1 Libraries are the great equalizer, the cornerstone of our democracy.

– Bridget Quinn-Carey CEO, Hartford Public Library

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS Gregory C. Davis, President David Barrett, Vice-President Edward C. Keith III, Treasurer Ana Alfaro, Secretary

DIRECTORS Arunan Arulampalam Amy M. Barron Melvyn Colón Andréa Comer Andrew Diaz-Matos Marc A. DiBella Steven Harris Antonio Matta Daniel O’Shea Mark Overmyer-Velázquez Phyllis Shikora Geraldine Sullivan Karen T. Taylor Stephen B. Goddard, Director Emeritus EX-OFFICIO Hon. Luke A. Bronin, Mayor

Photo: Naturalization Ceremony at Hartford Public Library. April 2018.

2 2 3 A message from the Board President and the Chief Executive Officer

Hartford Public Library’s history spans more than 243 years, with the first library in Hartford organized in 1774 as the Library Company. In 1878, The Library Company became the Hartford Library Association. On May 3, 1893, by a special act of the general assembly, the library’s name was formally changed to Hartford Public Library and the doors were opened to all, free of charge.

In 2018 we are celebrating 125 years of service as Hartford’s free public library. HPL is a premier urban public library and is recognized nationally for its innovative programs and services.

The staff and board look forward to continuing to serve the Hartford community through the myriad programs, partnerships, services and collections we offer including The American Place, ArtWalk, Boundless, Hartford History Center, Baby Grand Jazz, American Job Center, Library on Wheels, Leap into Learning, Community Collections, and YOUmedia. We continue to be the place for books and information with hundreds of thousands of materials in print and online for reading, learning and exploring our world.

And it’s all still free! Come visit us today. Hartford Public Library has always sought ways to bring the Bridget Quinn-Carey library to the people. In the early Chief Executive Officer 1900s, it brought books out to fire stations and factories. Today, the Library On Wheels travels Greg Davis throughout the city. Board President

4 5 In 2016 the Library embarked on a strategic remained open with expanded hours and days planning process to address HPL’s long term of service. Ropkins Branch is open after school sustainability. For many years, the Library had and early evenings. The Goodwin, Mark Twain, Library On Wheels Stops struggled to maintain services across its ten and Blue Hills branches closed in January 2018, Growing Tree (YWCA) 195 Garden St. locations in the face of rising community needs. and the staff was redeployed across the system. Asylum Hill Early Learning Center, 814 Asylum Ave. Service levels had eroded over time through Efforts to repurpose the Goodwin facility were reductions in open hours and reduced staffing. launched with HPL working closely with the West End Farmer Market, Farmington Ave. (between Woodland St. & Owen St.) NRZ’s. The Library is working with Hartford Public Schools to develop services for the Blue River Reads at Riverfront Plaza (Summer Only) Hills neighborhood, and HPL plans to continue Metzner Early Learning Center, 680 Franklin Ave. to offer classes from the West Middle School Hyland Early Learning Center, 355 New Britain Ave. (former Mark Twain Branch) location. One of the most popular new services at HPL is the The Right Place (Salvation Army), 121 Sigourney St. Library Of Things. City residents, like Nyesha McCauley Woodland House, 31 Woodland Street and her daughters, Nia and Seven, were delighted to find North End Senior Center, 80 Coventry St. that they could borrow a fishing pole or a cake pan just like a book or DVD. HPL’s Johana Blanco is at right.

books are available at over 15 high-traffic sites in Community Collection Sites Hartford (see box). Community members may Betty Knox Apartments, 141 Woodland Street borrow or keep the books of their choice. Marshall House, 10 Marshall Street HPL introduced the Library of Things, which enables customers to borrow a wide variety of Mary Mahoney Village, 73-81 Vine Street The Dwight Branch lights up the night in Hartford’s items, from fishing poles to sewing machines. Smith Tower, 80 Charter Oak Avenue Parkville neighborhood. In September 2016, hours were And HPL is now fine-free for children. Our expanded throughout the HPL system. The Park and Mary Shepard Place, 1-106 Mary Shepard Place Albany branches increased their hours from 33 hours youngest customers are not charged fines for Norris Barbershop, 183 Barbour Street per week to 50. The Barbour, Camp Field and Dwight overdue items, a decision greeted with delight HPL’s community outreach efforts have greatly increased Your Laundromat, 291 Barbour Street branches increased their hours by 10 per week. by forgetful children and parents throughout the in the past year. In addition to the Library on Wheels and city! Habitat for Humanity Financial Freedom Center, 780 Windsor Street To secure its future and preserve the ability to Community Collections, the library has been a presence Another key element of the Strategic Plan is at numerous community events, from Barry Square to serve the people of Hartford, the Library created working even more closely with partners. Head 2 Toe Hair Salon, 2087 Main Street Sigourney Square Park. The youngsters above are play- Horace Bushnell Congregate Homes, 51 Vine street a Strategic Plan to prioritize critical services over ing a game supplied by HPL at Tru Books Community HPL’s most visible new partner is the University the next three years and chart a course toward Day in June, 2018. of Connecticut’s Hartford campus (see page 14). Kings Hair Salon, 621 Farmington Avenue a long-term vision that maintains the Library’s UCONN Hartford’s library is located within the North End Senior Center, 80 Coventry Street position as a city-wide anchor for learning and The Plan also called for enhanced outreach HPL Downtown Library on Main Street. The Shalimar Barber & Beauty Salon, 653 Blue Hills Avenue community engagement. efforts. The Library on Wheels now makes 8- relationship has proven to be mutually beneficial As part of the Plan, the library restructured its 10 stops per week, depending on the season for students and the entire community. Other Parker Memorial Recreation Center, 2621 Main Street service model. The Downtown Library, Albany, (see box). In addition, HPL started “Community partnerships include Hartford Stage, Hartford Willie Ware Community Center, 697 Windsor Avenue Park, Dwight, Barbour, and Camp Field branches Collections” in August 2017. Small collections of Public Schools and many more (see page 15). Urban League of Greater Hartford, 32 Woodland Street

6 7 (Left) Author Claudia Rankine speaks to students at the Downtown Library’s YOUmedia Center before giving the keynote address at the Big Read.

