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2019 ANNUAL REPORT

JAMES V. BROWN LIBRARY

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Your gift keeps our community connected!

Greetings!

My annual letter to you is always a look back at all we accomplished in the previous year and
to thank you for your support. So, join me on an adventure as we travel away from all of the
challenges and changes of 2020. Let’s go back to 2019 and reflect on all of the ways in which your
generous support helped the library to provide award-winning programs and innovative services
that keep our community connected!

On this adventure you will see children of all ages connect with 21st Century learning and literacy
skills as they learn about work ethic, perseverance, respect, and practice kindness with one another.
You will see the familiar faces of your friends and neighbors as they connect to learn something new
and develop new friendships with fun interactive Do It Yourself (DIY) and lifelong learning programs.
You will travel with us outside of the Library into the community to bring needed materials and
library services to the people in the far reaches of our county in childcare centers, food banks, and
senior care facilities. You helped us reach the people that need us the most.

Through your generosity and community benefit grants we were able to digitize our entire newspaper
collection. Today articles from a hundred years before the opening of our public library are searchable
and accessible. What a wonderful enhancement to connect our community with its past.

Thank you for all you have done in 2019 to help
the Library keep our community connected and for
continuing to make the Library the Place to Go, to
Learn, Connect and Grow! With your help we will
continue to evolve to accept the challenges of 2020.

Thank you!

Barbara S. McGary
Executive Director

CONNECTING WITH CH

In 2019, the Library continued its long-standing goal of providing award-winning and
innovative programs to connect with the families we serve in tangible ways.
As a result, we have formeddeeper relationships withnewandexistingcommunity partners.
An exciting new partnership with the Community Theatre League offered a series of
emotions-based workshops for preschool children using creative expression techniques
combined with quality literature. Other continuing partnerships included Baby Café for new
mothers with UPMC-Susquehanna, and infant programs with a Doula from the Improving
Birth Network.
The Library promotes services such as Ready Rosie, the county-wide partnership with
early-learning organizations, which supports families as their child’s first teacher. Ready
Rosie books were purchased, labeled and shelved on display along with information on how
parents could engage with Ready Rosie.
The Youth Services collection added tactile sensory books, designed to aid in promoting
pre-writing skills, and expanded the STEM toy lending library for continued learning and

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STEMprogramming for all ages in youth services rotated throughout the year. The Library
offered amazing tween and teen STEM nights that focused on the galaxy, photography,
circuitry andmore. The Library’s tween andteen Kitchen Science won an honorable mention
as a Pennsylvania Library Association Best Practice Award. Teens were engaged through a
Harry Potter Escape Roomand a Cosplay Party for our Comic and Manga fans.
Apartnership with the Lycoming County Pop-Up Play programresulted in an exciting family
event that gave the local children a free copy of the 2019 PA One Book title, Not a Box, by
Antoinette Portis. In all, more than 1,000 children received a copy of the PAOne Book title for
their home libraries.
Family Literacy Nights were held in conjunction with STEP and provided books to build
families’ home libraries and encourage Library usage.
The Library continues to connect with people where they are through outreach at the food
bank, Growers Market and new Storymobile locations.

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CONNECTING THROUG

TheLibrary has stayedcurrent intheeducational worldof Summer Learningby incorporating
activity logs that support 21st century skills, work habits and character traits needed today
for students to thrive in the future.
Storytimeswererenamed“StoryLabs” tohighlight thefocusonearlylearning, art exploration
and science.
Thanks to the generous support of the Friends of the Library and a grant from the Rotary
Club of Williamsport, the popular Summer Learning Finale rewarded families that made the
commitment to read over the summer with a free book from the Scholastic Book Fair and
prizes fromthe community.

Summer Learning Statistics:

593 participants: birth to 5, K-5, tween and teen
Storymobile: 408 returned activity logs, 680 registered
197 programs/events
3,837 participants (children and parents)



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GH SUMMER LEARNING

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CONNECTING WITH AD

The Library provides everyone with free, educational,
informational and entertainment resources to support
lifelong learning, all because of the generosity of people
like you.

