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Paul R. Wylie lectures on massacres through history for Stephen E. Ambrose Memorial Lecture
Bozeman writer Paul R. Wylie was the distinguished speaker at the Foundation’s Stephen Ambrose Memorial Lecture on October 12, 2016. Wylie’s book, Blood on the Marias: The Baker Massacre (University of Oklahoma Press, 2016), documents one of the most heinous incidents of the Indian Wars. His lecture compared the high profile casualties of recent mass shootings and battles since the Civil War with relatively unknown massacres of Indian tribes in the 19th century such as the Baker massacre that took place on the Marias River in the winter of 1870. The audience of nearly 55 people asked many thoughtful questions about this somber, but important event in Montana’s history. Wylie is also the author of The Irish General: Thomas Francis Meagher published in 2011.
Paul Wylie was raised in the small rural mountain town of White Sulphur Springs in Meagher County, Montana and went on to graduate from Montana State University with a bachelors in chemical engineering before working as a rocket engineer, and later moving on to Washington, D.C., to be a patent examiner and obtain his law degree from American University.
Before heading home to Bozeman, Wylie generously donated several copies of his book, Blood on the Marias , to the Lewis & Clark Library—enough for every branch to carry a copy. His website is http://www.paulrwylie.com.
The Lewis & Clark Library Foundation was established in 1978 to support the Lewis & Clark Library system, beyond what tax monies can provide. In these times of increasing demand for information in all formats, private support is critical to maintaining excellent library services. It is the goal of the Foundation Board of Directors, through the caring and generosity of like-minded citizens, to maintain long-term financial support for the public library.
Visit us online at: www.lclibfoundation.org
The Lewis & Clark Library Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
Tax ID# 81-0419768
Making a great library even better!
The Lewis & Clark Library, Montana Historical Society and Carroll College presented An Evening with Timothy Egan on April 19, 2016 at Carroll College. Egan spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of nearly 325 about his newly released book, The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero, which is about Thomas Francis Meagher. He spoke for nearly an hour without skipping a beat, followed by a book signing.
Before the lecture, the Lewis & Clark Library Foundation hosted a donor reception with Egan at the Montana Historical Society. The catered reception featured Irish-themed small bites, craft beer, and wine. The award-winning author made sure to visit each table to meet and chat with the invited guests.
Egan is the author of seven books. His nonfiction account of the Dust Bowl, The Worst Hard Time, won the 2006 National Book Award, considered one of the nation’s highest literary honors, and he was featured prominently in the 2012 Ken Burns film on the Dust Bowl. His other nonfiction works include The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America, Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis, and The Good Rain: Across Time and Terrain in the Pacific Northwest. Follow his commentaries at http://www.nytimes.com/column/timothy-egan.
An Evening and Reception with Author Timothy Egan
Phone: 406-447-1690, x117 E-mail: jfinn@lclibrary.org
Lewis & Clark Library Foundation 120 South Last Chance Gulch Helena, MT 59601
A lifelong journalist, Timothy Egan writes an online opinion column for The New York Times. Prior to that, Egan was a national correspondent for the Times, roaming the West. As a Times correspondent, he shared a Pulitzer Prize in 2001 with a team of reporters for its series, “How Race is Lived in America.”
8th Annual Community Leaders Poetry Reading
The Lewis & Clark Library Foundation celebrated National Poetry Month with the 8th Annual Community Leaders Poetry Reading on April 26, 2016. Foundation President Joe Furshong said “each reading demonstrates that poetry truly is a language that, though often overlooked in the age of texting and tweeting, still speaks powerfully to each of us.” Board member Dennis Taylor emceed the reading.
The Foundation thanks the following community leaders who volunteered to read at this year’s event:
Rachel Carroll-Rivas – Co-Executive Director, Montana Human Rights Network
Margaret Corcoran – Chef, Benny’s Bistro & 2015 Business Woman of the Year
Patty Dean – Gallery Director, Archie Bray Foundation
John Dendy – Songwriter & Upright Bass Player
John Finn – Director, Lewis & Clark Library
Shiloh Hernandez - Sleeping Giant Citizens Council & Western Environmental Law Center
Hanna Ludlow – Student Representative, Helena School Board
Chere Jiusto – Executive Director, Montana Preservation Alliance
Matt Kuntz – Executive Director, NAMI Montana
Jim Robbins – Journalist & Author
Kay Satre – Professor of English, Carroll College
Max Schmidt – Teen Advisory Group Member, Lewis & Clark Library
Reed White - Teen Advisory Group Member, Lewis & Clark Library
A special thanks to the Helena High Culinary Arts Club for their lovely and delicious desserts.
