I would like to take this opportunity to invite all of you to help the Sylvia Gaither Garrison Library celebrate its first birthday. We have a wonderful program lined up; full of very talented poets and musical performers, and it all takes place here on November 1 between the hours of 1 and 3 pm.
It hardly seems possible that a year has passed already, but as I look around me, I see the progress that we have made. Our holdings are cataloged now and available digitally. We have begun a very exciting oral history project. We have hosted events in coordination with the One Maryland One Book initiative. And we have bid a tearful farewell to two wonderful interns.
As you may know, Sylvia Gaither Garrison is my mentor and my role model. The dedication of the library in her name is merely the culmination of a distinguished career as a scholar, an educator, a church leader, a community activist, and yes, a librarian. She was the driving force behind the establishment of the Banneker-Douglass Museum’s library, and so it could not have a more fitting name. We only hope that we can live up to such a lofty designation. I believe that we are well on our way.
--Joni Jones
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