Getting to Know Your Neighbors: Mary-Nell Bockman and Andy Buchanan

The Belden Noble Memorial Library’s new series, Getting to Know Your Neighbors, begins on Thursday, May 3, at 7:00 p.m. with Mary-Nell Bockman and Andy Buchanan.

Mary-Nell and Andy plan to interview each other to share their story. The interviews will be followed by Q&A.

This event is a fund raiser for the library with a suggested donation of $5.00 (children free). See below for a description of the series and for the full schedule of events.

Hope to see you there!

About the series:

From May through December, you will have opportunities to meet and get to know several of your neighbors at the library. Some are well known beyond Essex, others not so much, but each has made a mark in some profession or field of endeavor as an entrepreneur, artist, public servant or volunteer. We believe their presence among us has contributed to the quality of life in our town and enriched our lives. They will talk about the interests and motivations that inspire their lives, the specific activity or activities that have absorbed their energies, and how Essex has inspired or shaped these activities. The series will be held on the first Thursday of each month from May through December at 7:00 p.m.

The participants for 2018:

May 3: Mary-Nell Bockman and Andy Buchanan
June 7: Shirley and Jim LaForest
July 5: Libby and George Pataki
August 2: Jori and Andy Wekin
September 6: Norma Goff
October 4: Karen Judge Dalton and Rick Dalton
November 1: Kristin Kimball
December 6: Ron Jackson

About Tom Mangano

Tom became the director of the Belden Noble Memorial Library in Essex after a 33-year career as technical editor at GE in Schenectady. In 2009, Tom received a master's degree in information science from the University at Albany. He became library director in Essex in 2011. Tom and his wife MaryAnne divide their time between Essex and Schenectady.