Library Staff
Our staff welcomes you to the Minot-Sleeper Library and invites you to stop by the main circulation desk. We are ready to help you find the perfect book, work on a research project, or get your devices set up with e-books, downloadable audiobooks and magazines, and streaming video. Thank you for making us a part of your community!
Our staff welcomes you to the Minot-Sleeper Library and invites you to stop by the main circulation desk. We are ready to help you find the perfect book, work on a research project, or get your devices set up with e-books, downloadable audiobooks and magazines, and streaming video. Thank you for making us a part of your community!
Patty
Library Director and Head of Adult Services
Patty holds an MLIS from University of South Florida, and a BA in Sociology from Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. She lives in a village in the White Mountains with her husband of 29 years, their two cats, and their two dogs. Patty and her husband have two young adult sons; one is a history teacher that lives in FL, and one is a mechanic that lives in NH. Patty has been a librarian in two different states; she started as a reference assistant, and moved up to Reference Librarian and then onto Assistant Director & Head of Adult Programming before coming to Bristol to be our Library Director. She loves hiking the White Mountains, cooking, reading , gardening, birdwatching, kayaking, and visiting art museums.
Library Director and Head of Adult Services
Patty holds an MLIS from University of South Florida, and a BA in Sociology from Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. She lives in a village in the White Mountains with her husband of 29 years, their two cats, and their two dogs. Patty and her husband have two young adult sons; one is a history teacher that lives in FL, and one is a mechanic that lives in NH. Patty has been a librarian in two different states; she started as a reference assistant, and moved up to Reference Librarian and then onto Assistant Director & Head of Adult Programming before coming to Bristol to be our Library Director. She loves hiking the White Mountains, cooking, reading , gardening, birdwatching, kayaking, and visiting art museums.
Cindy
ILL/Circulation Librarian
Cindy has worked at Minot-Sleeper Library since 2002! She's helped multiple generations of famiies to sign up for library cards and choose books. She enjoys working with all the wonderful people that come into the library. When not at the library, Cindy enjoys music, old movies, baking, quilting and spending time with her family. She loves the sense of community that exists at the library. Cindy is the proud grandmother of four amazing grandsons.
Anna
Youth Services Librarian
Anna holds an MLIS from Simmons University and a BA in English from Plymouth State University. She has over ten years experience working with children and teens, and has been employed in the Youth Services department of a Lakes Region library for two years. She is a resident of Bristol, where she lives with her family and her 22-year-old cat named Edwin. Anna is an avid reader and loves the communal aspect of libraries. She enjoys learning from and connecting with patrons of all ages.
Fiona
Technical Services Librarian
Fiona holds a B.A. in English from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, where she worked in the Williston Academic Library all four years, at the circulation desk first as an assistant and then as a supervisor. She loves to read, all things crafting, and always has a creative project going. She has three cats, two dalmatians, and some goats, at home in Hill. Fiona grew up as a patron of the Minot-Sleeper Library and always enjoyed our collection of classic films and musicals. She enjoys serving the community as part of the library staff, and is currently working toward earning her MLIS degree.
Fiona
Technical Services Librarian
Fiona holds a B.A. in English from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, where she worked in the Williston Academic Library all four years, at the circulation desk first as an assistant and then as a supervisor. She loves to read, all things crafting, and always has a creative project going. She has three cats, two dalmatians, and some goats, at home in Hill. Fiona grew up as a patron of the Minot-Sleeper Library and always enjoyed our collection of classic films and musicals. She enjoys serving the community as part of the library staff, and is currently working toward earning her MLIS degree.
Kate
Circulation and Technical Services Assistant
Kate holds a B.A. in Communication Media from Assumption University in Massachusetts. She was employed as an executive assistant in Boston for fifteen years. Kate has been a visitor to Bristol since childhood and has lived here full time for four years. She has one cat, named Bridey, and loves to read, explore new restaurants, and travel to her favorite island, Nantucket.
Liz
Circulation Assistant
Liz holds a B.A. in English with a certification in English Education grades 5-12 from Westfield State University. She is currently a full time High School English teacher in addition to being a part time library assistant. Liz has just moved to the area and enjoys finding new hiking trails for outdoor adventures. She has a black cat named Cubby, loves to read, loves to sing (was a music minor in college!) and is teaching herself how to cook.
Circulation and Technical Services Assistant
Kate holds a B.A. in Communication Media from Assumption University in Massachusetts. She was employed as an executive assistant in Boston for fifteen years. Kate has been a visitor to Bristol since childhood and has lived here full time for four years. She has one cat, named Bridey, and loves to read, explore new restaurants, and travel to her favorite island, Nantucket.
Liz
Circulation Assistant
Liz holds a B.A. in English with a certification in English Education grades 5-12 from Westfield State University. She is currently a full time High School English teacher in addition to being a part time library assistant. Liz has just moved to the area and enjoys finding new hiking trails for outdoor adventures. She has a black cat named Cubby, loves to read, loves to sing (was a music minor in college!) and is teaching herself how to cook.
Board of Trustees
Trustees of the Minot-Sleeper Library meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at 5pm at the library to conduct business of the library. Special meetings may be scheduled at other times as may be necessary. All meetings are open to the public, unless otherwise noted.
Members
Karen Boyd, Chair
Scott Thompson, Vice Chair
Dorothy Prive, Secretary
Paul Regan, Treasurer
Suzanne Nieman
Anita Avery
Heidi Jeffries
Peggy Litz
Nancy Spears
Contact the Minot-Sleeper Library Board of Trustees by emailing [email protected]
NHLTATrustee By-laws last updated 2025
Minot-Sleeper Library Strategic Plan 2025-2028 is in the making. Check back soon!
Members of the Minot-Sleeper Library Board of Trustees are members of the New Hampshire Library Trustee's Association.
Members
Karen Boyd, Chair
Scott Thompson, Vice Chair
Dorothy Prive, Secretary
Paul Regan, Treasurer
Suzanne Nieman
Anita Avery
Heidi Jeffries
Peggy Litz
Nancy Spears
Contact the Minot-Sleeper Library Board of Trustees by emailing [email protected]
NHLTATrustee By-laws last updated 2025
Minot-Sleeper Library Strategic Plan 2025-2028 is in the making. Check back soon!
Members of the Minot-Sleeper Library Board of Trustees are members of the New Hampshire Library Trustee's Association.
NH Library Trustee's Association