Waldwick December 5, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 3 Lori-Ann Quinn has been named director of the Waldwick Library. She will succeed Patty Boyd, who will be retiring at the end of this year. Councilman Don Sciolaro, who was named chairman of the Library Director Search Committee by Library Board President Denise Andersen, said, “We met with several qualified and talented people who wanted to come to our community and serve as our director. In the end, the Search Committee selected Lori-Ann Quinn to be our library director upon Patty Boyd’s retirement. Lori has all the skills and experience we were looking for, but she also has the passion and vision to lead our library to meet the needs of our community.” Quinn is currently the Head of Circulation and Technical Services for the Glen Rock Public Library. A resident of Allendale, she has worked for the Glen Rock Library since she was hired as a library assistant in 2002. She was Public library names Quinn as new director promoted to her current position in Glen Rock in 2009. She served as interim director in Glen Rock for six months in 2011. Quinn received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from New York University before attaining her master’s in library science from Rutgers. She was a BCCLS and NJLA Scholarship recipient in 2007. Boyd, who served on the BCCLS committee that interviewed Quinn for the scholarship, recalled, “Lori Quinn’s demonstrated interpersonal skills and enthusiasm for the profession of librarianship made her an outstanding candidate for the scholarship. She impressed me as someone I would want to hire to work at the Waldwick Library. I am delighted that, five years later, the trustees of the library have reached the same conclusion.” Waldwick Mayor Tom Giordano said, “I met (Quinn) briefly last week and congratulated her on her new posi- The Waldwick Community Alliance will hold its Annual Wine Tasting benefit on Saturday, Jan. 19 at Guardian Angel R.C. Church in Allendale. The event will feature over 100 wines, and craft beers, cheeses, hors d’oeuvres, gourmet chocolates, and prizes. The wine selection will be provided by Maratene’s Fine Wines and Spirits in Waldwick. Tickets are $45 per adult, and may be purchased at waldwickcommunityalliance.org or by calling (201) 873-8919. All of the proceeds and 20 percent of the wine sales from the event will benefit the restoration of the Waldwick Train Station. The WCA is also offering tickets to its Dream Vacation Contest. Participants may purchase tickets at $20 each for an opportunity to win $3,000 toward a dream vacation any- Wine Tasting to benefit train station where in the world. This opportunity is being co-sponsored with Kallman Travel Services of Waldwick. The winner will be announced at 7:30 p.m. on April 28 at VFW Post 1049 located at 7 Hewson Avenue in Waldwick. To purchase tickets, visit www. Waldwickcommunityalliance.org, call (201) 873-8919, or mail a check payable to “Waldwick Community Alliance” to the WCA at 19 West Prospect Street, Suite 1, Waldwick, NJ 07463. Tickets may also be purchased at Amster’s Prospect Tavern, Flowers by Joan, Home Hardware and Supply, Ike’s Big Mouth Subs and Wings, Kallman Travel Services, Maratene’s Fine Wines and Spirits, Nellie’s Place, Plaza Jewelers, Waldwick Auto Body, Waldwick Auto Service, and Waldwick Paint and Wallpaper. tion. She seems enthusiastic about taking over the reins here and said she feels warm and comfortable about the Waldwick people she will be working with. I assured her that the mayor and council will be there for her in whatever she needs, as we are for everyone else.” Among her duties in Glen Rock, Quinn was responsible for all facets of circulation and technical services. This included supervising staff and volunteers and scheduling full and part-time employees. She was responsible for collection development of DVD, CD, audio, and print materials with a goal of developing and maintaining a well-rounded and appealing collection to a vast array of patrons. She created press releases, flyers, and signs for special events. She managed the reference desk and all facets of the interlibrary loans program. In June, when Boyd announced her plans to retire, the Waldwick Library Board set to work to find her successor. Sciolaro was a member of the Waldwick Library Board and served on the Search Committee that hired Boyd more than 10 years ago. “We were saddened by the announcement because of all the wonderful things Patty has done for our community and our library. Yet, we were happy that she was moving on for the right reason: her well-deserved retirement,” Sciolaro said. Open House announced The Friends of the Waldwick Library will host a Dec. 18 Open House to recognize and honor Waldwick Library Director Patty Boyd, who will retire this month after serving the community for over a decade. The Open House will be held at the library at 19 East Prospect Street from 7 to 9 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. There will be a brief program at approximately 7:45 p.m.