{"id":378,"date":"2019-02-25T22:56:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T22:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harwintonlibrary.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=378"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:17:15","slug":"staff-library-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.harwintonlibrary.org\/?page_id=378","title":{"rendered":"Staff \/ Library Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Beginning of content wrapper of a FULL-WIDTH page with no top image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"some-page-wrapper2\">\n<h2>Library Staff<\/h2>\n<p>The paid professional and support staff of the Harwinton Public Library is here to provide excellent service and help our patrons take advantage of everything the library has to offer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"staffContainer\">\n<div class=\"staffRow\">\n<p class=\"staffColumn\"><strong>Library Director:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\">Alice Freiler, M.L.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\"><strong>Adult Services Librarian:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\">Lydia Smith, M.L.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\"><strong>Youth Services Librarian:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\">Molly Pfaender, M.L.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\"><strong>Library Staff:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\">Lee Morris, Jan Wright<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staffImage\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4038\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harwintonlibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Front_Desk.jpg\" alt=\"Circulation Desk\" width=\"1236\" height=\"927\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Library Board<\/h2>\n<p>The Harwinton Public Library Board of Directors is the governing body of the library.<\/p>\n<p>Composed of nine publicly elected members, the Board determines policy and is actively involved in all phases of library operations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"staffContainer\">\n<div class=\"staffRow\">\n<p class=\"staffColumn\"><strong>Co-Chair:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\">Leslie Flowers<\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\"><strong>Co-Chair:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\">Arthur Potwin<\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\"><strong>Treasurer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\">Debbie Janssens<\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\"><strong>Secretary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\">Jamie O&#8217;Meara-Cartwright<\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\"><strong>Member:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\">John Duffy<\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\"><strong>Member:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\">Andrea Fitzpatrick<\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\"><strong>Member:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\">Everett Lyons<\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\"><strong>Member:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\">Naomi Toftness<\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\"><strong>Member:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"staffColumn\">James Zasso<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"staffImage\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harwintonlibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/tapestry.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Next Scheduled Meeting: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harwinton.gov\/AgendaCenter\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harwinton.gov\/AgendaCenter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minutes of previous Board Meetings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- End of content wrapper of a FULL-WIDTH page --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Library Staff The paid professional and support staff of the Harwinton Public Library is here to provide excellent service and &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":941,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-378","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","latest_post"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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