Board of Directors
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Joanna Hefferen
Board President, 2023
Term 2 ends 2028
“I believe in libraries. On the rocky road of adolescence, library books were my comfort food, and offered a glimpse into a world of different possibilities. Libraries nurture curiosity, spark imaginations, feed intellects, and provide needed resources. I want the Brooksville Library to be a welcoming hub where the community comes to recharge, challenge themselves, share ideas, learn, create, and just have a good time.”
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Joanne Kimball
Board Vice President
Term ends 2027
“I love this library because it provides a peaceful sanctuary for all to explore, expand, and enrich their lives.”
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Kate Dyer
Board Treasurer
Term 1 ends 2028
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Josie Chase
Board Secretary
Term 2 ends 2028
“I love that our little library showcases local authors and artists!”
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Polly Bishop
Term 2 ends 2027
“The Brooksville Free Public Library is the absolute best in the country!”
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Linda Currie
Term 1 ends 2028
“I celebrate connections through books and community every time I walk through the doors of the BFPL. Please come to find out for yourself!'“
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Susan Franklin
Term 1 ends 2029
“A library in the middle of community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life raft, and a festival. They are cathedrals of the mind; hospitals of the soul; theme parks of the imagination. On a cold rainy island, they are the only sheltered public spaces where you are not a consumer, but a citizen instead.”
~ Caitlin Moran
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Lake Larsson
Term 1 ends 2029
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Jennifer Lowry
Term 2 ends 2027
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Dave Mellor
Term 2 ends 2029
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Kate Thom
Term 1 ends 2029
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Anna Wind
Ex Officio Member
“The Brooksville Free Public Library is hub of information, connectivity, and imagination for our rural community. Brooksville Elementary School is grateful to partner with BFPL, where we know the students, and everyone else, are always welcome. I love the new books, local treasures, and art that fill BFPL - not to mention the wonderful staff!”
Library Staff
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Stephanie Carter
Library Director
stephanie@brooksvillelibrary.org
“Our little Brooksville Library has an amazing superpower ~ a kind of magic of its own! It's this sweet place with a welcoming atmosphere where folks from near and far, of all ages, gather and chat, enjoy laughs, form friendships, view local art, hear from local authors, discover a wide range of available resources, learn, let their imaginations play, or simply enjoy a peaceful moment with a good book! “
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Samuel Franklin
Assistant Librarian
“We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.”
~ Ursula K. LeGuin