(Below) Hartford dancer Arien Wilkerson per- forms in a piece he created for the Big Read.

Young poet Toni-Ann Wilson recites some of her work for the large audience at the Big Read 2018.

TNMOT AZTRO performs in the library atrium. The dramatic Author Claudia Rankine (center) with HPL’s piece was inspired by local experience. Lauren Thompson and Martha-Rea Nelson.

Park Library Project Making Progress

Khaiim RapOet takes a selfie with a fan.

Evelyn Heintz has her book signed by author Claudia Rankine.

Hartford Public Library’s Big Read 2018 was the event of the season, drawing hundreds for an evening with Claudia Rankine, acclaimed author of Citizen: An American Lyric. Many who read the book through the library’s Big Read program attended the event to hear Rankine deliver the keynote address of the evening. Construction on the new Park Library is scheduled to begin in the Spring of 2019. When complete, the Author Claudia Rankine, HPL CEO Bridget Big Read 2018 also featured a provocative dance per- two-story, 13,000 square-foot facility will be the largest branch library in the Hartford Public Library system. Quinn-Carey and Connecticut Director of formance by TNMOT AZTRO, led by Arien Wilkerson. Culture Kristina Newman-Scott were among the The performance was held in the library’s atrium, with large audience listening to young poets. spectators crowding the floors above to watch. 8 8 9 To welcome the Hartford In the Grand Tradition: branch of the University of The Enduring Art of Elbert Weinberg Connecticut to downtown Published Spring 2018 Hartford, the Hartford History Center mounted an exhibition, “The Times in Our Lives.” The exhib- it celebrated the Hartford Times Building, center of the new UCONN campus, and The Hartford Times’ role in Hartford’s history. Pictured is the Hartford Times Em- ployee Reunion on September A local student studies an item from the Real Art Ways archive at the Hartford History Center. 27, 2017, following the clos- Hartford native and Weaver High School valedicto- ing reception of “The Times rian Elbert Weinberg was widely regarded as one in Our Lives.” 2017-2018 Awards of the most promising young artists of the 1950s and 1960s. In 2014, the Weinberg Trust donated • Hartford History Center received the 2018 several of Weinberg’s sculptures, many of his prints Empowering Communities Award from the and drawings, and a large collection of manuscripts, Connecticut Fair Housing Center for work done in ephemera, and photographs documenting his work The Hartford History Center creating the CT Fair Housing Tour of Hartford. to Hartford Public Library. Hartford History Center • Hartford Public Library and the Hartford History staff processed the collection, and an electronic find- Refining and Redefining Hartford History Center were honored by the Connecticut Institute ing aid is available. Additionally, over 1000 artworks for Community Development (CICD) Puerto were digitized and are now accessible online in the Hartford History Center collects, preserves, and makes • Ferne Ware Ridley donated more than 1,000 Rican Parade, Inc. with the 2018 Maria C. Sanchez Hartford History Center’s Digital Repository. available materials and information relating to the his- negatives and 35 mm slides that speak to Arts and Culture Award. The award was given in tory, literature, and culture of Hartford. It shares its her family’s very active history in Hartford. recognition of the work done in preserving the In the Grand Tradition: holdings in traditional formats but also uses state-of- This robust collection, spanning the years 1954 history of Hartford’s Puerto Rican community in The Enduring Art of the art technology to serve the needs of the customer. to the 1990s, is in wonderful shape, and many the city and in the region. Elbert Weinberg, images thoughtfully identified. When fully published this past processed, the Ware Family Collection will make spring, presents an Major Collections Added in 2017-2018 our neighborhood histories that much more in-depth analysis of • Local photographer Lanny Nagler donated his dynamic. Weinberg’s most collection of 35mm slides, transparencies and important sculp- negatives of Hartford subjects taken in the late-20th tures as well as a and early 21st centuries. Lanny Nagler’s images • Wayne Fleming and former Peace Train brief biography of the sculp- go beyond the purely documentary, they are also organizer and collector Tim Wolf donated 217 tor. Fifty-six illustrations, most drawn directly works of art and will prove a valuable resource for digitized photographs and fliers that show the from the Weinberg Collection in the Hartford History future generations as they try to understand the early Hartford hip hop scene through the lens Center, introduce readers to many different aspects period in which we now live. of the 1970s and 80s Hartford arts organization, of his work, including his prints, drawings, and pre- Peace Train. The Peace Train Hartford Hip Hop paratory studies as well as finished sculptures rang- • Lydia J. Mele and John G. Mele donated 15 Collection includes images from Peace Train’s ing from intimate small objects such as mirrors and Hartford-specific awards that their mother, Olga Breaking and Popping competitions in Bushnell Dooney Bates, Myron Moye, Jonathan Baxter, Mike “Nice” menorahs to large public monuments and fountains. M. Mele, received for her years of community work Park, Peace Train’s mobile stage with break- Wilson, and Warren “BT” Ward of Master Poppers, Peace Written by Hartford History Center consulting curator in the city. Olga M. Mele made a significant impact dancers in downtown Hartford, and graffiti mural Train’s Breaking & Popping Contest, Bushnell Park, Hartford, Nancy Finlay, this book is now available for purchase on the Puerto Rican and faith-based communities August 14, 1983. photo: Wayne Fleming, Peace Train Hartford projects off Van Dyke Avenue. through the Hartford History Center’s partner organi- in the Greater Hartford area. Hip Hop Archive, Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library. zation Wesleyan University Press.

10 10 11 The new YOUmedia Center at Albany is a much-needed resource for neighborhood teens.

