ELENA LANZ AT LEFT IS THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY. I TOOK THIS PHOTO
EARLIER THIS WEEK JUST BEFORE SHE WAS INTERVIEWED ON KMAQ'S "JUST TALK" SHOW. ELENA GOT HER B.A. FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND AFTER A LONG CAREER AS A HOSPITAL EXECUTIVE IN LA AND CHICAGO, SHE MOVED TO
SHREVEPORT TO WORK AT THE SHREVE MEMORIAL LIBRARY.
THEN MOVED A YEAR LATER TO FLORIDA AND MORE WORK IN LIBRARY SYSTEMS. ELENA AND HER HUSBAND
DECIDED LAST YEAR TO MOVE CLOSER TO HIS AGING PARENTS IN EASTERN
IOWA, AND SO HERE SHE IS, IN MAQUOKETA. SHE IS AN AVID READER OF OF LITERARY FICTION...ENJOYS HAWAIIAN QUILTING...WRITING...AND BOOK REPAIR. SHE HAS SOME NEW THINGS TO START AT THE MAQUOKETA LIBRARY,
INCLUDING A WEEKLY SUMMER MOVIE FOR KIDS. ON FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH,
IN THE ROTUNDA OF THE MAQUOKETA PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE PUBLIC IS
INVITED TO A "MEET AND GREET" RECEPTION HONORING ELENA.
FROM 4 UNTIL 6 P.M. PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR.
DENNIS VOY