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How a Penfield childhood book lover grew into a patron, board member, and former president of both the Penfield Public Library Board and the Penfield Public Library Foundation Board. When Kathy was five years old, she would drag her hand along the plastered stone walls of the old Town Hall cellar entrance as she descended the stairs into the Penfield Free Library. Those gray-painted walls and cement steps with their pipe handrail, and the tiny space below the old Town Hall wo

Transformative Library Series #5: Imagine a career path that begins with Nancy Drew and ends in leadership. This is the tale of Mary Maley.

Transformational Library Series #4 By Kathy Weber   1.       What was your earliest connection to libraries? My mother used to take us kids to the local library several times a week when we were growing up.  I have been a reader as long as I can remember. There are lots of pictures of me at three or four years old curled up with a book.    2.     I remember that you said you played “library” as a child.  Yes, my older sister and I played it for years and years. In the beginni

Transformational Library Series #3 || Sometimes, a book you happen upon will change your life.

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