Pegeen & David Rubinstein
Ed See
Rose & Scott Serels
Sharon & Jim Seymour
Lucretia & John Sias
The Sirlin Family
Nina Skaya
Soleil Toile Fine Lingerie & Swimwear
Gloria & Michael Stashower
Debbie & Michael Staw
The Sussman Family
Danielle & Neil Teplica
Mary Sue & Ed Teplitz
The Spotted Horse Tavern
Anne & Terry Vance
Allison Ziering Walmark
& Michael Walmark
Akihiko F. Washington
Ann & Sid Weiner
Mary-Lou & Larry Weisman
Westport Garden Club
Westport Young Woman’s League
Nancy & Lynn Wilson
Paula & Joseph Ziskin
Longshore Circle ($500 +)
Anonymous (2)
Martha & Larry Aasen
Allison Adler & Jon Stashower
Allison & Anthony Allott
Paula & Mark Argosh
Susie & Peter Armstrong
Janet & Bill Bangser
Margaret D. Barnett
Julie & Mike Belaga
Terry & Russel Bernard
Helen & Jeffrey Block
Katherine Brown
Joan & Richard Burman
Jeanne & Matthew Burris
The CW Network, LLC
Mary Capaldi
“The Library
is the town’s
greatest gift.”
Linda & Kevin Collins
Pam & Kevin Collins
Amanda & Christian Dalzell
Carol & Joel Davis
William J. Derry
Carol & Theodore Diamond
Carole Donenfeld
Mark Easton
Cindy & David Eigen
The Epstein Family
Daniel R. Fellman
Elise Meyer & Henry Feuerstein
Susan & Eric Fleishman
Dale C. Fredston & Jonathan K. Bullard
Lisa & Ed Friedland
Pat & Andy Friendly
Sukie Gallagher
Lynn & Thomas Goldberg
Marianne & Tim Goodell
Hope & Al Hageman
Dorothy & Gordon Hall
Reg Harpur
Joann & Fritz Heimann
Suzy & Geoff Hooper
The Huber Family
Lucy Johnson & Bill Klein
Peggy & Harold Kamins
Sheri & David Katz
Joanne & Carl Leaman
Sandra & Larry Lefkowitz
Jonathan Levin
The Mortimer Levitt Foundation, Inc.
Ronald Lightstone
Tak & Alvin Lim
Michael Loeb
Eleanor & Richard Lowenstein
Nancy & Jeff Lupoff
Lux Bond & Green
Christine & Niels Lyng-Olsen
The McGinley Family
David & Nancy McKinney
Joan & Michael Miller
Lynne & Jerry Minsky
John O. Monks
Stanley M. Nayer
Margaret & James O’Donoghue
Caroline & Leonard Peterson
Anne B. Pfeiffer
Zelie & Andrew Pforzheimer
Kimberly Lake & Al Puchala
Carol Quinn
The Redwoods Group Foundation, Inc.
Charles Reilly
Jeff Robinov
Murphy & Ed Romano
Joan & Jack Rotman
John Schulman
Margaret & Michael Schwabe
Harriet & Bob Selverstone
Edith D. Sillman
Robert Singer
Jeffrey Smith
Gloria & Franchon Smithson
Larry Stein
Sybil & Harold Steinberg
Elizabeth & Louis Strick
Susan & David Teicher
Marsha & Stephen Temlock
Helen & Nick Thiemann
Thiemann-Wicker Foundation
Kevin Tsujihara
Judith & Howard Udell
Mami & George Varghese
The Waldman Bass Foundation
Carey & Doug Weber
Diana Bowes Weller
Patricia Wentworth & Mark Fagan
Westport Downtown Merchants Association
Westport Weston Family Y
Hans Wilhelm
Stephanie & Craig Willis
June Eichbaum & Kenneth Wirfel
Nathan L. Wolfson
Minuteman Circle ($250 +)
Anonymous (3)
Perry Miller & Neil Adato
Wendy & Mark Agnew
Clara & Colin Ambrose
Celeste & Bruce Amlicke
Judith Anderson & Nicholas Rudd
Judy Kessler & Lee Arthurs
Rima Ayas & Ronald Moore
Joan & Al Balas
Mimi & Larry Bartimer
Peggy & Jerry Barton
Stephanie Bass
Leigh-Anne & Eugene Beavers
Jody & Joel Beck
Kraemer & Bruce Becker
Andrew Blauner
Emily Ceisler & Mark Blitzer
“I learned how
to use a drill at
the Library.”
Susan & Todd Blumenfeld
Lee & Duane Bollert
Joellen & William Bradford
Jane Ross & Ed Brennan
Amy & Arthur Buckman
Andrea & Fred Busk
Hilary & Joseph Califano
Sharon & Sam Carpenter
Eileen & Barry Cass
Karla Cohen & Daniel Fisher
Jessica & Leon Cohen
Kevin F. Collins
Denise & Louis Colosimo
Christine & G. Felix Cua
Stacie & Jim Curran
John C. Davidson
Kathleen M. Davidson
Mica & Russell Diamond
Elizabeth Balch Dickinson Fund
Eleanor & Arthur Dinitz
Lyn Hogan & Stephen Diorio
Simone & Herbert Dubow
Carole & Richard Eisner
Karen & Larry Ellman
Fairfield County Chapter Embroiderers
Guild of America
Elaine & Samuel Feiner
Dorothy & Jon Fox
Richard J. Fox
Nikola & Todd Freeman
Charlotte Friedman
Ilene & Alan Frost
Carol, Chris, Kit & Jane Gette
Nathaniel W. Gibbons
Joan & Theodore Gillman
Arlene & David Gottlieb
Kitty & Jim Graves
Jill Greenberg & Mitchell Lester
C. Gibson Halloran & Phillip J. Schemel
3D
Maker Space
The Library’s progression
towards participatory
learning as well as the
success of the Mini Maker
Faire spawned the creation
of a Maker Space in The
Great Hall, a place for
people to come together
to imagine and create.
The metal framed structure
was designed by Southport
resident Joseph Schott.
It took seven days to build
with the help of many
volunteers. Watch the timelapse video on the website
to catch all the action.
Summer Maker-in-Residence
Schott supervised the
design and production of
two GeeBee airplanes from
the 1930s, a project that
entertained and educated
people from 9 to 90. A
Maker Committee was
formed to find and schedule
demonstrations, speakers
and workshops for the
Maker Space.
Come in and take
a look at what’s
going on inside
the Maker Space.
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3D
Westport
READS 2012
This year, Westport read
I Was Amelia Earhart by
Jane Mendelsohn, a poetic
novel about the mystery of
the legendary pilot’s final
flight. The series of events
during January, culminating
in a tropical island party in
The Great Hall, marked the
75th anniversary of Earhart’s
disappearance.
Westport youth joined in
by reading a selection of
age-appropriate companion
books. Staff made colorful
paper airplanes, and planes
of different vintages and
sizes were on display
throughout the building.
Westporters brought in their
plane related photographs
for an inspiring art exhibit
on the Riverwalk Level.
WestportREADS program is
dedicated to strengthening
the community through the
shared experience of a book
or an author.
