This time of year, I get nostalgic. I think most of us do when one year ends and we look at starting a new year. When I started working at the library in March, I had no idea what was in store for me. All I had was a vague idea of what libraries did for communities, experience with my local libraries no matter where I lived, and enthusiasm to learn something new. Boy, what a year it has been!
I was also so lucky this year with great patrons that brought me ideas of things to do for the community. We had fantastic author visits from local writers: Sue Berg and John Armbruster to name a couple. Plus, we hosted a Rhino and Dino party brought to you by the authors and illustrators of the Rhino and Dino books, Erin and Kent Barnard. All of them were a wonderful time and so open about their processes and their skills. Without the suggestions of the patrons and what they wanted to see in the library, I would probably not have found out how to get these wonderful people into our library. So, if you have any ideas of who you’d like to see in 2023, please just let us know.
Beyond that, we had some fantastic activities for the community. Music and Movies in the Park during the summer, the Halloween Party, the Lighting of the Gazebo, and finally the Christmas Party. These would not have been successful without the amazing community support we have here.
So, one last, large and heartfelt thank you to those that have supported us in 2022:
Wilton Americal Legion and Auxiliary
Wilton Village Board
Wilton Police Department
Wilton Fire Department
Wilton Public Library Board
Brookwood High School
Endless Paschabilities
Hardware Hank
F & M Bank
The Hitchin’ Post
And so many of our patrons who brought ideas, selflessly gave of their time and energy and donated funds so that we can put all this together and keep doing it again in 2023 and beyond.
And, if you thought this year was fun, just wait to see what we have going on next year! We are already planning things for Easter and this summer. Oh, and the summer reading theme for this year is “All Together Now” and it is all about community, kindness and supporting each other.
If you haven’t been inside your library lately, I invite you to come on in. We have made several changes and we’d be happy to talk to you about the changes we have planned for 2023 and improving our services for you. And if you want to help out and join in on the fun of planning and orchestrating events in 2023, we have a lot of opportunities to help out. If organization and finding a place for everything, we have a lot of opportunities to help with our projects and need people who love to do those things too.
By visiting your library, you’ll find all the best things about living in and around Wilton. Lots of entertainment, a sense of community, and a lot of great activities. Your library is so much more than books, but we have those too.
Here is to closing out 2022 on the best and most positive note and seeing all of you in 2023. We’re going to make this a year to remember!