Friendship is in fact a key element at both YOUmedia Learning Labs. George said that in a survey taken among teens at the Downtown YOUmedia, 75% of those surveyed said they made 15 or more new friends at the learning lab. “These are friendships based on shared affinities, not on what school you go to or what neighborhood you live in. Young people Passport Services who are interested in something, like making music or taking photos, invariably bond with other people HPL has changed the hours of its Passport The new YOUmedia Learning Lab at the Albany Library opened in April 2018. Philanthropist Joyce Mandell (right) cut the ribbon who are interested in the same thing,” she added. Service at the Downtown Library to better meet to officially open the new facility. Among those on hand for the celebration were HPL Director of Teen Services Tricia George, Funding for the new YOUmedia Learning Lab at rising demand. If this is your first US passport, former Albany Branch Manager Elizabeth Lane, HPL Board President Greg Davis, State Representative Joshua Hall, State Senator Albany came from a generous donation from the you will need to apply in person. If you are re- Douglas McCrory, HPL Board Member Steve Harris, Mayor Luke Bronin, HPL CEO Bridget Quinn-Carey and teens from the Mandell-Braunstein families. The Weaver Class of newing an expired adult passport issued within new center. 1967 has also provided support. the last 15 years, you must apply by mail. If you are under age 16 and are renewing an expired YOUmedia on the Move! passport, you must appear in person. New Passport Service Hours After over three years of success at the No Passports on Monday Downtown Library, YOUmedia expanded in 2018, Tuesday Passport Services from 11:30-7:00 opening a new center for teens at the Albany Library. Wednesday Passport Services from 11:30-7:00 Thursday Passport Services from 11:30-7:00 Friday Passport Services from 10:00-3:00 Building a sense of community for teens is the goal Albany YOUmedia is filled with tools for creating of the new YOUmedia Albany, a next-generation — from screen printing and video editing, to vinyl Saturday Passport Services from 10:00-3:00 digital learning and creative space. And on April cutting, computer coding, and 3D printing. 10, with a snip of the ceremonial scissors, leaders Technology is important to teens, but only part of the In addition to being a great public convenience, with the Hartford Public Library, students, and story, said Tricia George, Director of Teen Services for Joyce Mandell, representing the Mandell-Braunstein HPL’s Passport Service also brings in additional elected officials officially opened the library’s second Hartford Public Library. “The three most important Family Foundation, speaks at the launch of YOUmedia Albany. revenue to the library, generating $70,007 in FY YOUmedia Learning Lab. The first opened in 2014 at things to teens today are access to technology, adults Bridget Quinn-Carey, HPL CEO, looks on at right. The new 2017-2018. the Downtown Library. who care about them, and their friends,” she said. learning lab for teens was funded by the Mandell-Braunstein Family Foundation.

12 13 PARTNERINGFOR PROGRESS The past year has seen Hartford Public Library In addition, HPL@Hartford Stage – a Hartford Public (HPL) increase its partnerships with local institutions Library kiosk branch at Hartford Stage – enabled in order to enhance and extend literacy, education and theater patrons with Hartford and Connecticut library cultural enrichment among members of the Greater cards to check out books related to each production to Hartford Community. deepen their experience of the art presented onstage.

Hartford Stage UCONN-Hartford In September 2017, HPL and Hartford Stage an­ In April, 2016, UCONN and HPL entered into a nounced a multi-tiered partnership designed to unique and exciting space and resource sharing increase access to quality live theater for residents of partnership. A major renovation of HPL’s Downtown Hartford’s many diverse neighborhoods. Library created new areas for the UCONN’s Hartford campus library, classrooms, technology centers and student study areas. We welcomed the first students to the new UCONN campus in August 2017. UCONN and the library collaborated on several events, including the weekly Hartford Open Mic Event (H.O.M.E.!) in the Fall of 2017; the Connecticut Civic Ambassadors Summit December 2, 2017; the Black History Month Kickoff Event in February 2018 and a Painting Workshop at the Big Read Kick-off on March 20, 2018. In addition, the Hartford History Center at Hartford Public Library, The Amistad Center for Art & Culture, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, and UCONN Humanities Institute formed a community engagement partnership to present Encounters, a This unique program enables Hartford Public Library series focused on encouraging informed and informal card holders the opportunity to reserve free theatre conversations about issues that affect our lives. tickets to all Hartford Stage productions. Two tickets for each public performance at Hartford Stage are set aside for each library branch, making approximately 4,000 tickets available to Hartford residents. Response has been enthusiastic throughout the HPL system. In addition to free passes, the Neighborhood Ambassador Program brought people together at Hartford Stage to discuss how the themes of productions intersect with current issues in Hartford. Book displays at all Hartford Public Library locations featured curated reading selections hand-picked by the Hartford Stage Artistic team and librarians to correlate to themes and ideas presented in the theater’s UCONN students research local history at the Hartford Histo- productions. ry Center.

14 15 Designed with People in Mind

The UCONN renovation at the Down- • Introduction of service points to issue town Library provided an opportunity library cards and Hartford City IDs to reimagine the main floor workflow and layout, specifically related to those • Introduction of a business center areas which were not included in the with technology available including renovation project. The increased use of photocopiers, scanners, and faxing the space and number of people in the services building has invited a new approach to • Introduction of self-service check the configuration of the space and service out kiosks using RFID technology to points. streamline borrowing and requesting HPL used a human-centered design transactions (coming in 2019) approach to create flexible solutions to meet user needs. Our new vision • Staff using mobile service carts to for customer service and support, assist users in the stacks or on the floor technology, and resource access creates a – wherever they need help flexible, dynamic and customer focused • Additional table seating to experience. accommodate increased number of Through prototyping and modeling users with the staff, the Library developed a new floor and furniture plan enabling • Mobile displays and interactive staff to better serve the public. Highlights exhibits to highlight programs and of the new configuration include: services offered by the Library