Get a head start on the
WestportREADS 2013
book, The Great Gatsby,
by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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Cyd & Chris Hamer
Amy & Ed Hulina
Donna & David Hyman
Constance & Andrew Ippolito
Jane & Bob Jacobs
The Jacobson/Moskovitz Family
Karen Kim & Thomas Jendrock
Wilma & Dan Kail
Dorian Kail & Sam Leaf
Nancy Kail & Marcos Rodriguez
The Kalt Family
Judith & Melvin Katz
Estelle Kesselman
Elizabeth & Michael Kessler
Dawn & Michael Kinsler
Susan & Corey Klein
Sidney B. Kramer
Heidi Palmer & Robert Kruger
Mary Lang
Kelly & Andrew Lee
Julie Leff & Charles Douthat
Nancy Lefkowitz & Noah Hendler
Regina Sender Levin
Jamie & Eric Lindenbaum
John H. Loynes
Florence & Andrew Lozyniak
Sandra MacLeod & Robert Morrison
Carol & Ron Malone
Dana & Jason Mandel
Judith Marks-White
Liz & David Martin
Sooo-z Mastropietro & Micah Goldberg
Denise McLaughlin & Arthur W. Kirsch
Lisa & Bill McManus and families:
Peter & Dalva, Matt, Julie, Pat & Kate,
Kathleen & Lew
Marianne & William McNee
Karen McTier
Vivian & Herb Meyers
Sharon & John Miller
Employees of the New York Post
Janet & Jacob Navon
Janet & Alan Nevas
Marsha & George Nichols
Maxine & Arnold Nickelsberg
Marnie & Jeff Nusbaum
Eileen Mollahan & Bill O’Brien
The Palumbo Family
Joyce & Richard Pauker
Penny Pearlman & Robert Minicucci
Rina & Bill Pertusi
Lea & Bernerd Platt
Debby & Shelley Presser
Deirdre Price
Joan & Tom Richardson
The Rispoli Family
Danna & Don Rogers
Marie & Lew Rose
Rachel & Stephen Ross
Stephanie & Stuart Ross
Felicia & Andy Sale
Lucy & Dick Sallick
Jayne & Art Schoeller
Libby Schreiber & Andy Kaplan
The Schreiber Family Foundation
Shirlee Schwarz
Sunny & Guy Sherman
Jane Sherman
Ann Sherwood & James Foreman
Marlene & Elliott Siff
Cynthia & Bora Sila
Doris R. Skutch
Harriet Smith
Elizabeth & Irwin Sollinger
Michelene Spencer
Kay Stein
Samuel A. Stein
Orna & Geoffrey Stern
Barbara J. Stevens & James A.F. Stoner
Elaine Stibel
Allyson & Jeff Stollenwerck
“My library
card is the most
valuable item in
my wallet.”
Sandra & Ray Stumberger
Diana & Daniel Sussman
Karen & Barry Tarshis
Faith Taylor & Ted Sullivan
Meg & Isidore Tepler
Anisha & Lovin Thomas
Joyce & David Thompson
Ellen Tsangaris
Barbara & Paul Van Orden
The Vandis Family
Nancy & Frank Vener
Nicole & Gerard von Dohlen
Phyllis & Dan Wallitt
Warner Bros. Corporate Business
Development & Strategy
Astrid Weismann
Sheila & John Weiss
Rita & Steve Weisskoff
Frances S. White
Adrienne & Scott Williams
Goldie & Paul Winn
Karen & Michael Wolfe
Jamie & Ping Zhou
Jennifer & Gary Zimmerman
The Zipkin Family
Compo Circle (up to $249)
Anonymous (22)
Patricia & William Abbott
Mildred & Herbert Abrams
Wynne & Randy Abrams
Lynn & Alan Abramson
Linda Adato
Alice & Carl Addicks
Linda & James Adelman
Margie & Arie Adler
Carrie & Michael Aitkenhead
Katherine Alcorn
Nancy & David Allen
Kathleen Allen
Robert Altschuler
Bernardine M. Alward
Lucy Ambrosino & John Marchak
Carol Anne Ances & Burton Grad
Doris E. Anderson
Sherry Anderson
Lori Andrews
Connie Anstett
Stephen Antkiw
Dr. & Mrs. Hector Anton
Herbert Appleman
Elaine & Ernest Arnow
Harold Aron
Diane Ash
Katie & Robert Augustyn
Marcia & Jonathan Avirom
Denise & Jeffrey Baer
William G. Bagley
Terri & Ed Bagnulo
Marilyn Bakker
Kathleen & Charles Balas
Sally & William Balch
Christa Balzert
Lynda & Keith Barber
Glenn Bardinelli
Victoria Barlow
Yvonne & Ron Barnes
Robin & Steven Baron
Natalie & Tony Barrett
Jennifer Barron
Linda & Morris Baumstein
Dr. & Mrs. Albert S. Beasley
Caryl Beatus
Arline & Joel Beckoff
Amy Beech
Demas Bello
Amy & Alan Benjamin
Colette Marie Bennett
Kathleen & Scott Bennewitz
Totney & Rick Benson
Nina & Richard Bentley
Kathy & Robert Berger
Marjorie & Arnold Berke
Binky Bernard
Cynthia & Richard Bernard
Alice & Ken Bernhard
Barbara & Robert Bernstein
M. J. & Jim Berrien
Susan & Leonard Berson
Constance S. Beskind
Joanna & David Betts
Holly & Paul Betts
Sarah Bevan & Hakija Hrvacic
Big Luv Inc.
Deborah Billington
Jolanta & Frank Bilotti
Lynda & Stephen Binet
Margaret D. Bishop
Rev. Sharon & David Blackburn
Shirley Blackman
Barbara & Arthur Bleemer
Naomi Bleifeld
The Blitstein Family
Carol & Edward Bloch
Lois & Joseph Block
Carolyn Bloom
Nancy & David Bloom
Arlene & Herbert Bloom
Isabel M. Boardman
Alex Boboc
Jill Bodach
The children of the Boehmer, Cirillo,
Devine, Effman & Myers families
Lolle & Glenn Boettcher
Anne & Kurt Bolin
Patricia & Ronald Bonenfant
Annet & Peter Bonfanti
Sarah Bowman & Bill Temko
Leslie Boxer
Susan Boyar
Prill Boyle
Isabel & Roger Brach
Anne Brandt and the FPP team:
Lewis, Sam, Greg, Janice,
Naomi & Tiziano
Norma & Donald Branson
Judyth & John Branson
Roy Brayton
Frederica & Russell Brenneman
Joan & Al Brodax
Esther M. Brodie
Cecile Brody
Amber Brookman
Keith Brooks
Barbara & Larry Brown
Reenie Brown
Christina & William Brown
Eileen Buckley
Alice & Robert Burd
Helen Burke
Maria S. Burke
Dianne Wildman Burns & Eric Burns
Miggs Burroughs
Joan E. Burry
Cary & Philip Butler
Rory Butterly
Jacqueline & Niall Byrne
Karen & Tom Byrne
Anita & John Caggiano
Ellen & Paul Cahill
The Cahn Family
Caiati Financial Services, LLC
Jean & Bob Cain
Joanne & Patrick Caldon
Mark Caligaris
William F. Canavan
Janet & John Canning
“I love visiting
the Tech
Petting Zoo.”