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DULTS

This year Lifelong Learning programs were expanded to include more creative Do-It-Yourself
(DIY) programs, a cookbook club, and adult computer classes. Nearly 100 individuals attended
our summer “Crafternoon,” aSundaycraft communityswap. ApartnershipwithHOPEEnterprises
providedanAdultStorytimeforadultswithdisabilities. Olderadultswereengagedthroughamini
senior expo that showcased agencies that serve senior citizens with collaborations fromSTEP,
PAOffice of the Attorney General, North Central Sight Services, DeWald Chiropractic and others.
TheClassics bookcollectionalsowas updatedandhighlightedthroughamonthly Classics Book
Club. Afocus on health and wellness was supported by weekly chair yoga programs.

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CONNECTING WITH VO

The Friends of the James V. Brown Library held another successful Volunteer Appreciation
Event during which former Chief Financial Officer, Shirley Knautz Alters, received the Carile
Brown Award, and James H. Burget and David L. Dahl were named Volunteers of the Year.
Long-time Friend of the Library Nancy J. Lady was also awarded a special recognition for her
contributions over the years to the Friends.

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OLUNTEERS

The Library partnered with Williamsport Area School District employees to volunteer to help
out with Summer Learning and in 2019 we engaged Tween and Teen Volunteers to serve a
more active volunteer role with participation in our Summer Learning programs. Volunteers
from Kiwanis Clubs throughout the state helped out during their annual conference, and
class members fromLeadership Lycoming decorated the Library in preparation of Victorian
Christmas celebrations. Volunteers fromHope Enterprises assited with programpreparation
during their weekly visits.

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CONNECTING ON THE

With an outreach mission to go where the people are, and to establish deep connections
with the people we serve, the Library developed a goal to create a new expanded service
model for outreach that specializes in reaching specific target populations of children,
rural residents, the workforce, seniors and senior care facilities, and created a vision to
replace our 2010 Bookmobile with three specialized vehicles that will greatly enhance our
outreach services.
Because of your generous gifts to the Bookmobility campaign, launched in the fall of 2019,
the Library is on its way to revolutionizing the way it delivers outreach services.

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CONNECTING WITH TH
In 2019, The Library was:
The place to go for 133,425 citizens who visited our library in person and 120,276
who visited us online.
The place to learn by lending 312,294 physical items and 37,346 electronic items.
The place to connect patrons to public access computers and wireless access for
69,582 citizens.
The place to highlight events in Lycoming County through ConnectWilliamsport.
comwhere 37,823individuals viewed 94,322 pages.
The place to grow with 983 amazing programs; which served 11,596 people and
encouraged individuals to volunteer 4,759 hours of their time.

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HE COMMUNITY

Thanks to a generous grant from the First Community Foundation Partnership of
Pennsylvania, andadditional support fromthe LycomingCounty Genealogical Society, John
and Judy Maietta, Friends of the JVBLibrary, and Henry Wilkinson, the Library is improving
its ability toconnect the community tothe past by digitizingthe local newspaper microfilm
collection. This collection of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette and its predecessors—the Grit,
and other local publications—covers the years from1807to the present and is heavily used
for local history and genealogy research. The project was completed in summer 2020 and
will enable people to search intuitively, using keywords, dates and phrases.

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BECAUSE OF YOU!

Your gift keeps our com

We know the services and programs the Library offers are making Williamsport and Lycoming
County a better place. The Library would not exist without you, our supportive community. It is
thanks to generous donors like YOUwho help the Library keep the community connected.

mmunity connected!

Thank You!
$10,000+

Laurie and Thomas B. Burkholder Marguerite Carl Smith Foundation
Estate of Grace H. Page Lore and Richard F. Tignor
Friends of the James V. Brown Library Norman Wengert
Anita M. Gibbons

$1000 to $9999

Abram and Dorothy Snyder Foundation Suzanne Murray
Katherine K. Albertini Anne H. Parsons
Brodart Company Ann Marie and Birch B. Phillips Jr.
Stephanie Calder PNCFoundation
Citizens and Northern Bank PPL Corporation
Comfort Keepers, Inc. Robin Read and John Bierley
Linda and John M. Confer Margaret and James Redka
Marlin and Brenda Shirey Cromley Ruth U. Rees
Jane Darrow Kathy R. Rogers
Ophelia and James Fetter Rotary Club of Williamsport
First Community Foundation Partnership of PA Donna Sayah
First National Bank Margie Shaw
Martha and Daniel Gandy Elizabeth Yoder and Philip Sprunger
Letty and Richard Gray Stallion Oilfield Services
Grays Run Club LLC Susquehanna Community Bank
Harry Plankenhorn Foundation Barbara and Philip Thomas Sr.
Joyce and Harold Hershberger Jr. Truist
Martha and Stephen Huddy UPMCHealth Plan
Jersey Shore State Bank UPMCSusquehanna
Christine and Stephen Kaiser Walmart #1887
M&T Bank Wegmans Food Market, Inc
Patrick and Trisha Gibbons Marty Weis Markets, Inc.
Anne Rice and Rick Mason Williamsport Parking Authority
Masonic Lodge 106
McInroy-Sheffer People Trust

*Bold indicates 5+years of consecutive giving.