• Moving the Passport Office from the These changes will be made with second floor to the first to improve new furniture and signage to provide visibility and service the most flexible design and to provide the ability to reconfigure in the future • Creating ‘genius-bar’ areas for people depending on workflow and user needs. to use our computers (or their own laptops) and connect with staff • Reconfiguration of the American Job Center space to better serve those seeking employment and career assistance

16 16 17 Career Pathways Initiative ServSafe Offers a Fresh Start

We’ve all heard the old saying, food industry. Students from over “Give a man a fish and he eats for two dozen different countries a day. Teach a man to fish and he have enrolled to date. It offers 822,199 305,869 151,131 eats for a lifetime.” But Hartford contextualized ESL, familiarity And make no mistake, Total Visits Total Circulation Total Computer Public Library’s Career Pathways with American workplace cul­ this is not charity. The Initiative is adding an addendum ture, workplace rights and respo­ Use to that well-worn saying, “Teach nsibilities, an,d in collaboration program is free, but the someone how to properly and with The American Job Center students have to work. safely prepare and handle a fish satellite so conveniently located They go to class, they – or any other food product – for @ HPL participants receive hands complete work in computer public consumption, and he or she on assistance with resume writing training, language and has a very good chance of landing a and job seeking strategies all in writing. If they’re not job in today’s modern food-service one location! Computer skills are industry.” integrated into the curriculum as interested in doing the 3,900 265 8,830 a whole recognizing it as core to work, there’s a deep Hours Open Boundless Attendance success in today’s workplace and waiting list of people Weekly Programs at Boundless simply moving forward in life. behind them who are eager The centerpiece of CPI is the to take their seat in the Programs ServSafe course, which trains classroom... But what’s students in proper food handling, utilizing 30 hours of classroom most impressive about this training using the National program is that it has a Restaurant Association curriculum tangible, visible result... and 27 hours of on the job training at They have the foundation 748 63,708 30,304 ServSafe students on the job. local restaurants, school and other to begin a larger career. institutions where food is prepared. YO U m e d i a Total Attendance Visits to Hartford The Career Pathways Initiative Students seeking additional growth at Youth Programs The Hartford Courant Programs History Center‘s (CPI) kicked off in September 2016. can take an additional 12 hours Digital Repository Funding was provided by an initial of classroom work and 45 hours March 16, 2018 $165,375 grant from the Hartford of on-the-job training to prepare Foundation for Public Giving, plus them for the National Restaurant supplemental grants. CPI is a Association’s ServSafe certification partnership between the library test, now a prerequisite for many CPI’s achievements have been and Hartford Public Schools & food industry jobs. In fact every recognized nationally. Thanks to Fami­­ly Nutrition Services. The restaurant is required to have a the program, the Urban Libraries 10,646 11,539 107,977 school system’s food service divi­ Servsafe Certified Manager on site. Council named Hartford Public Attendance at Total Attendance Total Reference sion provides internships to CPI ServSafe courses are held in Library HPL as one of its 10 Top students. the Fall, Winter and Spring at the Innovators. A panel of expert judges Outreach Programs at The American Questions The CPI program is designed to Downtown Library. This fall, the selected the CPI program from 220 Place Programs support newcomer immigrants course was launched at the Barbour submissions in 10 categories that to enter the often daunting U.S. Library in Hartford’s North End demonstrated the value and impact job market with a focus on the with over 20 participants enrolled. of public library service. (Photo) Judy Dworin Performance Project rehearses (US) in the HPL atrium, June, 2018

18 1919 ANNUAL REPORT FINANCIALS STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION FY18 BUDGET June 30, 2018 and 2017

Revenue 2018* 2017 ASSETS City Contribution $8,100,000 Cash $564,574 $599,343

Grants $930,784 Investments $16,706,323 $15,856,837 Accounts Receivable $7,259,077 $217,102

Endowment Income $659,310 Contributions Receivable $483,122 $209,154

Prepaid Expenses $111,354 $227,327 Gifts $300,000 Property and Equipment $10,289,729 $10,967,669

Fees Income $341,117 Total Assets $35,414,179 $28,077,432 Total Revenue Total Revenue $10,331,211 $10,331,211

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

LIABILITIES

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $37,546 $46,969

Expense Deferred Revenue $21,954 $19,168

Total Liabilities $59,500 $66,137 Personnel Costs $7,408,092

Other Operating Expenditure $1,915,912 NET ASSETS

Unrestricted $23,076,835 $23,120,872 Library Materials $571,823 Temporarily Restricted $8,201,572 $814,151

Plant Operations & Maintenance $435,384 Permanently Restricted $4,076,272 $4,076,272 Total Net Assets $35,354,679 $28,011,295

Total Expense $10,331,211 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $35,414,179 $28,077,432 Total Expense

