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Feature Story, June 26, 2009 edition
Gillian Maggert has been the librarian/manager at the Warrenton Community Library for many years. She will be leaving the area next month, but not before acting as Grand Marshal in the 4th of July Parade.
by Gary Nevan
A longtime fixture at the Warrenton Community Library is soon headed for a warmer climate.
Gillian Maggert and her husband, Jim, will be moving to San Diego, Calif., in August. Gillian's last day as librarian, a position she has held since 1992, will be June 30.
Walking into the library--which used to be the former Hammond Town Hall, and before that a barracks for military personnel at Fort Stevens--the first thing you notice is Gillian behind the counter with a smile and a greeting. To many, Gillian is the main reason they visit the library.
"Gillian is someone we all admire," says Jan Gannaway, who is president of the Friends of the Warrenton Library. "She is a great listener. This ability has endeared her to the many people that come to our library. There are people who need assistance choosing a book, young people who need her advice on a school paper that must be finished the next day, and folks who just come in to chat. Our library has been so fortunate to have someone with these wonderful characteristics managing our library since 1992. She will be missed by many, and children will remember the lady who read books to them when they were little."
Gillian has the uncanny ability to remember almost everyone's library card number which is amazing considering there are over 3,000 library cards assigned.
"I may know their numbers but not always their names," she says with a laugh.
Gillian was one of the early volunteers at the library when it first opened in the early 1990s.
"I'll miss the social interaction with all of the people," she says. "There are always good stories and city gossip to share. I've made some very good friends over the years. I'll miss them all."
Gillian's replacement, Nettie Calog, is a woman who was one of the original members of the Friends of the Warrenton Library.
"I'm looking forward to working at the library," says Nettie. "I'm glad I found a job that pays me to read."
"I think Nettie will be a very good replacement," says Gillian. "She's a great reader, likes people and will do a fine job."
The community will have a chance to say goodbye to Gillian on July 4. She will be the Grand Marshal of the Warrenton 4th of July Parade, an event she has coordinated for the past eight years.
Netty Calog is the new manager at the Warrenton Community Library.
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