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Board notes $5,500 Wonderbooks grant, record program attendance and staff changes
Summary
The board announced a $5,500 grant from the John Henry Eldred Junior Foundation to support Wonderbooks, reported record graham cracker program attendance (225 at each branch), and noted staff turnover: Sammy Merrill departed and Sarah Francis was hired as associate librarian.
At its Jan. 20 meeting, the Duchesne County Library Board acknowledged a $5,500 grant from the John Henry Eldred Junior Foundation to support Wonderbooks at the Duchesne branch, highlighted strong program turnout over the holidays and announced staffing changes.
The staff member credited Laurie Ann Potter with securing and managing the Wonderbooks grant: "She entirely took that one on herself," the staff member said, noting Wonderbooks (books packaged with an audio playaway) are popular with young readers. The transcript records the grant amount as $5,500 and the grantee as Laurie Ann Potter.
Program statistics for November and December showed the graham cracker activities drew 225 attendees at both the Roosevelt and Duchesne sites; staff described the Duchesne turnout as the highest attended event in a decade and a roughly 125% increase over the previous year.
Staffing changes were also noted: longtime cataloger Sammy Merrill left to take a full‑time head cataloger position with the Colorado Public Library System, and Sarah Francis has been hired as an associate librarian to replace her.
These items were presented under the consent agenda and informational updates; the board did not take separate votes on the program statistics or hires at this meeting.
