After 3 years as our little library's caretaker, Lauren Roppolo passed the keys to Madeline Helser. She brought joy, laughter, and so many great memories for our patrons and community. She will be greatly missed, but we wish her all the best on her future adventures. Madeline joins us from Jamaica, Vermont. She is the director of the library in Jamaica, opening up opportunities for collaboration and sharing between our two libraries. She moved to Vermont in June of 2023, having traveled here from Beaufort, South Carolina. She has her master's degree in library science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and joins us with more than 10 years of experience in library management and youth services. Most recently she worked in the non-profit sector as a coordinator for Second Helpings, a 3-county food rescue, and previous to that as an executive director for Neighborhood Outreach Connection, a non-profit that provides opportunities for families in poverty. Previous to that she served as a library branch manager and the county wide coordinator for youth services for the Beaufort County Library System, which encompassed 5 branches and 2 bookmobiles. When Madeline's not at the library, she enjoys playing the oboe with the Windham Philharmonic and going on hikes with her partner Vera and their dog Lottie. She loves to read (and write) queer fiction, especially graphic novels, and will never turn down fruit or dark chocolate. Come say hello and welcome her to the community! Come visit our Little House of Books during National Library Week April 8-13
and write a note to let us know what you love about it! Generous thanks to Wendy Dutton from the Dutton Farm Stand and Sugar House
& The Londonderry Village Market for sponsoring this event! Thank you to the Green Mountain Gardeners for the donation to purchase children’s horticulture books!
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We are so pleased to announce that the Vermont River Conservancy is offering a poetry workshop at the South Londonderry Free Library on Saturday, March 18th at 10:30 am.
We hope to see you there! Celebrate Black History Month, Valentines, and Love!
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