The Scranton Library Friends 15th annual Used Book Sale to benefit the library was a great success, raising more than $20,000 for the library. A grand total of 188 volunteers worked at the sale.

Headed by Marsha Brunelle and assisted by Hank Robinson, the following people worked many weeks to sort books and set up the rooms. They are: Bob and Nancy Chapman, Ed Detmer, Joan Filbey, Barbara Gibson, Susannah Graedel, Caroline Guenther, Sandy Long, Matt Lubanko, Pauline Murphy, Vicki Murphy, Joan O'Neill, Ingrid Oris, Connie Piccione, Carol Robinson, Joyce Rourke, Carmela Scialabba, Pam Skelly, Dan Walker, Ann Ward, Judy Whitehead, and John and Martha Wolf. Thanks go to all of these ladies and gents who spent many hours getting ready for the sale.

Many thanks go to Beth Crowley, Jane Ash, Katie Fargo, and Phyllis Wigham at the library for their assistance. Stop & Shop donated water and Tuxis Lumber donated bags, the Madison Police Department loaned traffic cones, and Alma Carroll at the town office loaned stanchions. Thanks go to all and to Bill McMinn of Facilities and Fire Marshal Sam De Burral and fire watchers Jeff Daricek, Tim Lunn, Ally McNeely, and Michael Vece who kept us safe.

Left-over books were donated to these charities: American Friends of Kenya, New Haven Reads, Guilford Library Friends, Wethersfield Library Friends, Big Hearted Books, and Discover Books. Games were donated to the Girls and Boys Clubs, and religious books went to Catholic Community Services.

In addition to the above steering committee, the following hard working folks staffed the sale. They are: Chris Abbott, Kurt Alletzhauser, Allison Becker, Maria Barnikow, Carol Begor, Kathy Berko, Edna Bierkan, Cate Boeth, Maria Boyle, Carol Bostrum, Tom Brunelle, Jan Bua, Rusty Burt, Susan Cartledge, Beth Cerny, Paula Chabot, Dan Chabris, Pat Chmieleski, Carol Clark, Thom and Charlene Cobb, Anne Correll, Beth, Maggie and Joseph Coyne, Gail Cox, Ellen Craft, Dan Crowley, Colleen Cummings, Irene Curtis, Joan Dallas, Irene Daly, Ryan Dant, Evan DeFrancesco, Doris DeWees, Pat Donnelly, Carol Douelger, Liz Duffy, Dennis Durante, Sue Durham, Emily Eisenlohr, Colie and Patrick Fahey, Donna Farrell, Gail Fearon, Gunilla Ferland, Ann Fink, Bea Fiorino, Kyle Floryan, Marianne Frost, Beth Garcia, Carol Gianesello, Ann Gilligan, Tom Graedel, Joshua Green, Valerie Haak, Barry and Betsy Haigis, Grace Hall, Cheryl Heffernan, Reta Henneberry, Joe Higgins, Andrew Hook,

Cathy Hopkins, Paul Horan, Peggy Huminski, Roberta Isleib, Maria Ivanova, Loretta and John James, Jim James, Phyllis Kaufman, Barb Kelley, Helen Kitzman, Desiree Klementz, Eileen and George Kryzynski, Chris and Marielle Lamberti, Beth and Erik Lazar, Barbara Lipman, Bill and Vicki Littell, Carol Ljostad, Lila Loughlin, Barbara Louria, Becky Lyon, Rose Ann MacDonald, Linda Macy, Ted Mallory, Ginny Maloney, Carolyn Martinelli, Liam McCarthy, Sean, Emma, and Caitlin McGlynn, Martha McHutchison, Mick McMahon, Joan McPherson, Lynn and Jim Monahan, Arline Morrissey, Greg Motzer, Sheila Muller, Abigail and Julia Murphy, Ted O'Neill, Mary Ouimet, Alex and Laura Osterman, Larry Pepper, Sue Persing, Max and Paul Petrie, Mike Piccione, Jean Pfeifer, Diana Piagentini, Denny Pierce-Grove, Jana Pietrzyk, Laurie and Stan Pinover, Nancy Porter, Lisa Prendergast, Kerry Prior, Aileen Reeves, Jeanne Register, Rosemary Riccio, Betsy Richo, Harry Robinson, Betsy Ross, Ann Rumberger, Carol Rutan, Roy Scialabba, Steve Schiavello, Pete Shuler, Jerry Simandl, Sally Slomba, Kayla Smith, Linda Smith-Criddle, Luke Standley, Charlie Sullivan, Julie Sullivan, Sheila Sullivan, Elaine Sutton, Alan and Shirley Tibbitts, Gwen Tolan, Dorothy Torres, Mildred Truhan, Dorothy Walsh, Travis Walton, Ariel Wander, Barbaranne Warner, Eleanor Watt, Kurt Wendler, Dominique Williams, and Bonnie Young.

The sale would not work without the support of all of these people. An amazing total of 188 people truly makes the sale a community effort. A boatload of thanks to these wonderful volunteers!