The Friends of the Library (FOL) is beginning its 2015-16 program year with two new board officers. Lauren Smith has been voted to serve as FOL’s secretary and Mary Alice Kohs will become FOL’s treasurer. They join FOL president Amy Bass and vice presidents Nancy Wright and Ellen Zimmerman in board leadership positions.
“We are so pleased to welcome Lauren Smith and Mary Alice Kohs as they take on new FOL responsibilities,” said Amy Bass. “We also thank Eleanor Rybecky and Tinu Thakore, our long-serving secretary and treasurer, respectively, for their many years of dedication and service.”
Lauren Smith adds strength to the FOL board with her professional library knowledge. She is a retired high school and college librarian.
Mary Alice Kohs brings financial experience. Her professional career was spent in the financial industry.
Founded in 1966, the Friends of the Library is an independent nonprofit organization that supports the library through volunteerism, fundraising, programming, outreach and advocacy. Community members interested in becoming involved in the FOL can email fol@pwpl.org.
For more information on the FOL, see www.pwpl.org/fol.
