Library Volunteers Honored at Annual Brunch
More than 50 staff, volunteers, Friends board
and library board of trustees members attended the annual volunteer brunch,
sponsored by the Friends of Schlow
Memorial Library, on April 3, 2003. The event was held at
The Autoport
in State College.
Eight volunteers received special recognition for their years of dedication to
the library, including Mary Lovett, who, for the past 45 years, has been a
volunteer at the library. Mary's husband Philip, who is retired from Penn State,
joined her at the library as a volunteer in 1978.
The following individuals were recognized for their volunteer service and had a
book of their choice added to the library's collection:
5 Years
Phyllis W. Corwin: "The Dalai Lama, A Policy of Kindness"
Helen D. Diethorn: "Quaker Aesthetics: Reflections on a Quaker Ethic in American
Design and Consumption"
Betty Johnson: "Long Time Coming: A Photographic Portrait of America, 1935-1943"
15 Years
Cliff Bastuscheck: "Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America"
20 Years
Shirley Stanton: "Timelines of World History"
Barbara Thwaites: "The Great National Parks of the World"
35 years
Eleanor J. Lindstrom: "The Story of Gardening"
45 Years
Mary C. Lovett: "Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic
Gardening"
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Stanley P. Mayers Jr., a member of the Friends Board, provided the introductions.
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Mary and Philip Lovett have a combined 75 years of volunteer service at the library. |
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Library staff enjoy a quiet moment before making their way to the buffet line. |
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The Autoport's brunch always exceeds expectations. |
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Eleanor Lindstrom was recognized for 35 years of service to the library. |
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Library Board Vice President Dave Lee presents Shirley Stanton with her book. Shirley has been a volunteer for 20 years. |
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Barbara Thwaites shows off the book donated in her honor for her 20 years of volunteering. |
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