$10,331,211 *2018 statements are unaudited

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500+ Thomas and Dougie Trumble Alfonso Alejo Robert and Mary Ellen White Arunan and Liza Arulampalam Maxine Bleiweis 250+ John Alves Jr. and Rodolfo Erica Byrne Ramirez Mally and Jim Cox-Chapman Samuel and Janet Bailey Charles DeLeo and Rose Marie Cilia Leonard and Elizabeth Banco FEDERAL, STATE, AND 10K+ Richard and Diane Brainerd MUNICIPAL SUPPORT The Brown Rudnick Charitable Carlos and Foundation Corp. Mary-Louise Diaz-Matos Gilda S. Brock and Robert M. City of Hartford Fechtor Charles Nelson Robinson Fund Mark Drusedum and Connecticut State Department Molly Knorr Daniel and Nannie Brown of Education Cigna Jack and Alice Ellovich Eleanor N. Caplan Connecticut State Library Ensworth Charitable Foundation Lynn Ferrari and Virginia Seeley Susan L. Carey Institute of Museum and Library Eversource Energy Oz Griebel Ted and Jane Carroll Services (IMLS) The Fish Family Foundation Steven M. Harris Elizabeth Casasnovas National Endowment for the Voya Financial Services HPL Corporators Sandy Bender Fromson and Margaret Patri- Arts celli at the Art & Alchemy Art Show on May 20, 2018 at the Carmen P. Holzman Brian and Susan Clemow State of Connecticut 5K+ home of Margaret and Bob Patricelli. Sandy generously donat- Suzanne Hopgood and Dick and Pat Cobb The Edward C. & Ann T. Roberts Frank Lord U.S. Citizenship and ed a portion of her proceeds to Hartford Public Library. Tom and Anne Condon Foundation, Inc. Jonathan and Kellyanne Ingalls Immigration Services (USCIS) John Randolph and Elizabeth Hoffman Auto Group Bill and Bo Jacaruso 5K+ Leticia Cotto M. Davis Landmark Partners LLC Barry N. Lastra Tom Jones Vernelle Davis Marilyn Parkinson Thrall ArtWalk Exhibit: The Dress/Mem- Gregory C. Davis Anne E. McAloon Christine Keller and ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT 2,500+ ory and Metaphor, March 16 – April 29, 2018. The ArtWalk Marc and Jennifer DiBella James and Susan Finnegan AT&T Thomas Ritter is made possible in part thanks to the generous support of the Marge E. Morrissey Anne Melissa Dowling Lawrence R. Fish Bank of America Linda J. Kelly 100K+ Edwards C. & Ann T. Roberts Foundation. Phyllis Shikora and Jerry and Ida Franklin Karl and Alison Fisher Hartford Foundation for Public Cencap Federal Credit Union Douglas Cohen Denise and Peter Kennedy Karen Fitzgerald Giving Shariq Iqbal Evelyn Preston Memorial Fund UNDER $1K TheaterWorks Wally and Christine Lamb John and Tracy Gale Mandell-Braunstein Family Aetna, Inc. 2500+ Edward and Erin Keith Legrand University of Hartford Donna Larcen Andrew Diaz-Matos Kathleen Garrity Foundation AmazonSmile Anne-Marie Kinsella People’s United Bank Weaver High School - Class of C. Hugh MacGill and Cate and Terry D’Italia Mary P. Gibbons Travelers Companies, Inc. Amica Mary and Bob LaPorte Nancy Rankin Trinity College 1946 Kevin Fontaine Stephen and Patricia Goddard The Amistad Center for Art and West Indian Foundation, Inc Allan and Karen Levine Nancy Macy and Robert Painter 75K+ 1K+ Culture John and Cate Grady-Benson Adlyn and Ted Loewenthal Daniel and Rebecca Morris Eunice† and Thomas Groark The Beatrice Fox Auerbach Windsor Book Group Billings Forge Community Foundation Fund Day Pitney LLP Marion Griffin and Anwar Mimi and Brendan Lynch Homa Naficy Garrett and Maureen Heher Works, Inc. Ahmad Friends and Enemies of Wallace Antonio and Aileen Matta John Nealon and Pamela Lucas Donald Hunt Elbert Weinberg Trust INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT Tai Soo and Ryoung Ja Kim 50K+ Stevens Elizabeth and Don Noel Brian and Lisa Neary Julia D. Jackson The Hartford Financial Services Prudential Financial Insurance Judy Dworin Performance Margaret and Robert Patricelli 20K+ Elizabeth Normen and Wilfredo Nieves Karen A. Kelleher Group, Inc. Public Broadcasting Service Project Sandra Bender Fromson and Nilsa Ramos Paul Eddy Martha C. Page and Pat and Ann Kenny The William and Alice Roncari Express Valet Parking Real Art Ways Howard Fromson William Young Mortensen Foundation Dan and Angela O’Shea Judith Kissane Tai Soo Kim Partners/ TSKP 1K+ S.A. Johnson Family Fund Timothy and Geraldine Sullivan Brewster and Judith Perkins Dan and Beth Papermaster Studio Anonymous Robert Lingeman and Jane 25K+ Shipman & Goodwin LLP C. Patrick and Linda Proctor Howe David and Jill Barrett Jenny and Dan Quigley Google United Way of Central and 10K+ Siegel, O’Connor, O’Donnell, & Bridget Quinn-Carey and Ezra and Chrissie Ripple Beverly A. Loughlin Northeastern Connecticut Beck, P.C. Amy and Michael Barron Kathleen Bromage Kaman Foundation James Carey Samuel and Donna Stout Bonnie Malley Weaver High School, Class of Sullivan Investment Group of Carol Canino Luke and Sara Bronin The Stocker Foundation 1967 David and Gilda Roncari Tom and Donna Swarr Bob and Maura Mathieu Janney Montgomery Scott Cheryl Ann O’Meara Coleman and Jo Champlin The Zachs Family Foundation, LLC Marc and Laura Shafer Leland Brandt and Duby McDowell Belle K. Ribicoff Casey Inc. Lynne Tapper

