St. George Library – The Year in Review
2024 was another busy and productive year!
We are grateful for the continued support received from our beloved St. George Cathedral family! Library improvements this year included: 18 new conference table chairs, a new entrance sign, a display bookcase, a cabinet and speaker stands for the PA system, a portable power station, a laptop stand, a colorful rug and books for our Storytime events, a framed Time magazine photo of Archbishop Iakovos and MLK, and the addition of several new books.
The library committee organized several community events, and many were professionally videotaped.
Four library speaker series events:
(Feb 18) Dr. Spiro Mitsopoulos “Living Longer and Better”
(March 31) Archon Chris Chrisafides “Archons of the Patriarchate, Protecting the Future of our Faith”
(April 14) Neil Pentinnen, MPD, “How to Identify Financial Scams”
(Oct 13) Dr. Niki Karavasilis “Believe in Yourself!
For our youth – Two Storytime events:
(October 27) “My Grandmother is a Singing Yaya”, Guest Reader: Helen Minkle
(Nov 17) “Goodnight Beautiful Church”, Guest Reader: Maria Dongas
A November 2nd Bus Trip to the Icon Museum and Study Center in Clinton, MA.
Earlier this year, from our library archives, we entertained you via Zoom, with three Cabaret shows held in our community center more than twenty years ago.
The ongoing work included the digitizing and ID of photos, and the organization and documentation of materials. The library offers a variety of materials available for checkout and a searchable online catalog. It is also the meeting place for: Wisdom Wednesdays, Orthodoxy 101, with Fr Demetri Costarakis, monthly Board of Directors and Anagennesis meetings, and Glendi meetings.
Upcoming on December 29, at 12:30pm, join us in the library for a presentation by Dr. Theodora Patrona, from Thessaloniki,Greece via Zoom on “The Forgotten Female Voices of the Greek Diaspora in the United States”, which will include a focus on Iphigenia G. Copadis.
Best Wishes for a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!
From the Library Committee
