Friends of the Auburn Public Library Auburn, MA 01501

Who We Are

The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.

~ Coretta Scott King

The Friends is a group of citizens who volunteer their time to help financially support the AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY (APL). The APL is a vital educational and cultural asset to the community. The APL is a comfortable and welcoming place where people of all ages and cultures come together, in person or online, to experience the joy of reading, express their creativity, satisfy their curiosity, and create and share content.

About the Friends

Friends of the Auburn Public Library is an independent, non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to raising money through donations, book sales and other activities, and to donate those funds to the Library for materials, services and programs not funded through the municipal budget.

Our Mission Statement

The Friends have a lot of work to do this year and hope to have new faces joining us in our projects. For volunteer opportunities or additional information, please email friendsofauburnplibrary@gmail.com

Join Us!

President,

Linda Dattis

Linda has lived in Auburn for 25 years and built her home here. She spent 47 years of her professional life as a CRNA (Registered Nurse Anesthetist.) She settled in Auburn because of the close-community feeling of the town and had relatives who lived in Auburn. As a young child she remembers going to the children’s section of the Worcester Public Library and a feeling of enjoyment as she could take any book to read at home; this fostered her love of reading as an adult and encouragement to her family for the advantages of possessing and using a library card.

Vice President, Sue Ciccolo

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Treasurer,

Nan Johnson

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Clerk,

Cynthia Carey

Cyn has lived in Auburn for 24 years and has her BSChE (Chemical Engineering,) having worked for several Manufacturing companies as a Quality Manager, Environmental Health and Safety Manager and Director of Operations. She loves Auburn because it is a small, well-run, homey (but not too crowded) town with friendly neighbors. The public library is one she wishes she had in her own house; it’s a treasure and an endless source of delight!

Assistant Clerk, Suizee Bailey

Suizee has lived in Auburn since 2019 and has her MSOL (Organizational Leadership) and works in Human Resources and Retail Management. She loves Auburn because of its small-town community feel on the outskirts of the big-city. Her love of libraries spans generations of Bailey’s: her Grandmother, Great Aunt and Sister all work(ed) in Massachusetts libraries.

Board Liaison,

Suzette Dowd

Suzette has lived in Auburn for 22 years. She taught Special Education, Grade 4 and Grade 2 from 1975-2011. She loves Auburn because of the wonderful people that live here and she loves libraries because they make such a difference in children and adults lives!

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