DAVE KENT

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BOOKENDS

What a crazy time of year! And I’m not talking about the influx of tourists from the Dreams Park. This time I’m referring to the library and all the changes that are going on. We just got new carpeting installed in the adult and children’s areas and the result is a brighter future (literally).
Anyone who has experienced moving (who hasn’t?) knows what a nightmare it can be. We were fortunate. The only nightmare we experienced was self-inflicted but I’ll get to that later. The moving of books and bookcases, the installation of new carpets by Krazy Tom’s, and the putting back of the materials could not have gone smoother. The library is blessed by a community that really cares about its institutions.
We had several volunteers arrive on Thursday, June 5, to help box books. We allowed ourselves two days to fully pack and move everything. Instead it took less than two hours! Talk about efficient!
The return of the books to their rightful place went just as well. Much thanks goes to Tom Steele, the village building maintenance man, who almost single-handedly moved some of the bookcases himself.
But special citations go out to the many volunteers, including Carla and Roger MacMillan, Andy Timmerman, Sally Trossett, Sally Goodwin, Rebecca Weil, Carl Quimby, Betty Davidson, Sandy DeRosa, Mary Brodzinsky, Katie Lambert Suzanne Stack, May-Britt Joyce, Lois Edwards, Lang Keith, Dottie Hudson, Ann Marie Bascio, Hugh MacDougall, Lin Vincent, Nancy Herman, Barb Harmon, Peg Leon, Maureen and Melissa Schuermann, and Debra LeCates.
Special thanks go to the Scriven Foundation and the Village of Cooperstown Trustees for funding this project.
I also want to compliment Brian Clancy for his assistance, and also my staff (Martha Sharer, Claire Ottman, Mary Nolan, and Sarah Wilcox) for their enthusiasm during this process. Their efforts helped the move proceed like a dream.
Now for the nightmare…
The adult room required little in the moving of books as only the mysteries were shelved on movable bookcases. In order to save time later (yeah, right!) yours truly decided it would be a good time to re-shelve the mysteries in with the general fiction. This idea required removing a bookcase-and-a-half worth of non-fiction out of the stacks where they were currently located.
All I can say is that we will get this “mess” cleaned up eventually. For my sake please just admire the new carpeting and avoid tripping over a pile of books.

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