$500 to $999

Eric Anstadt Hartman Group Carol Raymond
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP Barbara Heere Riverview Bank
Mary and WilliamBeltz Sue Kelley Lee and Warren Robinson Jr.
Shirley and Dale Bittenbender Carol Lady and Barry Delfino Sanders Mortuary, LTD
Karen and John Blaschak Christy and David Lassiter Christine Sleboda
Nancy and Barry Boyer Lycoming Audubon Society Snowden Library, Lycoming College
Cynthia and John Brindger Karen and Ben Mazzullo Louise and David Stone Jr.
Mary and L. Randall Brophy Nancy McCarty Barbara and David Wascher
Ann M. Case McDonald’s Restaurants Kathryn Penfield and Gene Weigle
Carol and Nicholas Catino Barbara S. McGary Woodlands Bank
Frani and Douglas Doherty Sara and Rick Mirabito Young Men’s Republican Club
Fairfield Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge Barbara and James Moltz
Katharine and Jerry Falco Ann and Dean Muller
Gephart Moyer Financial Advisors Judith and Anthony Parente
Debra and Nicholas Goff Diane Pelesh
Gloria Z. and Charles “Skip” Greevy III Janet Querimit

$250 to $499

Brenda and Don Adams Kimberly and Michael Dzikowski Elizabeth and Richard Lightbourn Ruth Segal
Linda and R. Edward Alberts Catharine K. Ertel E. Larue Lunt Wendy Smith
Amy Alexander Carol Carson Evans Richard L. Maxwell Jr. and Marcella Pritz Karen and Robert Sonntag
Shirley K. Alters Fraternal Order of Eagles 970 Ina and Robert McCormick Melissa and Paul Starkey
Tracey Amey Dorothy Gerring Anne and James Meyer Judith and Albert Styrcula
Donna and Michael Bastian Laura and Robert Gilson Jr. Karen and C. Edward Mitchell Richard M. Sweeney
Nancy Berkheimer Robin F. Glossner Linda and Richard Morris Cindy and Robert Sweppenheiser
Saundra and Edward Blackburn Susan and John Hilsher III William L. Muzic Doris Heller Teufel
Margaret Crabtree and Glenn Bloiso Renee and John Hinds Roberta and John Nelms Robin and David Troisi
Dana and Ben Brigandi Bill Hoffmann Newberry Lions Club Patricia and Ronald Walko
Leona and James Bryan June L. Houghtaling Pennsylvania College of Technology Joy and Jerry Walls
Maureen and Patrick Carey Janet and Bruce Hurlbert Gayle Peters-Coates Susan Woodward Weinstein
Maria and James Casale Christine and Philip Johnson William Herbert Poff III Lois and A. Claude Williams
William G. Charles Sarmite and William Judson Pudgie’s Pizza Catherine Wise
Christ Episcopal Church Kathleen and James Kelley Brenda and Barry Rake Young Men’s Democratic Club
Brette Confair Kiwanis Club of Williamsport Christine and Jeffrey Rauff June and Thomas Zimmerman
Ardythe and Robert Cross Mary Fay and Aaron Kolb Marion S. Reeser
Jim Cunningham Nancy J. Lady Roan Inc.
Debra and David Damaska Barbara and Daniel Lamade Christine and Jack Rupert
Alissa DuBois and Richard Karp Mary Frances and Albert Liddell Linda Schramm

