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A resume of our heroes
Dewey is a teen services librarian. When confronted with rude or crazy customers, he says the things we’d like say, but we don't because it would get us fired. He’d rather be reading comics or playing video games. Coffee and a sense of irony see him through new library polices.
Tamara is a children’s librarian. She enjoys Aikido, storytime, vegan cookbooks, and rainbows. Tamara is cheery and idealistic, but don’t cross her.
Colleen is an old-school reference librarian. She will defend the print reference collection to the death.
Mel is the library’s beleaguered manager. Caught between an unreasonable administration and noncompliant staff, she tries to keep the chaos to a minimum. Her great passions are fly fishing and office supplies.
Buddy is a former summer reading mascot who was hired as a library page. He still wears his costume every day. Buddy single-handedly keeps the books on the shelves.
Merv doesn’t like to read. He enjoys action figures, web surfing, and video games.
Cathy is a high school teacher and Dewey’s girlfriend.
Ned is Mallville’s media-savvy attorney. He is also a civil libertarian who exercises his freedom of expression in a unique way.
Lore, Legends and Learning series
(5:30-7 p.m. last Tuesday of each month January through October)
Brown Bag Lunch Series
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Elfie reads to kids about Christmas
Elfie (Gene Kovatch) reads a Christmas story to kids at the Navarre Library on Saturday, Dec. 10. This annual event attracts eager children (and some parents) for a morning of stories, refreshments at Santa Claus.
Fall book sale
Two moms check through children's books at the FONL book sale Nov. 4-5 at the library. The sale helps the Friends to raise money to provide books and other items for the Navarre Library. The group's goal is to raise $1,200 a month during 2012. Among the fund-raising efforts are a book bag with the new FONL logo and a newly designed t-shirt.
Gathering with Gratitude
Volunteers for the Santa Rosa County Library System were honored Thursday, Nov. 3, with a luncheon at the Navarre Library. About 60 volunteers and library staff attended the luncheon prepared and served by library staff. Prizes and gifts were awarded.
Library employee graduates from college
Bryan Vander Wilt, a library assistant in the Navarre Library, graduated summa cum laude from the University of West Florida on April 30 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, majoring in finance.
Basketmaking in the open
Participants in the May Brown Bag Lunch program made baskets out of vines and flexible branches, setting up behind the library at the outdoor tables donated by the Friends of Navarre Library.
Navarre Garden Club spruces up grounds
Members of the Navarre Garden Club pose after sprucing up the planting beds and grounds around the library May 14.
Clubs honor Kathleen Wells with live oak
The Friends of Navarre Library and the Navarre Garden Club planted a live oak on Jan. 21 behind the Navarre Library to honor Kathleen Wells. She was a charter member of both organizations.
