Frederick Douglass Community Library

Please join the in welcoming Shalis Worthy as the Frederick Douglass Community Library's new branch manager. With more than 11 years of experience in public libraries, Shalis has worked as an archivist, children's librarian, and branch manager. A lifelong library lover, she is passionate about helping people discover new ideas, connect with their community, and find joy in reading. Her favorite part of librarianship is sharing the magic of the library with patrons of all ages. When she’s not at the library, Shalis enjoys traveling with her husband, Ben, gardening, and participating in scent work with her dog, Georgi. She is excited to join the Frederick Douglass Community Library team and serve the South Wedge, Highland Park, and Lilac neighborhoods.

We have a winner! Announcing the winning entry for the Team Doug t-shirt submitted by Elizabeth Dugdale. Orders for the shirts will be taken over the summer (starting soon but not immediately) and are expected to be delivered in September. Youth sizes $20.00, Adult Sizes $25.00 - to be paid at time of ordering. Cash or Check anytime, set date TBD for credit or debit orders.

Corinne is one of our favorite people!

A hearty congratulations on her retirement goes out to a brilliant member of the Rochester Public Library, Corinne Clar. Corinne is the head of RPL’s Graphics Division. She and her team are the ones who have created a staggering amount of beautiful and informative online content, banners, fliers and publications for us. That work only scrapes the surface of what Corinne had done for our library community. She is a key reason Central Library and its branches have so many delightful and artistic displays. She is also a key reason the library’s mobile fleet of Books by Bikes and RPL-Go look so nice. There is no way we can list all the marvelous things Corinne had done for us but we here at Arnett want to give her a special thank you for creating the book, The Arnett Branch Library, 1923-2023! That book, which we will put in the comments, celebrates our wonderful patrons. Thanks for everything Corinne, we could not have asked for a more kinder, wiser, and talented friend!