Marci & Fred Caporizzo
Christine & Michael Carey
Margaret Carkner
Inge & Tord Carmel
Roz & Joe Carpentieri
Mary & Kevin Carroll
Erika Carter
Linda R. Cassuto
Ellen & John Cavaiuolo
Melanie Cecarelli & Michael Smith
The Celotto Family
Sung & Edward Chao
Leigh Chapman
Katie & Bill Chase
William Cheng
Marianne Cirrito
Kathy & Bob Clair
3D
The Tech
Petting Zoo
& App Slam
The Westport Library
embraces new resources
provided by technological
advances, and is committed
to sharing knowledge
related to new ideas and
new formats for exploring
them. Two Technology
Petting Zoos, one in The
Great Hall and one in the
Children’s Library, were
established as hands-on
centers for patrons to
tinker with iPads and an
assortment of tablets and
e-readers. Free personal
training was available on
a regular basis.
An APP Slam in March
brought people together
to “slam,” or recommend
their favorite digital
applications. At the end,
an iPad was given away
in a drawing as part of the
launch of a new e-book
service, Freading.
Come to the Library
and try out the
latest e-readers
and tablets!
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Teens
3D
Hunger Games
Over 100 Westport teenagers
survived this re-enactment of
the wildly popular book and
movie, the story of a postapocalyptic North America
in which teens are selected
by lottery to take part in a
televised survival competition.
Supervised by a team of
volunteers, the costumed
participants played their parts
in a transformed Great Hall
full of trees, flat screens and
plenty of sugary fuel. The
event was covered by USA
Today and generated interest
from around the country.
TEDx
Young innovators shared
their ideas at the Library’s
first TEDx, a locally produced,
independently organized TED
(recorded talks about Technology, Education and Design)
program. Five Westport
teenagers produced the
program and presented their
thoughts on topics including
new media journalism, living
in a technology-integrated
world and an initiative to aid
senior citizens.
For new teen books
& events go to
westportlibrary.org
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Joyce Clarke
Freddie Clary
Mary Lee Clayton
Jennifer Clement
Julie Cochran & Stephen Grevious
Diane Mangano-Cohen & Bill Cohen
Hilda Cole
Nancy Coley
Drs. Bobbi & Barry Coller
Jeanie & Carroll Collier
Janis Collins
Norman Coltin
Compo Commons Homeowners
Association
Eric C. Compton
John R. Condon
Ronnie & Mike Conway
Carol H. Cook
Brenda Cooper
Charlotte P. Cooper
Betty & Albert Copersino
Jack Coplen
Kathryn & Michael Corbally
Eileen Corcoran
Michele Corenman
Ruth Cornish
Betty L. Corwin
Joan Likely-Cosenza
Joan Cottingham
Liz & Tom Cotton
Allan P. Cramer, Esq.
Rejinal Cramer
Virginia W. Cramer
Mary & John Cregan
Barbara L. Cross
Alice & William Crowther
Betty Lou & Tom Cummings
Dorothy Curran & Bernard Roesch
Robert M. Curtis
Joyce & Thomas D’Angelo
Cheryl & Steve Daniels
Ottillie Danter
Denise T. Davidoff
Jo Ann Davidson
Barry L. Davis
Agnes & Robert Davis
Sue & Ted Davis
Meryl & Harold Daw
Janice & Evan Dean
Marguerite DeDapper
Sandra & Neil DeFeo
Joan & Tony DeGregorio
Nancy & Glenn DeKraker
Paul Delano
Mary Kate Delattre
Caroline Howard
& Vincent Dellavalle
Angela & James Delorey
Jeanne Warren De Salvo
Ray Marie Di Lieto
Dialog Marketing Group, Inc.
Diamond Realtors LLC
Kate & Howard Dickstein
Molly Alger & Jay Dirnberger
Ginger & Jim Donaher
Audrey Doniger
Zoe & Chuck Donnell
Betty Dorfman
Marlene Dorison
Stefanie Dreyfuss
Sandra & Samuel DuBoff
Trudy & Alan Dubrow
The Duchan Family
Mary Jane Dunn
Liza Durant
Martha R. Durham
Jo Dutcher
Tilly Dutta
Emily Duvoisin
Beth-Ann & Tony Eason
Susan & Peter Eastman
Judith & Burton Eden
Brianne & Jeff Ehrenkranz
Natalie Einson
A. & B. Eisenstock
Cheryl M. Eldh
Joyce Eldh
“The Library
is here for
everyone.”
Amanda & John Elliott
Randy & Scott Ellis
Susan Ellis
The Eloquent Image LLC
Ina Chadwick & Richard Epstein
Bobbi & Eliot Essagof
Mary & Jeff Esser
Harry B. Evans
Claire V. Everhart
Gabrielle & Earle Falvey
Al Farans
Audrey Farolino
Brown Faulkingham
Karin & Neil Feingold
Amy & Jeffrey Feinman
Ruth Fellows
Stephanie & Michael Ferdman
Jennifer Ferrante & Brett Adams
Kurt J. Ferreira
Christine & Werner Ferreira
Sharon & Jeffrey Fiarman
Rochelle Field
Lisa & Michael Finn
Kathleen Finnigan
Bettina & David Fiore
Marion K. Fiore
Valerie Fischel
Marti & Barry Fischer
Judy & David Fisher
Margery & Leonard Everett Fisher
Cindy & John Fitzgerald
Ulrich Flemming
Heidi & Robert Flicker
Elizabeth L. Flint
Gladys & Martin Floch
Jacqueline S. Flournoy
Leslie J. Fodeman, M.D.
Terry & Al Fontaine
Brenda L. Forry
Michael Fortgang
Anne Marie & Patrick Fox
Foxboro Court Condo Association
Jonathan Fraade
Jeanne & John Franklin
Judge & Mrs. Frederick Freedman
Mari Freeman
Shirley Freifeld
Iris & Carl Frey
Sophie & Nate Fridland
Patricia Fried
Katherine B. Friedlander
Alfred Friedman
Steffi Friedman
Nancye Fritz
Sherry Knable & Anthony Fuori
Tanya Futoryan
Caren & Louis Gagliano
Sue Galati
Sherie & Bob Gale
Anita Galvan-Henkin
Marie & Tony Galvao
Ellen & Art Gang
Bettina Gangi
Enid & Arnold Ganz
Martin Garment
Rochelle & Philip Garrison
Catherine & Edward Garrity
Linda & Ralph Gates
The Gendell Family Foundation Inc.
Gloria Pinza & Andy Geoghegan
Ernest Gergely
Susan & Steve Gersh
Beatrice & Herbert Gershberg
Meredith Gershon & Howard Fetner
Nancy Gershon
Arline P. Gertzoff
June Getraer
Emma Gibbons
Hilary & Will Gibson
Lester R. Giegerich
Valentina & Kirk Gillies
Marilyn Anne Gingras
Girl Scouts of America Brownie Troop 50053
Maria R. Giunta
Patricia Givan
Bruce Glaser
Scott Glaser
Robert Gleicher
Sara & Phil Glick
Katharine & Stephen Gluck
Carol N. Gluckman
Lori Goertz
August Gold & Carol Logen
Peter A. Gold
Susan Gold
Harris Goldblat
Frederick Golden
Estelle Goldman
Frances Goldman
Hedda & Lewis Goldman
Sheila Goldman
Katy Goldschmidt
Louisa Goldsmith
Lynne & Stephen Goldstein
Jennifer & Steven Goldstein
Kathy & Micky Golomb
Barbara Good
Rachel & Tom Good
Gloria & James Goodenough
Jacqueline Gordon
Timothy Gordon
Nancy & Larry Gorkin
Mary Gorsuch
Conrad Gosset
Jeffress Gouverneur
Stephen J. Govoni
Donna & Joe Grace
Ellen Graff, Martin Fox & Sarah Fox
Susan Granger
Deborah Green
Diane Green
Eve & Tom Green
The Greenberg Family
Joyce & Howard Greene
Leslie Greene
Cathryn & Matthew Greene
Betsy & Walter Greene
Nancy Greenfield
Mimi & Chuck Greenlee
Monique & Phil Greenspan
Cathy Utz & Tom Greenwald
Betty & Louis Grey
Marilyn & Jack Grogins
Madeleine & Edward Grossman
Alberta & Larry Grossman
Syma Gruss
Lois Guberman
Deanna & Andre Guilbert
Marjorie L. Gurr
Susan & Richard Hagan
Blanche & Dave Haid
Lorraine S. Halasz
Linda J. Hall
Nancy Hallas
Rose & Charles Halper
Arlene & Fred Halpern
Rosemary & Steve Halstead
Susan & A.J. Hand
“I can always
get something
done here.”
