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Salmon Falls Library 2018-2019 Monday 3-6, Wednesday 4-7, Thursday 3-8 and Saturday from 9-noon

This year, the library increased its membership by 27 households and 60 individuals.

Mary Weyer was replaced by Lynn Ericson as Library Director on March 2, 2019. A resident of Hollis since 1998, Lynn worked in the Reference Department of the Portland Public Library for five years and brings that expertise, as well as her background in graphic design and marketing, to the position. We finished entering all of the Library’s patrons and books into the computer system. By the first of May, the automated system was up and running and we were scanning book barcodes at checkout. After creating a new logo and Facebook page, we then began the process of planning, writing copy and gathering images for a website that would be live by the end of summer. The new website enables patrons to browse the catalog online as well as reserve and renew books. www. salmonfallslibrary.com Volunteers helped compile a mailing list of more than 400 people for a monthly e-newsletter that keeps patrons informed about the latest books, library news and coming events and workshops. The Children’s Room, with its books, toys and crafts, continues to be very popular. We participated once again in the Summer Reading Program, thanks to a grant from the Narragansett Number One Foundation, and shared by Salmon Falls Library, Hollis Center Library, West Buxton Library and Waterboro Library. Eighteen kids from SFL joined our reading challenge, which was geared to three reading levels. In June, repair work was done on the front of the building to brace the front entrance, and to replace rotten clapboards, which were falling off the building. The Friends of Salmon Falls Library paid for the downstairs pine floors to be refinished, so interior and exterior both got a much needed sprucing up. The Friends of SFL continues to be an invaluable source of support by raising funds, organizing and participating in Library programs and volunteering to help out with various tasks. Their annual Yard Sale held at Quillcote was once again successful, raising over $400.00. We are so grateful to all our volunteers who help the library run smoothly– by shelving books, weeding the collection, filling in at the front desk and pitching in with whatever needs to be done. A special thanks to volunteers Paula Hodgdon for her incredible organizational skills and to Peter Eliot, who has become our on-call handyman. We love having new volunteers join us. It’s a great way to help the community and meet new people.

Respectfully submitted.

Lynn Ericson, Library Director

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