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$100 to $249

Doris and Mark Anderman Julie and Daniel Ehrgood Keystone League, Inc.
Victoria G. Anderton Mary and Victor Engel Kimberly and Kevin Kist
Anthony H. Visco, Jr. Architects Diane and Gary Fague Diana and Ken Kuhns
AristaCare at Loyalsock Marcie and David Finn Janice Kuzio
Catherine and William Balduino Vicki and Jerry Fischer Marcianne Muzic Lacock
Mary Lou and Rick Baldys Sondra and Kirk Fisher Charles Lamade
Robin Bardo Constance and William Foresman Jill and Michael Lamade
Martha and Carl Barlett Dorothy and Andrew France MaryAnn and Chester Lampman
Evelyn and Romain Bastian Sue and Bill Fulton Becky Lewis
John Q. Beauge Margaret Gahr Flicka Losch
Beiter’s Home Center Garrett Cochran Post #1 Home Association Eylene Love
Susan and Carl Benjamin Nancy and Lowell Gay Loyalsock Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
Donna Biehl Sarah and Thomas Gehret Paula Maloney
Mary Ann and Alfredo Blas III Deanna and Anthony Gephart Anne and Theodore Marmo
Cynthia and James Bower Sr. Joan Gingrich Cathy and James Marr
Timothy Bowers Patricia Golamis Susan E. Mayshock
Leslie Bowman Charlotte Goldsmith Beverly and WilliamMcCauley
Patricia and Paul Braunegg Jane and Joseph Graff Ami and Colin McChesney
Betty and Bruce Buckle Mary and V. Scott Graham Judy and William McConnell
Bullfrog Brewery Whitney Gray Mary and Scott McFadden
Stacey Butterfield Maria Gustafson Cheryl McGuckin
Penny and David Cappa Margaret and Evan Haberman Eleanor and Richard Mellish
Kristin and Nicholas Caringi Crystal L. &Douglas E. Harkness Sally and Dale Metzker
Connie and Michael Casale Doris and Lee Harkness Shirley Miller
Central Region PSEARetired Vicki and Andrew Haussmann Annette Montgomery
Karen and Donnie Confer Jane Hawkins Lynn and Frank Morrow
Carmen and John Compton Jr. Lori and Jessse Hayhurst Marianne and Thomas Mulfinger
Verna and Dennis Correll Sally E. Hilsher Eileen A. Murphy
Brenda and Jeffrey Cowles Ann and Richard Hoschar Craig A. Myers
Ruthanne and Timothy Crotty Barbara and Michael Hudock Dawn Nau
Don Cunningham Lindsay and Matthew Huff Terry L. Neenan
Joanne and David Dahl Donna and James Sortman Newberry Lioness Club
Marylou and Dave Walters James S. Armstrong Associates Lisa and Robert Nible
Marjorie and David DeBlander John Lundy 1999 Revocable Trust William E. Nichols Sr.
Karen and Alan DeBrody Rosalie F. Kaleda Gloria O’Connell
Doreen and John Decker Courtney and James Kashchak Joanne O’Neill
Sue and James Dinsmore Amy and James Kauffman Virginia L. Orso
Lauren and Doug Frisco Christine and Brendan Kavanagh Robin and Timothy Pardoe
Emily and James Douthat Megan and Andrew Kelley Elizabeth and Charles Paris
Mary and Daniel Doyle Wendy and John Kelsey Margaret Pauling
Naomi Drezner Gretchen H. Kennedy Dianne and Clyde Peeling

*Bold indicates 5+years of consecutive giving.

Donna Pepperman Rita and David Strickler
Mrs. Jonathan G. Phillips Brenda Stubler
Eleanor and David Phillips Superior Plus Energy
Margaret and John F. Piper Jr. Candrus Tallman
Diane and Charles Plankenhorn Holly and TomTillman
Chris Plankenhorn Alice and Richard Trowbridge
Charline M. Pulizzi Eleanor Uckele
Louise Pulizzi VFW- Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7863
Melissa and Mark Rackish Rose Ann and Robert Wallace
Patricia Rambo Sharon and Richard Walter
Jean and WilliamReasner Linda and Fritz Wasser
Phyllis W. Reynolds WAWHO
Kimberly and Clifford Rieders Shelby and Gary Weber
Judith and Ronald Rock Jessica Wheeland
Jeannie Rombach and James Leitner Liz and Austin White
Ruthann and Bernard Sartori Barbara Sahm and Steven Winkel
Megan Saunders Amy Wirtner
Merlyn and Kenneth Sawyer Janet and David C. Wright
Robert G. Schooley Barbara and Walter Zegarski
Lívia &Toby Schwartzman Joann and James Zeigler
Helen and Charles Schwarz Nancy and James Zellers
Leslie Carpenter Scott Adriene and Jon Zook
Susan and WilliamScott Marcia and Andrew Zvara
Ravi and Dianne Maki Sethi
Joan and Donald Shade
Kimberley and R. Kenneth Shick
Rita and Ronald Shoemaker
David Shollenberger
Deirdre Clarkin and Thomas M. Skallerup
Robert J. Slothus
Geoffrey A. Smith
Robert M. Smith
Larry Souder
William Spangle
Laura and George Spencer
Spitler Funeral Home, Inc.
Ellen and Harold Spooner
Shirley and Charles Springman
Springs Window Fashions LLC
Mary Jo and Raymond Stahl
Suzanne Straka