Beth & Sanjeev Handa
Gladys Handelman
Patricia Hanley
Bonnie J. Hanna
Thea & Josephine Hardigg
Mary & Ronald Harding
Anne & Jim Hardy
Kim & Niv Harizman
Karen Harman
Kelly Harmuth
Elaine & Charles Harris
William Hart
Kathleen & Emmett Harty
Jean Haynes
Harriet Heineman
Carol Heins
Valerie & Jerry Held
Joanne & Grant Heller
Eleanor G. Herman
Myra Hess
Clarinda Higgins & William Armstrong
Eileen Hill
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Kids
3D
Children’s
Library
The Children’s Library
recorded the highest
attendance ever — almost
36,000 people at 945
programs. One of the most
revered by children and
parents alike is the Summer
Reading Club, which
enrolled 1,916 children who
read almost 13,000 books!
So much more happened
over the course of the
year—fourth graders made
over 80 book trailers (many
posted on the website),
dozens enjoyed an art
reception for pre-schoolers,
toddlers rocked to music,
first-graders toured the
Library, and hundreds of
new readers read to certified
therapy dogs.
In the spirit of making,
children built structures
with boxes and spaceships
with an assortment of
materials. Librarians introduced technology along
the way, implementing new
tools for interacting with
children, like picture book
apps on tablets, scanned
books for big-screen viewing
and smartboard games.
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Jean Hill
Candace Hines
Evelyn & Clyde Hinman
Karen & Andrew Hirschberg
Phyllis Hirschfield & Sidney Schnoll
Liz & David Hirsh
Mary & Dan Hoffman
Jean Holden
Ann & John Holmes
Laurie Holst
Beverly R. Hoover
Eva & Jonathan Horowitz
Madeline & Scott Howard
Mary Jo Lombardo & Dean Hubbard
Linda Hudson
Jenn Bond Huisking
Rita Reagan Hulme
Joan Hume & Marvin Cohen
Rebecca Ann Huston
Frances & Leon Hyman
Judith Israel
Jimmy A. Izzo - Crossroads Hardware
Fred Jackson
Karen F. Jacobs
Francoise & Richard Jaffe
Sheryl G. Jagerson
Barbara Jay & Saul Haffner
JBO Inc.
The Jenal Family
Tammy & Brian Jersey
Ann D. Jevne
Nora & Alex Jinishian
Karen & Walter Joelson
Patricia Johnson
Phyllis I. Johnson
Sandra L. Johnson
Tina Jones
Robert F. Jones
Jane & Peter Jordan
Gordon F. Joseloff
Amy & Gary Julien
The Jumper Family
Bena & Charles Kallick
Susan & David Kalman
Elizabeth A. Kamar
Lisa & Mark Kammert
Philip Kann
Suzanne Kanner
Deirdre Kantor
Susan & Ted Kantor
Meryl & Andrew Kaplan
Lesley & Peter Kaplan
Irene & Edward Karazin
Sue & Andy Karlbergs
Marilyn Katz
Debra Kaufman
Deborah Kaye
Elisabeth & Peter Keane
Katie Keefe
Leo F. Keehan
Barbara Kellerman
Barbara Kelley
Gail Kelly & Bruce Gaylord
James Kempner
The Kenny Family
Sandra Kent
Dorothy & Arthur Kesten
Barbara Kezur & John Mason
Sonali Khandekar & Madhu Subbarao
Constance W. Kiermaier
Amanda, John & Alicia King
Sue & Bob King
Sue & Bill Kirby
Kate & Joshua Kislevitz
Rita & Lou Klein
Sandra Klein
Lucy Klinga
Jeanne & Jack Klinge
Arthur S. Knies
Betty Kogen
Dorothy Kohn
Beth & Seth Konheim
Rachel Konstantin
Rosaria Konstantin
The Koster Family
Susan & Daryle Kowalsky
Julie Koziarz
Lisa & Roger Krakoff
Alyse Kramarow & Brian Saed
Shirley Kranick
Hilda Kraus
Sandi & Tom Kretsch
Ellen S. Krieger & Peter Krieger
Lisa Krosse
Donna & Mark Krystal
Jonathan S. Lach
Elfriede Lafferty
Kristin & Robert LaFleur
Ann & Noor Lakhdhir
Patricia & James Lamb
Alice Lamberson
Leona G. Lamberson
Susan & David Land
Betty Landau & Mark Kornbluth
Carolyn & Alan Landis
Willow Landon
Laurie B. Lapa
Dorothy Larson
Nicole & Andrew Laskin
Kelly Lau Kee
Ellen Lautenberg & Douglas Hendel
Jean K. Lebedeff
Alexandra & Juan Lebrija
Valerie Leff & Joseph Godden
Kathleen L. Lehn
Emily & Louis Lemond
“We love the
Library because
of Story Time!”
Rita & Frank Lener
Whitney & Michael Lenoce
Carla & Roger Levien
Virginia C. Levin
Harold Levine
Anne & Robert Levine
Doris Levinson
Sandy Levinson
Paul Levitz
Barbara & Hal Levy
Janice & David Levy
Robyn Levy & James Weisz
Elizabeth Lewin
Elizabeth Lewis & Robert Abramson
Nancy Lewis
Bill Leyden
Barbara Libove
Helmy Lichtman
Barbara Licker
Michelle & Eric Lieberson
Rhona Lieberson
Teresa Lin & Craig Knight
Deborah Lipman
Susan & Shelly Lipsett
Lipton Foundation Inc.
Ann Lloyd
Susan Lloyd & John Karrel
William T. Lloyd
Phyllis Lodato-Suppa
Marcia Logan & Dan Goodgame
John Lomartire
Priscilla & Dan Long
Longshore Ladies
9 Hole Golf Association
Longshore Women’s Golf Assn.