You bring the art, we’ll bring
the cookies . . .
Walk through the lobby of the Helena library and you’ll see photographs and paintings by local artists (see below) who generously donate a percentage of their sales to benefit the Library. Our January art opening featured a collaboration of three artists: a photographer, poet and painter. Board member Bobbi Levine introduced the artists at the reception hosted by the Lewis & Clark Library
Judie Wells (oils and acrylics) was our featured artist in May and June.
Paul Pacini (photography), Dale Waniata (poetry),
and Suzanne Thweatt (watercolors) - January and
February.
Linda Fiordiliso (wildlife
photography in Yellowstone
and Glacier national parks) -
March and April
Year in Review—Page 2
The Foundation
board pitches in
at the Library
Staff Summer
BBQ & Picnic
June 3, 2016
Board volunteers at the Staff Picnic: Terry Cohea, Bobbi Levine, Babs Leaphart, Anne
Pichette, Merry Fahrman, Amy Berry, Barb Benish, Bob Morgan, and Richard Boyd. A special
thanks to Bobbi Levine for supplying burger beef from her ranch near Wolf Creek and to all
the board volunteers for the dishes they made and served at the picnic.
A beloved director retires . . .
Director of the Lewis & Clark Library for 11 years, Judy Hart retired after a whirlwind of accomplishments that included bringing the Bookmobile to the county in 2012, getting a permanent levy passed in 2008, creating
a teen services librarian position, and launching 10 consecutive Big Read events from 2007 to 2016. She also worked with the branch libraries in Augusta, Lincoln, and East Helena to make lasting improvements there, and served as secretary on the Lewis & Clark Library Foundation Board. Her legacy lives on! Th
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And a new director takes the helm.
In January, John Finn started as the library’s new director and worked alongside Judy Hart until late March to ease into the busy job. Prior to this position, he managed a branch library in Beaverton, Oregon, the Hearst Free Library in Anaconda, and was Head of Information Services at Great Falls Public Library. It didn’t take long for John to settle into his new job in Helena. He is very happy to be our new director and appreciates the wonderful library staff and patrons.
Year in Review—Page 3
Legacy Donors—2010 to 2015
PUBLISHER $100,000+
Bernice Boone Trust
Estate of Merlyn Rector
Estate of Ronald Schmid
Dorothy Thayer Trust
EDITOR $25,000-49,000
treacy foundation
Thank you for your generous support !
Author $5,000 – 24,999 Art Ortenberg & Liz Claiborne Helena Vigilante Runners Writer $1,000 – 4,999 Donna Burgess Leila Goldes Libby & Jeff Goldes Judy & Bruce Hart Ivelone Hodges John & Gale Kuglin Robert & Genevieve Morgan Bill Olsen Jackie Peccia Alicia Pichette Will & Kim Smith Sarah Sullivan Dennis & Joan Taylor Reader $500 – 999
Kallie Audet Kim Beckstrom Barb & Jim Benish Richard Boyd Margaret Davis & Bruce Ennis Joe & Anna Furshong Janet Ellis & Jim Hansen V. Lee Harrison Mary Irish Johnson Dr. Dale & Susan Johnson Tom & Carolyn Laceky Montana Book Company Book Club Sherry & Ken Morrison Bob Morgan & Carl Deitchman Joan Rolling Robert Peccia Spencer Shropshire & Susan Epstein Tim Speyer LeRoy Schramm Suzanne & Dick Thweatt Niki Whearty & Jim Reynolds
Illustrator $100 - 499
