Dear fellow Lincolnites,
I am running for the position of trustee of the Lincoln Library. Although the race is uncontested, I ask for your support.
As a trustee, I support the library’s vision to be “recognized as one of the town’s premier intellectual and cultural centers, serving as a focus for lifelong learning and literacy.” I know firsthand the important link libraries play in nurturing a community’s social, informational, cultural, and intellectual life. After retiring from educational publishing, I launched an encore writing career for young readers. I have given many books and writing workshops at public and school libraries as an author.
I served on the Friends of the Lincoln Library for six years, including one year as chair. And I represent Lincoln on the Massachusetts Special Commission of the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution.
I look forward to supporting civic Lincoln as a library trustee by working collaboratively with other trustees, library staff, town departments, and organizations to manage our iconic New England library building and grounds that anchor Lincoln’s Historical District. Thank you in advance for your support.
Sincerely,
Ray Shepard
37 Beaver Pond Rd., Lincoln
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