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Up to $100 Tony Driebelbies Barbara Johnson
Janice and Robert Dulak Betsy Jones
Rachelle and Justin Abbott Patti Eichensehr Thomas Joyce
Mary Sieminski and Richard P. Allen Amanda Emig Yvonne E. Kaiser
John “Jack” Archambault Christine and John Engel Bridget and Jeff Kane
Beth Armanda Gerry and Wayne Fausnaught Robert Karschner
Agnes Arnold-Norman Anke Fetter Clair W. Keefer
Jean L. Bates Pamela and Curtis Fink Kristin and Gregory Keefer
Joan and Robert Bauder First Financial Staff Fund William Keenan
Donna Lynn and John Becker Lori Forner Brendae and Dennis Keith
Mary Bennardi Ronald Frick Mary Lee and WilliamKelly
Mark Bergren Christie and F. Daniel Fry Susan and Charles Kemnitz
Julie Bittner Lynne Garman Mary Beth Kibbe
Jane and Thomas Bixler Lenora and Peter Georges Marilyn and Anthony Kidd
Donna S. Blair Mary Gibbs Smith Stewart/Starkey Kids
Nancy and Robert Bowers Patricia and George Girio Karen and Ivor Kisberg
Bonnie and Donald Boyles Harriet Gleason Marcie and David Klingler
Ruth and Charles Brewer Margrit Shoemaker and Daniel Glunk Patricia Koehler
Steven C. Britton Janice E. Goodman Lauren Kohl
Georgia Burch Sarah Grieco Faye Kreger
Christine Carlucci Rickie and Michael Gross Susan Huddy-Krejci and Edwin Krejci
Ronna and Steven Cassotis Sheila and Joseph Guillaume Gail Kulp
Amy and Cullen Chandler Gail Watson Haas Jerry L. Kyle
Margaret and Harold Chapman Karen and Bruce Harris KarimA. Lakhdhir
Melissa Christ Carole Harris Brenda and Donald Larson
Lue Ann Clark Kathy and Donald Harris Nancy and Ernest Larson
Barbara H. Coates Patricia and Andrew Havens Heather LeBlanc
Sharon and John Colt Jessica W. Heath Barbara Lendeman
Lydia and John Comerford Amy Ershler and John Heggenstaller Donna D. Libby
Karen and Albert Cook Lucy Henry
Richard Coulter Donna and Richard Hensler
Margaret Cronin Meghan Hepler
Kathleen and Jerald Crosby Carl Hieber
Ruth E. Croyle Shirley E. Hill
Charmaine Cunningham Betty Holcomb
Jeanne and Ron DeFeo Rosemary and WilliamHolmes
Jeri Demel Vanessa and William Holmes Jr.
Cheryl Dempsey Helen E. Hoy
Michael Desiderio Joshua Hudson
Nancy and Richard DeWald Julia and Steve Hulslander
Helen and Anthony Dgien Mary and WilliamHutchison
Liz Dincher
Richard Dochter

*Bold indicates 5+years of consecutive giving.

