ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
Welcome New Board Members Ian Marchanti
Tom Turcich – The World Walk
A gift to the library foundation is a gift to your library and benefits the entire Anne Arundel County community. From crayons to large projects, the foundation works to make your library better. We help support kindergarten readiness programs, create collaborative spaces, connect county residents to technology, foster community engagement and ensure school readiness for students. making your library BETTER
J oin us for an evening with the tenth person to walk around the world, Tom Turcich. Tom and his dog, Savannah, completed their seven-year journey on May 21, 2022. From his travels, Tom grew into a world-class photographer, learned lessons in growth, resilience, problem solving and the oneness of humanity. Tom has distilled the profound lessons from his walk into a beautiful, humorous and inspiring keynote presentation. This event will be a ticketed
Ian joined the Library Foundation’s Board of Directors in August 2022. As a realtor at Coldwell Banker’s Annapolis Church Circle, and a Pasadena native, Ian is deeply invested in the communities where he lives and works. He feels privileged to be able to combine his commitment to those who live along the Chesapeake and a lifelong love of literature, by joining the board of directors. Growing up, the library was Ian’s happy place. He spent countless afternoons losing himself in books. He can’t think of a better way to give back to the community that has given him so much, than to help bring that magic to a new generation of bookworms. Ishani Gandhi Ishani joined as a member of the Library’s Board of Trustees and was appointed ex officio to the Library Foundation Board of Directors in September 2022. She currently works as an internal audit senior manager for a global IT solutions company. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and international business. Ishani is a certified public accountant and a certified fraud examiner. Previously, she served as a treasurer for an environmental non-profit in Howard County. Ishani has a passion for dance, and presently, teaches Bollywood dance classes at a local studio. She resides in Hanover. Damita McDonald Also a Library Trustee, Damita was appointed ex officio to the Library Foundation Board of Directors in September 2022. She is a lifelong learner, book lover and proud resident of Anne Arundel County. She has been an adult literacy tutor, community theater volunteer, crisis line counselor and speakers bureau presenter for local organizations. Damita has dedicated 20 years to storytelling, public relations and marketing as an innovative communications leader in higher education institutions and nonprofit organizations. She currently serves as senior director for university communications and public relations at Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore. She resides in Severn.
Library Foundation fundraiser. Wednesday, April 26 at 7 pm BUSCH ANNAPOLIS LIBRARY Learn more at aacpl.net/worldwalk .
Commemorating 100 Years
W e recently held the unveiling celebrations of our 100th anniversary plaques! During these events at all 16 branches, we saw familiar faces and had the pleasure of meeting many new ones. There were smiles, laughter and even some tears while customers shared what their library has meant to them and their loved ones. Over 1,000 donors contributed to this campaign, and we thank each of you so much for making your library better. The 100th anniversary plaques are available to view at each branch during operating hours.
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Wanting every Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library staff person to have their name on the plaque, an anonymous donor added, “Let them know this is to show our esteem for all that librarians do by going the extra mile for their customers.”
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