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AGENDA TITLE: Presentation of the 2006 Bob Hildreth Library Volunteer of the Year Award
to Marjorie Paulsen
MEETING DATE: April 5,2006
PREPARED BY: Library Services Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Juan Villarreal, President of the Library Board of Trustees will
present the award to Marjorie Paulsen.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: At their March 19, 2001 meeting, the Library Board of
Trustees established the Bob Hildreth Library Volunteer of the
Year Award to be awarded during National LibraryWeek to
the library volunteer who contributed significantly to the support of library services for the Lodi
Public Library and the residents of Lodi.
The 2006 recipient of this service award is Marjorie Paulsen. Ms. Paulsen has been active as a
supporter of the Lodi Public Library in several roles. As a member of the Friends of Lodi Public
Library, she served as the organization's President in 1992. For two terms from 1997 to 2003
Ms. Paulsenwas appointed by City Councilto the Library Board of Trustees. Currently Margie
Paulsen is Presidentof the Lodi Public Library Foundation. In this capacity Marjorie has been
instrumental in obtaining sponsorships for the Foundation's annual event An Evening at the
Library—A Celebration of the Art of Storytelling. She has also initiated two additional fundraising
projects including the promotion of the City of Lodi and the Lodi Public Library's centennials
through the sale of a special centennial library card featuring a photograph of the dedication of
the original Carnegie Library.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
FUNDING AVAILABLE: N/A
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APPROVED:
Blair KIW, City M®rager