Little Lambs Preschool Childcare, Inc. Susan and Joseph Myers Sandra Takeuchi
Lycoming-Clinton MHMR John Neil and Stephanie Stocki Karen L. Temple
Linda Lynn Anda Nichols Thomas Temple
Susan Lyon Suzann and Paul DNyman Jacqueline and Frederick Thomas
Jon Mackey Penny J. Ohnmeiss Steve Thompson
Deborah Maggs Walter A. Packard Virginia Thompson
Melissa and Charles Mahler Marilyn L. Palmer Tom Thomsen
Susan F. Maiolo Henry W. Palmeter Patricia K. and Calvin Tilley
Debra and Stephen Martin Janice Pepperman Judith and Robert Trautwein
Carolyn and William Martin Sandra H. Person Susan and John Turner
Dianne M. Masten Marleen and Richard Petts Dee and Carl Ulsamer
Cynthia and Richard Masters Andree P. Phillips Beverly Van Ess
Ann and Jay McCormick Donna and Paul Phillips Lindsay Walker
Frances B. McDonald Pine Street UMC David Ward
Jean McKernan Charles “Chip” & Karen Plankenhorn Julie Weaver
Jennifer McLean Wendy and James Potope Irenay and Robert Weaver Jr.
Carolyn and Galen Menne Lynn Hughes Potor Kay and Richard Weilminster
Liz Miele Caryn and Francis Powers Jr. Janet Hurwitz and R. Kenneth Weiss
Anita Casper and Gerald Miller Stephanie and Charles Protasio Celeste B. Wenzel
Kenneth Miller Stephanie and Stephen Radulski Sandra and Robert Wenzel
Robert Mincemoyer Marisa and Michael Rau Elsie and Joel Wessner
Theresa and Steven Moff Lana and John Raymond Ronald Westover
Connie C. Moore Lisa and Grant Rees Sheilagh Weymouth
Joyce and Robert Moore Jean and Joseph Reidy Charleen and John Whittaker
Joyce and Scott Morgan Patricia Renn Ann Wilson
Nathan Mowrey Valerie Reynolds Paulhamus Joanne H. Wise
Shelby J. Mulberger Susan and Robert Ross Mary and Michael Wolf
Linda C. Murray Alysha Russo Priscilla Wolf
Eleanor C. Mussina Chad Sartori Linda and Daniel Wolfe
Denise and Sheldon Schwartz Stacy Wolfe
Linda Scott Susanne and David E. Wright
Carol and Jay Shipman Margery and Daniel Wurster
Jan Shoemaker Jeanne and WilliamYaggi
Suzanne Simon Larry Young
Diane Slaterbeck Lou Ann and Ralph E. Zeigler Jr.
JoAnn Gorski and Gregory Smith
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Victoria Stillman
Susan and Philip Story
Barbara and Peter Swinick
Steven Swisher

Memorial Gifts

GEORGE CAMP NEDCOATES MARY LUNDY

R. Edward and Linda Alberts Robert and Nancy Bowers Bonnie and Donald Boyles
Robert and Joan Bauder Stephanie T. Calder
Harold and Margaret Chapman Friends of the James V. Brown Library CRYSTAL MADDY
George V. Cohen Chester and MaryAnn Lampman
Timothy and Ruthanne Crotty Williamand Beverly McCauley Sandra Takeuchi
Richard and Nancy DeWald WilliamL. Muzic
Tony Driebelbies A. Claude and Lois E. Williams LEROY MARKERT
Victor and Mary Engel
Catharine K. Ertel ROSANNE COZZA L. Randall and Mary Brophy
F. Daniel and Christie Fry
Daniel and Martha Gandy Michael and Connie Casale BLAINE MASTERS
Gloria and Charles “Skip” Greevy III Thomas and Sarah Gehret
Carl Hieber Lori and Jesse Hayhurst Gloria and Charles “Skip” Greevy III
Williamand Mary Hutchison John Neil
Williamand Sarmite K. Judson A. Claude and Lois E. Williams GRACEHAYNES PAGE
Yvonne E. Kaiser James and Nancy Zellers
Albert and Mary Frances Liddell Mary Bennardi
Susan F. Maiolo KENNETHFOUCART Stephanie T. Calder
Jay H. and Ann B. McCormick Victor and Mary Engel
Williamand Jean Reasner Gloria and Charles “Skip” Greevy III Harriet Gleason
Mary Gibbs Smith Gloria and Charles “Skip” Greevy III
James and Donna Sortman JOHNW. GRESH Gail Watson Haas
Philip and Susan Story Shirley E. Hill
Brenda Stubler Walter A. Packard Kenneth Miller
Steve Thompson WilliamHerbert Poff III
Virginia Thompson ELIZABETHA. GUILLAUME Louise Pulizzi
Richard and Lore Tignor Ruth U. Rees
John Lundy 1999 Revocable Trust Joseph and Sheila Guillaume James and Donna Sortman
Robert and Sandra Wenzel Cheryl McGuckin Larry Souder
Ronald Westover
John and Charleen Whittaker WILLIAMJACOBS SR. BETHSMITH
Larry Young
Dale and Shirley Bittenbender Eric Anstadt

JANEE. KUZIO STANW. WILK

Henry W. Palmeter Friends of the James V. Brown Library

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Honors Gifts

INHONOR OF: GIVENBY:

