The 2016 Paccadolmi Awards were given out on December 4th
during a special holiday gathering of Library supporters and friends. The
awards are named in honor of Phyllis Paccadolmi, Miss P to the generations of
Ridgefielders she knew during more than 5 decades with the Ridgefield Library.
This year’s honorees are Ellen Burns and Darwin Ellis, owners of Books on the
Common, and Theresa Miller and Julie Yaun.
Ellen and Darwin support our many author talks with book
sales, promotion, and a true love of contemporary books and authors. They have donated an untold number of gift
certificates and Grand Prize Shopping Sprees for our Summer Reading Programs
for all ages and have been active participants in several community-wide
reading initiatives. Since 2005 they
have hosted Library Days at Books on the Common during Thanksgiving weekend,
engaging local shoppers and library users in a campaign to earn donations from
the store for the Ridgefield Library.
For the 3 years since our first Great Expectations gala,
Julie and Theresa have been the backbone of this major fundraising effort,
gracefully yet firmly organizing a multitude of logistics, from table lay-out
to valet parking. Thanks to Theresa and Julie and their committee, these events
are uniquely entertaining, smooth running and financially successful.
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