LIBRARY OPEN HOUSE FOR JERRY CARBONE
The public is invited to an Open House at the Brooks Memorial Library on Friday, Dec. 18 from 4 to 7PM to celebrate Jerry Carbone’s work for and at the Library.
Jerry Carbone has been a leader in Vermont public libraries for 37 years. Under Jerry’s leadership, Brooks Memorial Library broadened and deepened its mission to become a community hub, a resource for lifelong learning, and a center for multimedia literacy for the 21st century.
In his 23 years as Director, Carbone worked tirelessly to sustain public and private library funding and inspired a major bequest that will help ensure the library’s continued role as a model for public library service in Vermont. He started working at Brooks on November 4, 1978 as a Reference Librarian and became the Director in 1993.
Join us and celebrate Jerry’s career and the vital role public libraries continue to play in our democracy and our community life
Chris Bakriges and his trio will provide music. Light refreshments will be served.
The book munchkins say
“He will be a bust (be a bust!) in the Hall of Fame!”
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Brattleboro’s library is a real asset to the town, and has been for almost 175 years. Jerry’s digital age contribution to the ongoing transformation of the library was very forward-thinking. He and the staff have anticipated community needs, and built systems and structures to support them. We’re quite lucky.