Sarah Keiser, past president Newberry Lioness Club
Daniel Taormina Carole Harris
Lincoln and Emerson Dincher Aunt Liz and Uncle Bill
Rev. Kyle Daniel Patrick Murphy on his ordination Kimberly and Kevin Kist
Tuesday Breakfast Club Doreen Decker

1907 Society

In Memory of Members of the 1907 Society have made a commitment
that will benefit the Library in years to come. They
Grace Haynes Page have included the James V. Brown Library in their
wills, ensuring a legacy for our community.
When Grace Page died in 2019, she left a legacy
of service to the Williamsport community that Victoria G. Anderton Christy G. Lassiter
will live on. Grace served the community as a Saundra J. Blackburn Barbara S. McGary
board member for many organizations, including Carolyn W. Bullock Kathryn A. Penfield
the YWCA and the Williamsport Home. She was John M. Confer Ruth A. Person
active in her church, the Junior League, and Don M. CunninghamJr. Gayle Peters-Coates
hosted bus trips that were eagerly anticipated Jim Cunningham Robin A. Read
each year. Grace served as a Trustee of the James Alannah Gabriel Margaret “Peg” &James W. Redka
V. Brown Library from 1976 to 2006. In her will, Martha M. Gandy Ruth U. Rees
she left a gift that the Library will use as part Robin F. Glossner Linda Schramm
of the campaign to purchase a new Bookmobile. Nicholas T. Goff Margie Shaw
We are grateful to Grace and her family for her Joyce &Harold D. Hershberger Jr.
legacy of service and generosity.

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Gifts in Kind Carol Lady and Barry Delfino
Lamar Outdoor Advertising
505 Williamsport Laurel Lodge Hunting Club
Acme Barbecue &Catering Little Treasures
Daniel F. Alters Michele and Paul Mach
Shirley K. Alters Jon Mackey
The Barrne Rick Mahonski
Donna and Michael Bastian Patrick and Trisha Gibbons Marty
Bastian Tire &Auto Centers Karen and Ben Mazzullo
Donna Biehl Crissy McGinness
Leslie Bowman Beth Moser Designs
Bullfrog Brewery Olive Garden
Laurie and Thomas Burkholder Otto Book Store
Stephanie Calder Patinaz
Central PATennis Center Diane Pelesh
Karen and Donnie Confer Ann Marie Phillips
The Crazy Tomato Donna and Paul Phillips
Frani and Douglas Doherty Melissa and Mark Rackish
Gordon Donnell Red Lobster
Jennifer Engel Designs Clyde Peeling’s Reptiland
Equinox Anne Rice and Rick Mason
Ettinger’s Landscaping Services &Garden Center Saffron Grill
Faxon Bowling Lanes, Inc. Salon Simone
Lisa Fink Pottery &Portraits The Sawhorse Cafe
Pamela and Curtis Fink Nancy and Roger Shipley
Dorothy Fisher Melissa and Paul Starkey
Rhonda Fisher STEPHead Start
The Franklin Institute Susquehanna Gallery &Frame Shoppe
The Glaze to Be Tony’s Delicatessen &Fresh Meats
Robin F. Glossner Ultimate Express Car Wash &Pet Wash
Gold Leaf Frame Shoppe, LLC Anita Vittorio
Gloria Z. and Charles “Skip” Greevy III Fritz and Linda Wasser
Helminiak’s Greenhouses &Landscaping Wildberry Studios
Amanda Hooper Lois and A. Claude Williams
Janet and Bruce Hurlbert Williamsport Crosscutters
In-Balance Williamsport Symphony Orchestra
Christine and Philip Johnson Wine and Design
Christine and Stephen Kaiser World of Little League Museum
KAOS
Monica and Dan Klingerman

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James V. Brown Library Board of Trustees & Leadership

Gloria Greevy Thomas B. John M. Confer Trisha Gibbons Marty Brette Confair Dr. Timothy Bowers
President Burkholder Treasurer Secretary, Representative Superintendent of
Vice-President Williamsport Area
of the City School District

The Honorable Rick Mirabito The Reverand Barbara McGary Kristin Caringi
Derek Slaughter Kyle Murphy Executive Director
Williamsport Mayor Chief Financial Officer
Representative of & Chief Operations Officer
Christ Episcopal Church

2019 JVB Library’s Year in Review

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