Rosalind & Jeffrey Looby
Joan & Bob Loomis
Helene & Ralph Green
Elizabeth & John Lorusso
Elizabeth W. Love
Joy & Russell Lowe
Diane L. Lowman
Ina Lozyniak
Eileen & Jay Ludy
Jo Fuchs Luscombe & John Luscombe
Bernice & Bernard Luskin
Janice & James Macauda
Julie & Jim MacDonald
The Mace Family
Cynthia & David Machata
Hilary & Roger Machlis
Frances C. MacIlvain
Carol & Peter Mack
Susan Madeo
Patricia Maestri
Vilma & Carlos Magan
Laura & Alexis Maged
Helen & Charles Maggio
Audrey & Nat Magida
Brenda A. Maher
Marion & Lloyd Mahone
Dabney & Michael Mahoney
Sitara, Leslie & Sunil Mahtani
Jeanne & Robert Maisonpierre
Phyllis & Ken Makovsky
Jane Malakoff
Harriet Malbin
William Malik
Julia & Edward Mally
Nancy P. Manby
Virginia Mangan
Jane E. Mangold
Harriet Manning
Marie & Michael Marcante
Pearl Marcus
Marge’s Book Group
Estelle Margolis
Phyllis & Del Markoff
Dean Marks
Melissa Marlowe & Brett Reiner
Trevor J. Marshall
Susanne & Edward Martin
John K. Martin
Renae Martin
Ada Katherine Martinez
Nancy Mason
AnnMarie & Matthew Massie
Ann & Craig Matheson
Ann & David Matlow
Ann Matlow
Jayne Mauborgne
Mary & Howard Maynard
Mary Anne Mayo
William S. Mazo
Arlene & Horace Mazzone
Marie McBennett
Ellen & Richard McBride
Elaine McCarthy
Arline & Richard McGowan
Mary V. McGrath
“It’s a great
place to go
with the kids!”
Elizabeth & Robert McGrath
Jean McGurk
Mary Parkes & Brian McHose
Marie McHugh
Joan & Hank McIver
Tona McKenna
Bernicestine & Harold Bailey, Jr.
Richard J. McNamara
Ellen & Don McNees
Viola McNeill
Titiana McTigue
John Meehan
Linda Meisel
Regina Mello
Carla Menikoff
Joan & Scott Merlis
Patricia Merrow
Bonita & Leonard Messman
Mary Ann & Robert Meyer
Maxine Meyerhardt
Michael Lord & Company LLC
Toby Michaels
Mid-Fairfield County Assn.
of Realtors, Inc.
Ronald Miele
Carol Mikesell
Erika Miller
Rachel Miller
Violet & Milan Milosevic
Cindy & Leora Mindell-Wong
James Minerly
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Mitchell
Ruth Mitteldorf
Dorothy & Anthony Mobilia
Madeline Monde
Linda Monteiro-Hopper
Susan Mooallem
Helen & John Morrow
Toni Morton
Myra & Hector Motroni
Elaine & Stan Mrus
Michael Mugnolo
11
Insights from
Entrepreneurs
This series focused on local
entrepreneurs and their
personal stories. Doug
Bernstein, long-time Westport
resident and co-founder of
Melissa & Doug toy company,
spoke about how he and his
wife started and grew their
tremendously successful
company over the course of 23
years. Rick Smilow, president
and principal owner of the
Institute of Culinary Education
(ICE), discussed the challenges
and rewards of managing a
dynamic service and education
business. Both conversations
were moderated by journalist
and NPR host Alison Freeland.
Libraries
and Business
IBM executive Mark
Loughridge’s talk about
the company’s 100th
anniversary was followed
by a panel discussion about
the correlation between
IBM’s development and the
evolution of libraries.
Watch videos and
slideshows of events
at westportlibrary.org
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Patricia C. Mulligan
Gerry & Howard Munce
Elizabeth Munro
Linda & Steve Murray
Robin Myers
Ellen & Mark Naftalin
The Naggar Family
Irene M. Nale
Pat & John Nallen
Neena & Raghav Nandagopal
Joan R. Nathan
National Association of Social Workers
National Charity League Westport Chapter
Monique & Ralph Nebelung
Pamela & Brad Neel
Janet & Andrew Neilly
Helen & Melvin Neisloss
Christine Nelson
Margaret B. Nesbitt
New England Home Care
Tony Nicholson
William T. Norton
Audrey & Salvador Novoa
Lory Nurenberg & Frank Hall
Gail A. Nye
Dina & Millard Ochs
Janet O’Connell
Nancy L. O’Connor
Peggy & Glenn O’Grady
Marianna Oliver
Thomas Oliver
Judith Hardy Olson, CSB
Yuen Yuen Ong
Catherine & Clement Onyemelukwe
Joseph Ormand
Raymond J. Orr
Jan O’Sullivan
Kathleen O’Sullivan
Marilyn & Mario Ottaviano
Irina D. Pabst
Marcie & Thomas Pajolek
Susan & Michael Parent
Amanda & Gregory Parker
Karen & Michael Parrella
Michelle Partner & Family
Carolyn A. Passero
Elizabeth & Richard Paul
Barbara & Roland Paul
Michael T. Pavlicin
Ann & Lock Pawlick
The Pecoriello Family
Elizabeth & John Peloso
Irene & Greg Penny
PEO Chapter B
PepsiCo Foundation
Bernie L. Perry
Jane & Gregory Perry
Joy Kony Peshkin
Mary Elizabeth & Matthew Peterson
Allison & John Peyton
Mirabella Pisani
Florence Pittu
Colleen Plantinga
Susan Fisher Plotner
& Judah Plotner & Family
Bernice Polan
Esther Poliner
Jane Pollak
Nancy & Larry Portman
Sabra Gallo & Frederick Post
Joan & Dennis Poster
Ann Potter
Marjorie & Edwin Potter
Peter R. Powell
Jonathan Prager - The Serious Comic
Lithia Prezkop
Lisa Price
Laurie & Richard Price
Jerome Priest
Suzanne & Peter Propp
Linda & David Pryde
“I always run
into someone
I know.”
Sarah & Greg Puhy
Kristin & Terrence Purcell
The Putman Family
Evelyn & David Quigley
Mr. Douglas Quine
Barbara & Stephen Raffel
Melissa Ramin
Rancho Co-op Nursery School
Beth & Jay Rand
Susan Raphael
Sandy & Mark Rappaport
Harriette & Dick Rauh
Carolyn & Charles Raymond
Kathryn J. Reese
Joyce Rehling
Judith & Charles Reid
Jodi & Jeff Reiner
Barbara Reis
Andrea & David Reiser
Donna Reisner
Donna & Joseph Renzulli
Martin Resnick
Laura Resnikoff
Ridgefield Administrators Association
Ronnie Riker
The Ritter Family
Alison Rivard
Maria Rivera
Ann M. Roberts
Janet Roberts
Susan & Todd Robison
Jenny & Tim Robson
Isabel Rodriguez & Abe Curdumi
Barbara & Stuart Rogan
June & David Rogers
Holly Rogers
Janet & Tim Rogers & Family
Jaye & John Rogovin
Edith & Daniel Romanello
Jeannette K. Rook
Tracy & Greg Rosen
Celie Rosenau
Sandra Rosenberg
Olga Rosenfield
Judith Rosenkrantz & Martin Levine
The Rosenkranz Family
Judy & Bob Rosenkranz
Amy & Charles Rosoff
Lois K. Ross
Penelope Ross
Shelley & Richard Ross
Francine Rubenstein
Susan & Franklin Rubenstein
Elizabeth K. Rubidge
Cheryl Rubin
Sue & Jeff Rubin
Judith Y. Runnette
Leonard & Linda Russ
Glen Ryan
Sara & Arthur Sachs
Jane & Martin Sachs
Teresa & Mario Sa’Couto
Monica Sadlowski & James MacDonald
Claire Safran
McNally & David Sagal
Suzanne & Gary Salamone
Maria E. Salgar
Deborah Salomon
Susan Saltus
Patricia & James Samuels
Janet & Steven Samuels
The Samuels Family
Rosemarie & Donald San Souci
Barbara A. Sanders
Linda & Don Sanders
Cheryl Sandler
Peggy & Ed Sanford
Judith & Donald Sappern
Nicholas T. Saviano
Arnie Sawyer
Dorothy Schaeffer
Amy, Richard, Allie & Sara Schafrann
Steven L. Scher, D.D.S., P.C.
