Lyn Maslow, a
retired elementary school teacher, loves serving on the board of
FHL because she can help create and support the fabulous programs FHL
and HPL staff offer, especially the youth programs. For her, it's an
honor to support our library, the heart and soul of our community where
every patron is welcome, regardless of background, and where literacy
and lifelong learning is the common denominator. She currently serves
as vice president.
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Dave Berry is
the director of Homer Public Library. He has worked in a wide variety
of libraries in different states and considers Homer Public Library to
be the cream of the crop. He is right.
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Judy Gonsalves, a
retired Elementary Educator and Speech Language Pathologist, is
currently Board Secretary. She has always been a lover of books and
libraries, making it a point to check out the public libraries in towns
she visits during travels. She happens to think that HPL is one of the
crown jewels of Homer.
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Ann Dixon
moved to Homer in 2011 because of the Homer Public Library. When she
first walked into HPL for a job interview, she knew immediately that she
wanted to work there and live in a community that envisioned and
supported such a wonderful library. She is happy to rejoin the board
after retiring in 2019 from serving as director of HPL. A lifelong
reader, library nerd, and writer, she especially enjoys volunteering
with the bookmobile, reading and writing with kids, and fostering
opportunities for lifelong learning.
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Lin Hampson received one of the most thrilling phone calls when she was invited to serve on the FHL board.
She is interested in assisting with established activities like the biannual book and plant sale and helping to start new activities for her favorite target audience--teenagers. After working with high school students for thirty plus years, she has lots of ideas for this age group.
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Sara Reinert loves
books and the written word, and always thought being a librarian would
be a cool job. Joining the FHL Board allows her to help promote literacy
and at the same time hobnob with awesome library folks.
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Joy Steward is
retired from a 32-year career working in Homer's vibrant nonprofit
sector. Her memories of the Homer Public Library from the early 80's
include coming in the front door of the old Pioneer Avenue library and
having to step around a circle of youngsters participating in the weekly
preschool story hour. Fast forward to today where we have the most
awesome state-of-the art library with incredible staff, and where the
children have their very own space, large enough to host a myriad of
programs to inspire, engage and entertain young readers. Joy loves this
library, and she loves the community’s commitment to supporting the
library. She sees the Friends of the Homer Public Library as an
essential partner in ensuring the best possible library experience for
all, and is very excited to join the board and work with this amazing
group of committed volunteers.
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Sarah Brewer is a recent transplant to Homer, but has bounced around Alaska most of her life. Some of her most magical memories from childhood are walking through the stacks of the libraries, endless worlds and friends at her fingertips. She believes public libraries are at the very core and essence of intellectual freedom, necessary for a thriving democracy. She holds an M.Ed in Elementary Education, and is passionate about Shakespeare and Dickens and Paddington. Her children believe her to be the real Mary Poppins, but before you think that's all roses, read the book.
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Linda Robinson is a retired Outreach Coordinator for the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council (RCAC). RCAC afforded her the opportunity to visit all the communities In Prince William Sound, the Kenai Peninsula and Kodiak. She started in Alaska in 1982 when her family moved to Dillingham. She worked for Southwest Region Schools and created a reading group named the Women’s Reading Group and Terrorist Society. The next 23 years were spent in Anchorage and then south to Funny River Road and Homer. She enjoys volunteering on non-profit
boards and joined the Bunnell Street Art Gallery board of directors in
2015. She is currently on the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve (KBRR) community council, and volunteers for Homer Council on the Arts. She is proud to be part of Friends of the Homer Library, which supports such a wonderful library in a wonderful town.
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Shellie Worsfold is a retired elementary school teacher and reading specialist who believes education is a human right. Since retiring in 2019, she works part-time with Project Grad Kenai Peninsula as an after-school site coordinator and academic coach with southern peninsula’s more remote schools. She is honored to now serve with the FHL board to support literacy for everyone, connect with community, and especially to engage with youth and excellent books at BOB the book mobile. Shellie has two amazing (now grown) children, enjoys spending time with her three dogs, playing games & puzzles with her husband, and reading!
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