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Brenda J. Miller and Pradeep Juanita Giles Bland Maloney and Bajaj Ira and Linda Goldman Edward Swain Stewart and Leah Murchie Connie Belton Green Nyesha McCauley James and Sarah Needham Arnold and Beverly Greenberg Wendy and Michael McCormick Margaret J. McLaren Heather Neilson James M. Griffin Kathy and Ross Medeiros Ann F. Newbury Jeanna Grimes Ogbar and Chip Olson Jeffrey Ogbar Yvette Melendez Flora Parisky Sarah Gruber Elizabeth M. Miel Elizabeth A. Perrin Leslie Hammond Roxanna Miller Carol and Jeffrey Poehnert Denise and Marc Harris Gina and Adnaan Muslim Ferne W. Ridley Samantha and James and Danielle Naylor Mark Schreier and Margaret David Hershberger A.P. Obelnicki and Marchak Debra Horn and Carol A. Gale Kathleen L. Kelliher Wanda N. Seldon Laurie Housman and James and Julia O’Brien Lynn and Daniel Sharp Weijen Chang Lynn and Henroy Douglas Hartford Stage and Hartford Public Library Partnership launch, December 2017: (L-R): Elizabeth Williamson, Associate Artistic Director, Hartford Stage; Sharon Washington, Writer Perry Shwachman Myles and Sherry Hubbard Joseph L. Pace Thank you to the West Indian Foundation for awarding the and Performer of Feeding the Dragon; Darko Tresnjak, Artistic Director, Hartford Stage; Bridget Jill Hutensky Andrew and Sandra Stern Albany Library the Youth Violence Prevention Grant, designed Leslie Paguada Quinn-Carey, Chief Executive Officer, Hartford Public Library; Margaret Patricelli, The Robert Charles and Beth Stewart to forgive youth and teen library fines and maintain a safe place Cathy Iacovazzi Dorothy Paleologos and Margaret Patricelli Family Foundation; Michael Stotts, Managing Director, Hartford Stage. Patrick and Kathleen Sullivan for teens. Marlene Ibsen E. Terry Parkinson Whit Iglehart Joseph Perrella Allan and Sally Taylor Jeffrey and Susan Shapiro Carol and Lee West Kelley and Walter Bonn Monica P. Blazic Edwin and Patricia Dahill James and Mary Ellen Jacobs Raphael L. Podolsky Charles and Helaine Teale Meher Shulman Nancy Wheeler and Tom Willits Barbara Buckley Kathryn J. Bradley Nicole Daly James and Joan Williams Lisa Proch Robert and Kathy Tummillo Allison J. Simoes Edward and Brooke Whittemore Walter R. Butler Steve Bright Ethel F. Davis Jory Johnson and Nancy Boone Kenneth L. Przybysz Mary T. Tzambazakis Bob and Sharon Smith Michael Wilder Nicholas P. Cardwell Mary Britcher Rita Decker Robin Johnson Cynthia Reik Peter Waite and Christine Donna L. Sodipo David and Joanne Williams Patrick Carr Ciccone Francie Brown Holmes Cedric Delacruz Katherine Kane and Annemarie Riemer John Kelsey Joseph Stanford and Charles and Hyacinth Yennie Nancy Carroll Lyn Walker and Tyler Smith Val Bryan Linda A. Demikat David Robinson Thea Montanez Rosalind Katz Susan Cerciello Kendall and Patricia Wiggin Harold and Joyce Buckingham William and Ann Dest Lew and Amy Robinson Ronni Stein Daniel Kelman and Peter Chenette and Donald W. Wilson John and Marla Byrnes Martha E. Drummond Patsy Roling UNDER $100 Susan Brown Alan and Cyndi Stern Louise B. Simmons Nancy Caddigan Derek and Jodie Dudek Nancy Day Adams and Walter Woodward and Nellie U. Romaine Bethany Sullivan and Francis J. Chiaramonte and Tracy King Thomas D. Sinstenden Marie Hall Mackenzie and Peter Callahan David M. Eisenthal Pieter and Barbara Roos Denise Congdon Girvice Archer Judith Kline Constantine Andrews James and Erin Cardon James and Dorothy Elsner Bernard Rosen Paul Sullivan and Janice Kycia Walter and Margaret Ciplinski 100+ Bernard and Gale Kosto Gregory E. Andrews Alexander Adami Henry P. Carlson Francis P. Feeney Theresa K. Rossi Deidre and Frank Tavera Michael and Naomi Cohen Diane Kraemmer and Ivan A. Backer Daniel Alexandre Barbara Chatfield Julie Feidner David Henderson David and Linda Roth Karen T. Taylor Henry and Linda Cohn James Baker and Kevin J. Chick Norvilla C. Findlay Rosalie Roth Melissa Thom James and Photine Collias Ana Alfaro Lee G. Kuckro Christine Palm Edward Clark and Joan Don Florek and Maria Tuckler Judy Rozie-Battle Sandra Trudeau Melvyn Colon Larlie B. Alvaranga Hernan and Evelyn LaFontaine Vicki Banks Pritchard Joy M. Floyd John and Theresa Ryan Barbara Ulrich Tiffany M. Cooper Sherwood and Courtney and John Larkin James and Kathleen Barletta Randall and Cynthia Clegg Kathleen Anderson Gretchen Fountain Cheryl and Eric Sabetta Mark and Dawn von Victoria Copes Ronald and Julie LaVigne Barbara Beeching William and Maura Cochran Mayrhauser Elizabeth and Harris Appelman Carol Ganther Anthony J. Salerno Michael Coutsonikas Barbara Lederer and Lisa Beede Gerry C. Cohen Robyne Watkin Anson and Daniel and Jane Arnold Margaret L. Gasparino Laurel Hennebury John Sansone and Jane Lennox Robert D. Coykendall Mark Anson Sara Bernstein and Joseph C. Barber Andrea Comer Louise E. Loomis Elaine S. Savin Jackson and Charlotte Gemmell Sally Weisman Joseph Shortall Noelle Crombie and Norman and Jane Barstow Mary and Charles Coursey Sibongile Magubane Hollis S. Schneider Mark Halpern Elizabeth Gemmiti Harry Weinerman and Jean Blair Evan Cowles and Brie Quinby Keith V. Darby Claire L. Bergin Walter and May-Wo Giger Mary Beth Mahler Betsy and Mark Schroeder Hilary Meyers Bill Bloom Louise Blalock Betty DaCruz Marie Shanahan Barbara M. Dennis