Sylvia Schiffman
Donna Schlegel & Gregory Knowles
Barbara Schmerzler
Susan & Thomas Schmidt
Carolyn Schogol
Judythe & Bennet Schonfeld
Schor Associates, LLC
Cheri & Fred Schriever
Carolyn & Andrew Schulz
& Mia & Neal Roy
Budd S. Schwartz
Laura & Joshua Schwartz
Sheryl & Lawrence Schwartz
Lisa & William Schwartz
Sharon Schweitzer
Karen Wendell & Joe Scordato
Scotts Ridge Middle School PTA
Robert A. Searles
Rita & Dick Seclow
Madeline & Bill Selden
Mr. Jeffrey Selikoff
Surya Shah
Barbara W. Sheehan
Melissa & Alon Shein
Barbara & Robert Sheldon
Shelter Partnership, Inc.
Kathi, Carl & Andrea Sherman
Ruth & Larry Sherman
Shelly & Len Sherman
Doris B. Shiller
Elissa Moses & Mark Shornick
Lisa & Mark Shufro
Jessica & Joel Siegel
Carolin & Lloyd Sigal
Charles Silberman, M.D.
Margery S. Silk
Phyllis & Mort Silverberg
Theresa & Vinod Sinha
Adriana Jardim & Gary Skolnick
Judith Sloan & Bruce Katz
Allan Sloane
Samuel Small
The Smith Family
Barbara L. Smith
Elizabeth C. Smith
Chandy & Geoff Smith
Linda Gramatky & Kendall Smith
Marylyn R. Smith
Emily & Robert Smith
Sue & Steve Smith
Katherine & Donald Snook
Marc Solomon
Eleanor & Norman Solovay
The Southworth Family
The Spear Family
Merrill & Randy Spector
Robie & Scott Spector
Joan & Richard Speer
Olga B. Spencer, Ph.D.
Merle Spiegel
Paul H. Spiekermann
Patricia P. Spoor
Barbara & Jules Sprung
Char & Chuck Stabinsky
Stacy & Lloyd Stableford
Cathleen S. Stack
Rhoda Stamm
Staples High School PTA
Dot & David Starkweather
Lee Starr
Ed Stein
Francine Stein
Sonja Stein
Marilyn & George Steinberg
Jane & Stuart Steinman
Mrs. Richard Steinschneider
Joan & Bill Stephanak
Stanley Stern
Jean & Alec Stevens
Doris L. Stevens
Susan Stevenson
Elizabeth Stillinger
Rita & Carl Stitzer
Sandy Stoddard
Lillian & Fred Stone
Barbara & Tony Storace
Kris Story & Jim Healy
Marion Strauss
“I always
feel smarter
when I leave.”
Nina Streitfeld
Lauren & Joseph Strickland
Janice & Harris Strizever
Dora & Burton Stuttman
Gloria & Tracy Sugarman
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3D
Learning
Together
The Library is a venue for
programs and events, but it
is also becoming a place for
people to learn from each
other in self-directed groups.
The Library’s new Language
Conversation Groups, informal
gatherings for people to speak
in a specific language, were
extremely popular. Speakers
of French, Hebrew, Italian,
Japanese, Russian and other
languages met regularly in
various parts of the building.
“The language
groups are the
best thing the
Library’s ever
done!”
The monthly Book Chat
continued to gain popularity.
And a new iPad User Group
program was established
for people interested in
teaching each other how
to use the iPad.
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Karin & Jim Sugerman
Timothy C. Sullivan
Sun Products Corporation
Karen E. Sussman
Lois Sussman
Robert Sussman
Sustainer Book Group of JLEFC
Patria & Peter Swann
Karen Swanson & Michael Lombardo
Vi Takahashi
Terry & Charles Tannen
Mary F. Tanner
Louisa & Timothy Tanner
Arthur Tauder
Margaret & Alan Temple
Wubneh Tessema
The Waring Team LLC
Arlene & David Thrope
Kay Timmis
Mary & Larry Tirreno
Betsy & Howard Tobak
Ginger M. Tobey
The Toeplitz Family
Mr. Keith Tomlinson
Kris & John Toohey
Top Notch Ski & Sports Club
Priscilla M. Toumey
Audrey & Ira Tumpowsky
Jan & David Turiel
Phyllis & Michael Turin
Lucy Ullmann
Unilever United States, Inc.
Nikki & Larry Untermeyer
Up Your Assets of Westport
The Utter Family
Barbra & Kenneth Utting
Mitzi & Ed Vaimberg
Eileen & Anthony Valenti
Inge & Ed Van Gelder
Tonnie & Barend Vandenbrink
The Varsano Family
Linda V. Velez
John Verel
Patricia A. Vezendy
Scilla & Steve Vincini
Karen Von Haam
Betsy & Watts Wacker
George Wagner
Shari & Ron Wainshal
Cathy Waldman & Paul Levi
Cynthia Wallace
Kathleen Wardrip
Ken Warner
Bryan Washburn
Olga & John Washburn
Ellen & Joel Wasserman
Lawrence N. Waterbury
Carol & John Waxman
Joan F. Webb
Nance Weenick
Paulette & Otto Weibel
Pamela Weil
Miriam Weinstein
Elaine & Stewart Weisberg
Jacqueline & Kenneth Weisburger
The Weiss / Yankovich Family
Sylvia & Robert Weiss
Robin & Peter Welling
The Wessan Family
Ellen & Miles West
Susan & James Westphal
Westport Community Gardens
Westport Police Benevolent Association
Patricia Wettach
Julie & James Whamond
Joan G. White
The Garber/Whitney Family
Whitney Glen Condominium
Association
Whitney Glen Tax District
Hermione H. Wickenden
Barbara & David Wiederecht
Pat & Jeff Wieser
Michelle & Joseph Wiles
Barbara Williams
Michele Williams & Mark Loughridge
Patricia A. Williams
“ This is the
greatest library
in Connecticut.”
Betty & Phillip Williamson
Ruth Willick
Aliza & Maury Wind
Ruth & Alan Winnick
Musette R. Winton
Wish List, Inc.
Women @ Work Network, LLC
Elizabeth & James Wong
Thomas Woodman
Mary Lou Woodruff
Dan Woog
Jo Woog
Sage Wright
Myra & Charles Wrubel
Sarah Wunsch
Elaine Wyden
Margaret Yingling
Arlene & Martin Yolles
Sandy & Brian Young
Diana & Leonard Zaslow
Tammy & Richard Zelkowitz
The Joyce & Bernie Zimmerman
Foundation
Britt & Richard Zimmerman
Irene & Robert Zincone
Cheryl Zive
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MATCHING GIFT
COMPANIES
Alliance Bernstein
Bank of America
BlackRock
Colgate-Palmolive Company
ExxonMobil Foundation
FactSet Research Systems Inc.
GE Foundation
Goldman Sachs
IBM International Foundation
Macy’s Foundation
The Moody’s Foundation
PepsiCo Foundation
Pacific Life
Pitney Bowes
Prudential Foundation
TimeWarner
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
Nancy Jones Beard Foundation
Renee B. Fisher Foundation, Inc.
