GAYLE HOLLOMAN
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Hello and here’s hoping spring has ushered in spectacular days and wonderful opportunities for everyone. You will most certainly have a lot of things to do in May, both personally and professionally. The Library System wants to be a part of your plans. So, since May is a busy month, please find time to visit your local library and get into the mix. From Mother’s Day to Memorial Day, all of us may find ourselves busier than usual in numerous ways. You may have celebrations that include graduations, weddings; and a myriad of reasons to get together with family and friends. Libraries have books on decorating, party and event planning ideas; and lots of cookbooks to assist you.
Please remember a few annual observances during the month. They include Older American’s Month; Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month; Jewish Heritage Month; National Arthritis Awareness Month; Get Caught Reading Month; National Women’s Health Week; and Cinco de
Mayo. Also, one big thing to look forward to is spending time at the Children’s Book Festival at the Central Library on Saturday, May 14th between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. There will be storytellers; read aloud programs; music; book signings; performances; appearances by local authors; and much more. Children, teens and adults are invited to come by and have some fun. All those activities are courtesy of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Foundation and its partnership sponsors. We ask you to place all these events on your calendars. Put on some good walking shoes and make May 14th a special day for you and your family to come see the re-imagined Central Library and have fun. The fun will start on the plaza and take you to various floors of the renovated spaces. You will find the experience to be a glorious mix of revitalization, art, music, crafts; learning; listening and inspiration. And guess what? You’ll have so much fun that you will be ready for the 2022 Summer Reading Program that begins June 1st! Gayle Holloman, Executive Director Fulton County Library System
FULTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Robb Pitts Vice Chair Liz Hausmann Commissioner Bob Ellis Commissioner Lee Morris Commissioner Natalie Hall
Commissioner Marvin Arrington, Jr. Commissioner Khadijah Abdur-Rahman
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES D. Chip Joyner Chair, District 5 Priscilla Borders Vice Chair, District 4 Joseph Piontek District 1 Paul Kaplan District 2 Nina Radokovich District 3 Marjorie L. Kimborough District 6 Linda Jordan District 7 Damian Denson Ex-officio
LIBRARY LEADERSHIP Gayle Holloman Executive Director
READING
Marcia Divack Branch Group Administrator
WHAT I’M
Teryn Gilliam Branch Group Administrator Nicolas Rodriguez Branch Group Administrator Kimberly Snoddy-George Branch Group Administrator Cheryl Small Central Library Administrator
Lori Kilberg, Chair
Christina McPhillips
Roger Rupnow
FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE STAFF
Pinney Allen
Catherine Murray-Rust
Kayron Bearden
Mary Lu Mitchell
Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel
Aarti Sharma, Executive Director
J. DeLano Ford
Stephanie Moody
Jeff Steely
Jennifer N. Artigue
FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Gayle Holloman, Library Tim Pakenham Director, ex officio FULCOLIBRARY.ORGNina Radakovich
Ben Young Ken Zeff
Victor Simmons Auburn Avenue Research Library Administrator Brazos Price Technical Services Administrator Jamar Parker Financial Systems Manager Claudia Strange LIBRARY ACCESS PR/Marketing Director
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