ABOUT  OUR LIBRARY
 
STAFF

Kathleen Gordon, Assistant Head Librarian/Children's Librarian

Patricia Sweeney, Reference & Cataloging
Roberto Carmona, Circulation & Technology
Manuel Cadena
Bonnie Chevarella
Rita McEvoy
Linda Ribas
Carol Senfield
Joan Wheeler

Support Staff:
Andrew Bisaccia
Azra Mulaimovic
Victoria Smey
Kim Turiano

 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Shirley Erickson, President
Bernard Williamson, Vice President
Madeleine Sobin, Secretary-Treasurer
Angelo Dirienzo
Laura Donahue
Clarence Douglass
Richard Dunne
John Kelleher
Karen Kemmesies
John Rak
Bruce Sill
Joyce Tredinnick
John Walsh

 
 MISSION

The mission of the Derby Neck Library is to provide its patrons access to the ideas and information that are necessary to allow them to fully participate in the life of the community and in a democratic society.
 
This mission is accomplished:
By providing physical access to materials in a variety of formats
By providing a warm and welcoming atmosphere
By providing programs, materials and activities which stimulate interest in education, reading and viewing
By providing informational and recreational programs and activities for patrons of all ages
By working with other institutions and organizations to share and exchange ideas and materials
By maintaining an active management program that fully utilizes human, financial and material resources
By assisting patrons in locating information and obtaining material for various projects

 
TIMELINE OF THE DERBY NECK LIBRARY
1897 A $50.00 donation was received from Wilbur F. Osborne. A library was started in the Derby Neck School   (present location of children’s room).
1907 A 1,500 square foot library was completed with a $3400 donation from Andrew Carnegie plus an additional contribution from Wilbur F. Osborne and Frances Osborne Kellogg. The original library was constructed on a site adjacent to the Derby Neck School (later known as Hawthorne School).
1972 Hawthorne School was demolished allowing the library to be enlarged to 6500 square feet.
2002 An expansion project was completed enlarging the building to its present 14,950 square feet.