Newman’s Own Foundation, Inc.
Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher
Foundation, Inc.
Westport Young Woman’s League
GIFTS-IN-KIND
Black Bear Wines
& Spirits of Westport
Diageo
Thomas Dublin
Susan & Arlo Ellison
The Farmer’s Cow
Floors by Marvin LLC
Kathie & Tim Fording
Izzi B’s Allergen Free Cupcakes
Gayle L. Mattson
McDonald’s
Wave Hill Breads Bakery
& Café
Westport Pizzeria
Savor Fine Foods
Sunny Daes
TRIBUTES
To Celebrate the
Anniversary of
Carol and Ted Diamond
Dorothy and Arthur Kesten
Karen & Barry Tarshis
To Celebrate
the Birthday of
Maureen Aron
Stacy Bass
Regina Brauer
Elena Byrne
Carol Diamond
Jean Holden
Robert Jones
Meredith Poster
Allen Siegel
Get Well
Wishes for
Nick Rudd
In Honor of
Eduardo Andrade
Stacy Waldman Bass
Julie Belaga
Anna Butler to benefit the
Children’s Library
Erica & Alec Foege
Sharon Frey
Hedi Lieberman
Ellie & Dick Lowenstein
Susan Madeo
Rachel, Micah & Andrew Meisel
Annie Reuter “Miss Annie”
Ann Sheffer
Steve Temlock
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Wachtel
Nancy Greenspan Wilson
In Memory of
Dexter Brooks
Marjorie Dowd
Nemat El Matary
Jim Fine
Dorothy Gambaccini
Gene Girden
Keith David Graham
Dorothy Herzog
Phyllis Herskowitz
Florence Howitt
Esther Kramer
Janice Lalich
Joe Lamartine
Daniel Mangan
Manny Margolis
Tess Tanner Meisel
Martta Pohjalainen
Gerda Poll
Kate Reardon
Ed Schwarz
Steven Solomon
Robert Thomsen
Joyce Vitali
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
Ann Sheffer
Jerry A. Tishman
Marty Yellin
Photography
credits
Meg Barone
Phyllis Groner
Dave Matlow
Lynne Miller
Larry Untermeyer
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3D
Book Sales
Friends of the Westport
Library receive and process
about 100,000 items each
year, which include books,
DVDs, CDs, videos and LP
records. Book sale income
helps support the Westport
Library’s programs, projects,
and collection. The Friends
also provide book kiosks
with free books at the
Westport Train Station and
during the summer at
Joey’s at Compo Beach.
Gently used books that are
recent or of current interest
are sold year-round on book
sale shelves located on the
main level across from the
Circulation Desk, and in the
lobby outside of the AudioVisual Department on the
Riverwalk Level.
The Library accepts items
at the circulation desk any
time the Library is open. If
you have a large donation
and need help, a volunteer
can pick up your donation.
Call 203.291.4840 to make
arrangements.
Book Sale volunteers
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BOOK SALE
SORTERS
Lucy Ambrosino
Elizabeth Armbruster
Robert Augustyn
Dawn Chiang
Fred Caporizzo
Liz Cotton
Peter Coveney
Dan Delehanty
Sukie Gallagher
Tina Gangi
Paige Gillies
Bill Gluckman
Carol Gluckman
Kathy Golomb
Mimi Greenlee
Diane Herman
Ellie Herman
Suzy Hooper
Deirdre Kantor
Sharon Kenney
Susan Land
Kathy Lehn
Doris Levinson
Norbie Longman
Dick Lowenstein
Michaela MacColl
Robert McGrath
Anne Pfeiffer
India Penney
Sal Porio
Joan Richardson
Susan Ritter
Jenny Robson
Linda Sanders
Patricia Skelly
Faith Taylor
Debby Tiede
Laura Vouse
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2011-12
BOOK SALE
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Jean McGurk
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Evelyn Messerli
Elise Meyer
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Paz Meyers
Heidi Meyers
Frank Michels
Abigail Miller
Susie Miller
Paul Miller
Lynne Minsky
Susan Mooallem
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Pat Mooney
Maggie Mudd
Gary Mulkowsky
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Sal Porio
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Susan Ritter
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Joshua Rosenberg
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Nick Rudd
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Cathy Ryan
Monica Sadlowski
Greg Salamone
Harold Salm
Linda Sanders
Donald Sanders
Peggy Sanford
Madeline Saxonmeyer
Craig Schiavone
Amy Schneider
Margie Schorr
Micki Schwartz
Lea Sellon
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Service League of Boys
Christopher Severini
Robert Severini
Christine Shaffer
Valeria Shea
Phyllis Silverberg
Pat Skelly
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Linda Smith
Gloria Smithson
Lori Snow
Nick Snow
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Staples Football Team
Staples Key Club
Michael Stashower
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Manny Vouse
Sage Vouse
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Anna Waz
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Sheila Weiss
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3D
Honorary Chairs
Nancy Lefkowitz & Noah Hendler
Sapphire Sponsors
Paula & Tom McInerney
Emerald Sponsor
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Platinum Sponsors
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for the evening
™
Academy Award-winning
director, screenwriter, and
producer Barry Levinson
was presented the Westport
Library Award which honors
those whose work reflects
the mission of the Library:
to nurture the love of learning and to enhance our
understanding of the world.
Levinson’s long list of
productions includes the
film Diner, which was shot
in his hometown Baltimore
and caused a fundamental
shift in popular film culture.
He is credited with multiple
box office hits including Rain
Man, Avalon, The Natural,
Wag the Dog, What Just
Happened, Bugsy, Sleepers,
Bandits, ...And Justice for
All, You Don’t Know Jack
and Good Morning, Vietnam.
His career has spanned three
decades, during which time
he has consistently enriched
the art of American film.
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Henry Myerberg on behalf of the Alvin
& Louise Myerberg Foundation
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Special thanks
Douglas Tirola, 4th Row Films
Catering by:
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Lighting & Sound by:
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Previous honorees:
Tom Brokaw - 1999
E. L. Doctorow - 2000 Calvin Trillin - 2001
Wendy Wasserstein - 2002
Pete Hamill - 2003
Martin Scorsese - 2004
Arthur Mitchell - 2005
Doris Kearns Goodwin - 2006
David Halberstam - 2007
Oscar Hijuelos - 2008
Adam Gopnik - 2009
Will Shortz - 2010
Patti Smith - 2011
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How to create a 3D image
3D images (anaglyphs) require special glasses
with colored filters for viewing. The process does
require that you have good vision in both eyes,
otherwise you cannot see the 3D effect.
Anaglyphs are still or moving pictures where the
red and blue channels have been split and then
reassembled so that the image appears threedimensional when viewed through 3D glasses.
To understand how anaglyphs work, we first
must realize that the image that we see as blue
and red lines is really two different pictures.
There are two pictures superimposed over top of
each other. One picture for each eye. The special
colored glasses do two things. First, each lens
makes one of the images dark so that one of your
eyes can see it well. Second, each lens filters
out the other image so that each eye only sees
one of the two pictures. It is the difference in the
pictures that creates the effect.
The basic rules are:
1. Lines that are drawn right on top of each other are seen on the picture plane.
2. Lines that shift the blue to the left are seen
behind the picture plane.
