Staff Writer
If you had entered the Caribou Public Library one afternoon recently, you might have been surprised to hear soft fiddle music coming from the front room, mingled with voices and laughter. “What you say? In the library?” No the librarians weren’t away, the music, voices and the laughter were all part of a reception for assistant research librarian Wendy Bossie in honor of her retirement from the local establishment.
Aroostook Republican photo/Barb Scott
Librarians, friends and family recently gathered at the Caribou Public Library in honor of librarian Wendy Bossie, who retired after a 12-year career as assistant research librarian. Celebrating with Bossie, center, are staff members, from left, Jean Shaw, Diane Dubois, Bossie, Mary Anderson and Brian Levesque. During the reception, Bossie cited the many changes she has observed while at the library, including the addition of the Internet.
A familiar face to anyone who frequents the library, regardless of age, Bossie was the lady behind the desk or in the aisles, who could help you search the archives and find exactly what you were looking for.
During the afternoon event, hosted by the library staff, Bossie was greeted by family members and friends who stopped by to wish her well.
Looking back over her 12 years at the library, Bossie said, “There certainly have been a lot of changes over the years, many positive ones, but probably the most obvious would the advancement in technology, especially computers and the Internet.”
“It’s a necessary tool, but it can’t replace the actual sense of holding a physical copy of a book,” she said.
Diane Dubois, director of the Caribou Public Library noted that, “Wendy is going to be missed terrible here at the library, but we congratulate her on reaching this milestone in her career.”
Not intending to be idle in her retirement, Bossie was leaving for Alaska just a few days following her retirement. She and a friend, Betty Rinehart, were driving to the “land of the midnight sun” where Bossie will visit with her son Marty, who lives there. During the month long excursion, Bossie was looking forward to touring the Tundra via air-boat as well as witnessing the salmon and halibut fishing in the glaciers.
Providing Swedish fiddle music for the afternoon reception was Steve Boody of New Sweden.
