On Thursday, December 2nd, the Friends of the Gilman Library presented Holly Brown a delicious candy-filled, white chocolate sleigh and a card expressing their appreciation in acknowledgment of her twenty-five years of public service as the Gilman Library Director.
On Tuesday, December 7th, the Gilman Library Board of Trustees brought a beautiful sheet cake to the library when it opened in the morning, to allow patrons to share in the celebration throughout the day. Later in the afternoon, Library Staff, Volunteers, former staff, and library patrons gathered to surprise Holly Brown, with small gifts, cards, and light refreshments, before the Library Trustees returned for the monthly business meeting and another recognition in appreciation of twenty-five years of service.