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Alphonse and Sara Labieniec Ted and Ellen See Helen G. Ulrich Fund Florence Langridge Jennifer Sharp Henry A. Perkins Fund Wilhelmina Lanz Janet Shepard Henry L. Robinson Jennifer LaRue Jonathan Sherman Herman P. Kopplemann Fund Se-Jin Lee and Carol Sicbaldi Hewins Fund Emily L. Germain-Lee Ruth Solomkin Isabel G. Buck Fund Holly and Brian Lerose Lisa St. Amand John C. Parsons Fund John Spencer Camp/Louise Margaret P. Levy Leah Stroman Cogswell Cushman Fund Jacqueline Lewis Richard Tashjian Joseph and K. Leonora Polacek Margaret Lorence Fay Taylor The Hartford Public Library has always been an important place for Geraldine Peters Sullivan Trust Fund Patti Mantell-Broad and and her family. It’s one of the reasons they are leaving a legacy gift, one of many contributions Jane Torrey Kathleen A. Murrett Memorial Richard Broad their family has made to further the work of the Library. Judy Unsworth Library Fund Lisa and Dave Marcotullio Leonard M. Morse Fund Hope Vath IN HONOR OF BABY GRAND JAZZ Carla S. Ten Eyck David Margolis Mabel A. Bingham Fund HPL Board President Greg Davis, HPL CEO Bridget Marie Denise Voltaire Angel Aviles DONATIONS Antonio Villarini Donna and Joseph Menhart Magnus K. Kristoffersen Quinn-Carey, Cheryl O’Meara, and Judy Rozie-Battle Mary Louise Welch Sonya Barnes-Jefferys $935 Ferne Ware Ridley (HFPG) with the 2017 Caroline M. Hewins Medal posthu- Benedict J. Mennillo Memorial Fund Edwin Williams and Sandy Bender Fromson Tim Wolf mously honoring Sharon R. O’Meara at Beyond Words on Dave Messenger Mary C. Burr Fund Carolyn Carlson Mary Billings November 29, 2017 Patricia A. Moran IN KIND Matthew K. Poland Fund Raymond and Sarah Winter Louise Blalock Mary Lee Morrison Ralph and Ann Arcari LEGACY GIFTS Mildred E. Small Fund Ruth Yancovich Maxine Bleiweis Steven and Elayne Futernick Elsie Y. Nelson Joan Avery John L. Bonee† Morton & Marilyn Elsner Fund Steven M. Zhitnik and Julie Carrol Liana Garcia-Fresher Connor Neuman Anne L. Rapkin W. Phillips Barlow Gladys L. Bronson† NEH Collection Endowment Jo Champlin Casey NEH Programming Endowment Andre and Margaret Gosselin Ibrahim and Kenan Orgun Barbara Beeching Teresa M. D’Esopo†/The Grace Ray and Margaret Grasso Elizabeth Davis Janice Bonaccorso Cassell Trust Paul Dorweller Fund Rachel Pattison TRIBUTE GIFTS Auden di-Corcia D’Amato John Burns Andrew Diaz-Matos Pauline W. Shulman Fund Sylvia L. Halkin Mitchell and Susan Pearlman Arlo Ezra Craig Saunders/DuBose Morton A. Elsner† Richard E. Mooney Fund Katie Hanley and Jeremy Baver David and Laura Pels IN MEMORY OF Architects Ann R. Hanlon Karl Anton Domeisen Hartford Public Library and Mary W. Immeln† Ruth P. Raymond Fund Jeannette S. Peters UCONN Library Partnership Elizabeth Engelken Marian M. Hanson Wilson H. Faude (2) Theodore Molava† Samual O. Prentice Fund Kyle A. Phillips Projects Fund Wayne Fleming Eunice Groark Pauline H. Schwind† Sarah S. Eddy Fund Deborah Herman Harvey and Karen Picker HPL Staff (2) Dennis and Terry Foley Second Century Project Fund Carlos Hernandez Chavez Georgie Hernandez Nancy Shepard† Michael and Lucille Plouffe Ed and Lois Lewis Abraham Ford Sharon R. O’Meara, sketch Michael Holzman Timothy and Geraldine Sullivan Sheldon & Olcott Memorial Marcia and Guillermo Herrera Edward and Maureen Potaski Judi Malootian by Kenyon Grant. Sarah Gallardo Fund Marian and William Hewett Kaminski family Jamil Ragland Brenda Miller (2) Connie Belton Green Wilbur F. Gordy Fund Barbara Hill G. B. “Pete” Kinsella HPL ENDOWMENT FUNDS Christopher Dickinson and Robert Randich Nancy Macy and Bob Painter Sue Hart William Glynn Fund Frances McCarthy Sacerdote Donna Haghighat Lily Holthoff Sedrick and Alyce Rawlins Agnes Paterno Leonard Hellerman Alice C. Bacon Fund Wm. J. Wood Memorial Fund Sharon R. O’Meara (7) Donald and Sharron Disque Elsa Huertas Renae Reese and David Blatt Bob and Vicky Patton Michael L. Manson Anna M. Goodwin Fund Worth Loomis Fund Mr. & Mrs. Dominick Pacello Betsy Tuttle Fund Carolyn Dorais Katherine Hunlock Jean Rioux Stephen B. Goddard Lydia and John Mele Sister Mary Louise Rouleau Calla Hickox Burr Fund William and Lois Druckemiller Michele Jacklin Maurice D. Robertson Bridget Quinn-Carey Robert Melusky HARTFORD COLLECTION Iris C. Rosenberg Charles L. Goodwin Fund Norma Eccellente Jannett Jennings Curtis Roessler Gilda Roncari MetroHartford Alliance FUNDS M. Elizabeth Shepard Clarkson N. Fowler Fund Robert and Pauline Edwards Richard and Judith Keppelman William Rubenstein and Timothy and Geraldine Sullivan Larry Nagler Genevieve H. Goodwin Fund Marilyn Shikora Drayton Hillyer Fund Barbara Fantone Nicholas Keywork Judith Eisenberg Jesus Valladares Ann Faude Newbury Hartford Collection Fund Alfred and Phyllis Stroman Carol and Jeffrey Poehnert F.A. Brown Fund Salvatore and Anita Faulise Helen L. Klitsch Kate Rushin Caroline West and Dorothy Drysdale Fund Frances G. W. Williams Fund Laurence and Beverly Fleming Pauline Kruk Helen Rusnak Anita L. Thompson David Getomer (2) Sedrick and Alyce Rawlins Adelaide Stoughton Fund Goodwin/Trumbull Fund Lucretia Fuentes Karolina Kwiecinska Henry and Helen Savage Dennis Sullivan Kathy Sumislaski The Head to the Library Fund