3. Lines that shift the blue to the right are seen in front of the picture plane.
4. The greater the shift, the farther from the picture plane the lines are perceived.
5. You never want to shift your lines farther apart than the distance between both eyes.
6. Shifts are always horizontal (side to side) and NEVER vertical (up and down).
Create a fun 3D effect that will pop off the page and
screen. Grab your 3D glasses, and either Photoshop
or GIMP. Or you can download free 3D Photo Maker
software that’s available for Windows.
You can use any kind of image, but you’ll need to be in
RGB Color mode. So if you start in Grayscale, or CMYK,
you should convert to RGB by going to
Image > Mode > RGB Color (in Photoshop)
This method works for any image program that lets
you play around in channels, like Photoshop or GIMP.
Photoshop Elements and Paint.NET do not allow this
sort of image editing .
Start editing your image by making multiple copies of
your photograph.
Layer > Duplicate Layer
With two copies made, select the topmost one, and go
to your channels panel.
Window > Channels.
In the channels panel, pick your RED channel. Select the
entire canvas (Select All) . The RED channel will look like
a grayscale version of your image, see below.
Select your Move Tool and move the red channel over to
the left.
Save file and enjoy your 3D image.
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shift
shift
back
back
shift
shift
forward
forward
To move image back
shift blue to the left
To move image forward
shift blue to the right
Report of the Treasurer
Important Statistics
Revenue and expenses for July 1, 2011- June 30, 2012 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
Copy machine & Internet printing
Café income
Miscellaneous Net realized & unrealized gains
Transferred from reserves
Capital - temporarily restricted Author programs
TOTAL $4,152,798
594,824
295,684
18,188
44,232
103,448
84,663
1,266
167,143
2,773
11,961
109,634
4,277
(86,457)
-3,011,046
19,270
$ $8,534,750
Total number of items checked out or downloaded 828,892
Adult books
223,865
Teen books
8,187
Children’s books
172,994
Audio-visual materials
395,893
Other
38,674
Items checked out / downloaded per capita
31 items
Items checked out / downloaded daily average 2,368
EXPENSES
Compensation
Materials/programs
Building and grounds
Supplies
Insurance
Postage
Telephone
Professional fees
Computer services
Development
Training/travel
Memberships
Miscellaneous
Café
Investment & bank fees
Capital expenditures - depreciation
TOTAL $ 3,890,770
539,998
328,626
41,277
76,377
10,400
7,306
299,525
79,472
83,062
16,259
1,845
6,148
63,920
10,884
114,931
$5,570,800
SPECIAL ACCOUNTS
Unrestricted
Temporarily restricted
Permanently restricted
Material/programs funded
from restricted accounts
$ 3,918,702
3,070,073
635,218
26,420
People entering the building daily (average)
1,352
People visiting the library website daily (average) 1,047
Website visits
Public computer sessions
Catalog searches
Database searches Total electronic use of library resources
611,092
55,516
548,467
132,577
1,347,652
Westporters with active library cards
Adults
Children 12,176
5,630
Number of people attending library programs
Adults
18,596
Children
35,998
Summer Reading Club enrollment 1,916
Number of book clubs served
Number of reference questions answered 53
214,060
The Library Collection
Adult books
Teen books
Children’s books
DVDs / Blu-rays Audio books
Music compact discs
Toys
Picture file items Periodicals *
Newspapers *
136,229
2,600
56,929
18,812
7,751
6,472
182
500,000
335
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*Plus thousands more accessible through the Library
website at westportlibrary.org
$ 128,666
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Board of Trustees
Eduardo Andrade
Jocelyn Barandiaran
Russell Baris
Julie Belaga
Wendy Brown
Arlo Ellison
Peter Flatow
Linda R. Franciscovich
Gary Goldberg
Daniel Gross
John Hooper
Jonathan S. Lach
Marianna McCall
Sandy Nathan
Andrew B. Nevas
Joe Pucci
Susan Ross
Cliff Sirlin
Terry Vance
Cindy Zuckerbrod
Advisory Council
The members of the Westport 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, 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 Smilow, Sybil Steinberg, Susan Tane, Jerry A. Tishman, Michael Wilens, Irving Wladawsky-Berger and Joanne Woodward.
Development Office
Cindy Clark
Barbara Durham
Suzy Hooper
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3D Glasses
Use the attached special glasses to view the 3D images in this Annual Giving Report.
NOTE: The images will only work correctly if the RED lens is over the LEFT eye.
Westport Library Staff
Celeste Arvanitis
Kaira Ayad
Kyungmi Ayad
Glenn Bardinelli
Rachel Baron
Dennis Barrow
Margaret Bartolotta
Demas Bello
Juan Benitez
Doris Benton
Christopher Bertini
Maxine Bleiweis
Julie Bonington
Karen Bruce
Marta S. Campbell
Virginia Campbell
Deborah A. Celia
Phoebe Chang
Yen-Ting Chi
Constance Chien
Cindy Clark
Diane Conroy
Helen Cosgrove
Marla Cowden
Lynn Crager
Kimberly Cuthbert-Holmes
Benjamin Daily
Peggy Daily
Leslie DeCruccio
Kimberly DelBianco
William J. Derry
Patrica Duncan
Barbara Durham
Tilly Dutta
Amanda Ferrari
Mari Freeman
Marjorie Freilich-Den
Caryn E. Friedman
Sukie Gallagher
Julia Gang
Christina Garrity
Ben Gerstein
Penny Gerstein
Mary Beth Goodwin
William Grosner
Nishat Gul
Zahoor Gul
Matthew Gutierrez
Elizabeth Hagan
Michael Holmes
Suzy Hooper
Jesse Hubbard
Lynn M. Hudock
Joan Hume
Li-Hui Hung
Marjorie Jones
Elizabeth B. Kenyon
Elizabeth King
Jillian Korte
Erica Kruczkiewicz
Nancy Kuhn-Clark
Lynne LeBarron
Jaina Lewis
Yee Liu
Marcia Logan
Julie Loparo
Christine Lorusso
James Lundy
Sandra Lundgren
Janice Macauda
Susan Madeo
Sitara Mahtani
Brian Makowski
Kathleen Malloy
Joanne Marshall
Janet H. Martin
Bertha S. Matis
Paul R. Mazzaccaro
Anne Mazzone
Benjamin Meyers
Melanie Mignucci
Allen Moore
Jane Murphy
Wafaa Naggar
Kristan M. Nash
Dianne Naughton
Glenn Newman
George N. Nichols
Dolores Noble-Steadly
Sarah O’Donoghue
Anna Parmelee
Mary Parmelee
Elizabeth H. Paul
Lisa Perone
Lynne Perrigo
Andrew Petrone
Cathy B. Petrone
Lily Philpott
Richard E. Queen
Linda Quinn
Mary Rauner
Anne M. Reuter
Eileen Riley
Logan Rosen
Constance Scalise
Sylvia Schulman
Andrea Sherman
Catherine E. Smith
Heli Stagg
Isobel Steele
Rachel Steinberg
Christine Strong
Charlotte Stroud
Leisa Taylor
Christine Timmons
Beatrice Torchon
Betty Tsang
Tamar Tsitsishvili
Sarah Tunney
MarySue Waterman
Paulette Weibel
Deborah White
Rebecca Willis
Malia Wong
Francis Wylie
Sandra Young
Melissa Yurechko
Tina Zangrillo
Carolyn Zygmont
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