MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Friends of the Middletown Gibson Library held their election meeting in November and the following officers were elected.

Fran Rand is the newly elected president. She has experience serving as treasurer, secretary, publicity and newsletter chairperson in this and previous friends groups.  

Marcine Crowhurst was elected vice president. She is a retired international educator who views public libraries as examples of equal access for all and she is also a reading specialist.

Randa Fish was elected secretary. She has worked in a high school library, is a member of a local book club, and believes that libraries are essential to the intellectual growth of people and a cornerstone of our communities.  

Jacque Bogue was elected as an interim treasurer (director for now), and will take over the treasurer's job from Gehlen Palmer when they transition to the new Middletown Public Library. She has been active in the group for six years and has worked on fundraising, book sales and publicity, and looks forward to making the new library the best in the county.

Tamsen Nash was elected a director. She has 30 years experience as a resource specialist and teacher working in special education and independent study, and also facilitates two Lake County book discussion groups.  

Will Crowhurst was elected as a director. He is a retired teacher, school principal and superintendent and also worked on the International School of Prague Library.

Gehlen Palmer will continue as treasurer until the move to the new library. He has been the librarian for the past 18 years and will continue to be so when they move to the new Middletown Public Library.
 
The new board is excited about promoting the beautiful new library.  Some of the projects they are planning are children's events and activities, literacy programs, local group displays (history, genealogy, quilts, artists, etc.) and the semi-annual book sales.

They welcome any and all suggestions from the public about what programs they would like to see in their new library.
 
The group also has expanded its patron wall so there are additional spaces for anyone who is interested in having their name on it.  

Please contact Gehlen Palmer during library hours at 707-987-3674 for details.