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John F. Alves Leslie Paguada Gregory E. Andrews Beth B. Papermaster Kristina Baldwin Daniel I. Papermaster Jill Barrett Flora Parisky Paul Basch Margaret Patricelli Arline J. Baum† Brewster B. Perkins Linda A. Bayer Jamil Ragland Shelley Best James R. Reed Louise Blalock Cynthia W. Reik Bridget Quinn-Carey, HPL CEO, Victor LaValle, Greg Davis, HPL Board President, Bridget Monica P. Blazic Enid M. Rey featured speaker and author of The Changeling, Quinn-Carey, Cheryl O’Meara, accepting Caroline M. Catherine Blinder Belle K. Ribicoff Tim Sullivan, Jr. Hewins Award, Judy Rozie-Battle, HFPG Sheldon M. Bustow At the Hartford Public Library Annual Meeting in October Jason Rojas 2017, John Alves (left) was given the first Corporator of Dis- Annette W. Carter tinction award and Steve Goddard (right) was named the first Nellie U. Romaine Jo Champlin Casey HPL Emeritus Board Member. Janice Rossetti Barbara Chatfield Marilyn E. Rossetti Thank you to everyone who helped make Beyond Words 2017 a Adam Cloud Oz Griebel Frank C. Lord Josephine W. Sale resounding success including Marlene Ibsen, Honorary Chair, the Nicole Cloud Jesus F. Samboy Marion Griffin Beverly A. Loughlin Travelers, Presenting Sponsor, and all of our sponsors. In addition, Sanford Cloud Jeanna Grimes Ogbar James B. Lyon Marc Shafer we’d like to recognize our Board, Honorary Committee, Working Sharon R. O’Meara, Victor LaValle, Jose Colon-Rivas Paul D. Shipman Committee, all of the table captains, our event co-chairs, Cate and Eunice Groark† Nancy Macy sketch by Kenyon Grant sketch by Terry D’Italia and Lois and Ed Lewis, and Tim Sullivan, Jr. who Julio Concepcion Nancy D. Grover Jane Macy-Painter Robert H. Smith Kenyon Grant graciously raised $40,000 in 5 minutes for the Fund the Mission ask. Ronald Cordilico Moraima Gutierrez Mary E. Mahler Sharon W. Smith Miguel A. Correa Leslie N. Hammond Gil Martinez Jeffrey A. Stewart Rodrigo A. Correa Suzanne M. Hopgood Marcia McCormack Michael Stotts Mally Cox-Chapman Myles N. Hubbard Duby McDowell Donna M. Stout Charmaine Craig Joan Jacobs-Williams Yvette Melendez Richard Sugarman Keith V. Darby Kenneth D. Johnson Bernie Michel Deidre M. Tavera Lawrence M. Davis Christine E. Keller Thirman L. Milner Allan B. Taylor Jennifer DiBella Linda J. Kelly Thea Montanez Beth Taylor Catherine C. D’Italia Charles A. Teale Lillian N. Kezerian Jody Morneault Mayor Luke Bronin Suzanne Hopgood and Bridget Quinn-Carey and Whit Inglehart, Sara Bronin, and Cynthia Dodd† Hernan LaFontaine Marge E. Morrissey Margaret V. Tedone and Linda Kelly, HPL Marion Griffin, HPL Louise Blalock, Caroline M. Tai Soo Kim Hyacinth Douglas-Bailey Mary LaPorte John H. Motley James Thompson Corporator Corporators Hewins Medalist in 2016 Anne Melissa Dowling William M. Large Timothy J. Moynihan Humphrey R. Tonkin Judy Dworin Courtney Larkin G. Stewart Murchie Antonina P. Uccello Robert A. Emma Barry N. Lastra Leah T. Murchie Josye Utick Jerry Franklin Rick P. Lawrence Gina Muslim Carlos Valinho Howard A. Fromson Joseph F. Lea Nina A. Musumeci Cary M. Wheaton Sandra Bender Fromson Trudi Lebron John R. Nealon Mary Ellen M. White Juanita Giles Lois F. Lewis Kristina Newman-Scott Damaris Whittaker Cate Grady-Benson Virginia Lewis Emily Noel Walter Wick John Grady-Benson Shawn T. Wooden Stephanie Lightfoot Elizabeth J. Normen Beyond Words Books for Sale with Bridget Arunan Arulampalam, HPL Board Member, Andrew Constance B. Green Jacquelyn C. Lilly Lynn Olson-Douglas Hyacinth M. Yennie Quinn-Carey, Jasmin Agosto, Marie Jarry, Diaz-Matos, HPL Board Member, Lisa Proch, Dan Bonnie Solberg, and Beth Papermaster, O’Shea, HPL Board Member, and Karen Fitzgerald † Deceased HPL Corporator 28 2929 HARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY LEADERSHIP TEAM Sculptor Robert Charles Hudson discusses his exhibit “Door of No Bridget Quinn-Carey, Chief Executive Officer Return” at the HPL ArtWalk, January 2018. Mary T. Tzambazakis, Chief Administrative Officer Leticia Cotto, Customer Experience Officer Andy Hart, Director of Communications Brenda Miller, Executive Director, Hartford History Center Homa Naficy, Executive Director of The American Place Gilda Roncari, Director of Donor Relations Diana Smith, Director of Human Resources

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