I am proud to be the Fundraising and Development Manager for Guthrie Memorial Library-Hanover’s Public Library. I joined Guthrie in October 2023, after nearly 15 years in this field with a prior non-profit organization. Before that, I was employed in the commercial banking industry for 10 years, and then was fortunate to stay home for seven years and raise our two children, who are now 20 and 22 years old! I have always possessed a lifelong love of reading, and my local library where I was raised in the Midwest, played an important role in my life. Libraries transform lives by supplying information, providing recreation, promoting literacy, and encouraging life-long learning. And it is always worth repeating, everything at the library is free and uncensored. Our community is blessed to have such a strong and vibrant resource, and I hope you will support us with your generous gifts of time, talent, and treasure.