Gene & Bev Allen Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs Catherine & Jock Anderson Anderson Zurmuehlen Co. Ann Bauchman Betsy & Andy Baur Terry & Patricia Beaver Joyce Beckes & Sam Sperry Gordon Bennett & Norma Tirrell Jo Berg Amy Berry Leo & Lurie Berry Joan & Don Bishop Bison Engineering Dr. Hugh & Mary Grace Black Kyle Blessinger Caitlin Borgmann Bonnie Bowler Roni & Randi Bradley Erik & Shannon Brown Bret & Susan Brunner Art & Amie Butler Kathy & Allen Chambers Carolyn Clemens & Bob Throssell Terry Olcott Cohea Sandi Conrady Tom & Lisa Cordingley Amy & Ryan Crawford Donna Davis Mary Jane Davison Mike Dennison & Sue O’Connell Larry Dolan & Karla Ritten Rose Marie Driessen Kathy & John Driscoll Stan & Pam Duensing William Dunbar Paul Dunham Lori Dworak Donald & Donna Eisenmenger Roni Eisenmenger Tom & Kay Ellerhoff Eric & Ellen Feaver Ray Flaherty & Lisa Larsen Pat & Becky Foster Bob Fox Jesse & Joice Franzen William Gallea Sonia Gavin
John & Mary Ann George Kathy Hamill Barb Harris & Peter Sullivan Rick & Jane Hays Chase & Emily Hibbard Paul & Celinda Hicks Dana Hillyer Peggy Hollow & Chris Phelps Wendy Holton Tom & Mary Honzel Pat Hunt & Chuck Johnson David Hunter Gene & Julie Huntington Sue Jackson Sandra & John Jarvie Connie & Greg Johnson Richard & Pauline Knatterud Babs & Bill Leaphart Randall LeCocq & Sheri Sprigg Ronald Lee Cindy Lewis Jim Lewis & Terry Sather Dawn & Mike Lopach Georgia & Betty Lovelady Tanya & Ron Lukenbill Isobelle Manley Marie McAlear Pad McCracken & Nisan Burbridge Judy & Bruce Meadows Louise Moore & Hal Aasen Kelly Moorse Michael Munck & Betsy Pennington Wendy Nicolai Susan Nimick Sue O’Leary Opportunity Bank Anne Pichette Beverly Pickett Candida Quinn Dr. Belle Richards Dwight & Julie Roberts Kay & Joe Robertson Bob Rowe & Melanie Reynolds Sandra Runkel Jan Sensibaugh Scott & Kelly Flaherty-Settle Michael Shields & Opal Winebrenner Gayle & Steve Shirley
Connie Skiftun Lee & Kimmy Skiftun Jim Stevens Jack Stults & Daphne Crosbie Richard & Penny Swanson Susan Sweeney Peggy Trenk Valley Bank of Helena Beatrice Vogel Ron & Mignon Waterman Steve Westphal Wendy & Gregg Wheeler Sande & Gail Wilson Sheena Wilson Bob & Jo Wirth Margaret Woo Cindy Yarberry Gifts up to $99
Mary Arnold Edwina Beaver Margaret Benes & Sally Davis Paula & Mark Blessinger Mait Board Patricia Borneman Charlotte Bowenhollow Stan & Glenda Bradshaw Marie Brazier Thomas Briscoe Mary Margaret Brooke Bill & Jan Brown Sidney Burgess Kelli & Marc Butenko Gus & Brenda Byrom Donna Campbell Pamela Carlson Patricia Chase Joann & James Christnacht Terry & Shari Copenhaver Susan & C. Russell Cravens Gerald Daumiller Nikki & Denny Des Rosier Chad Dexter Daniel Dodds Tracy & Rick Donaldson Marilyn Elliott Terry & Dixie Fong Rob & Norane Freistadt Dianna Frick Christopher Gleason Marilyn Grant
Donald Grinsell Mary Anne Guggenheim & Jan Donaldson Julie & Luke Heller Jeff & Janet Hess Herbert W. Dean & Dianne Holmes Richard Hopkins Wilson Ilgenfritz Jan Jamruszka-Wilson Alta Mae & Jens Jensen Bob Kiesling Marge & Ken Kohl Joyce & Bill Kronholm Bonnie Lambert & Marshall Mayer Bobbi Levine Tobie Liedes Dale & Amy Livezey Lowell & Ruth Luke Beverly Magley Quinn Mahoney Sunny Ray & Steve Mandeville Dale Matheson Robert Mayer Peter & Kellie McBride Lois Menzies & Gary Grzebielski Trinka Michalson Michael & Karen Mikota Paul & Naomi Miller Karen & Fletcher Mulvaney Sandra Murray Daniel & Jean Norderud Glenda Oldenburg Nathan & Kris Olson Margie Opitz Molly Petersen Lawrence Pettit Celeste Quist Jennifer Rizzo Harold & Julie Robbins Jeffrey Salandi Emelia Satre L.M. Shaw Laurie Skillman Dolores & Tom Slovarp Kristen Stoimenoff Mary & David Thomas Monica Tranel Diedre Turner Kimberly Varvel Eugene Walborn Anne Wolfinger
Special thanks to Blackfoot Brewery, Helena Area Community Foundation,
Montana Shares, State Employees Charitable Campaign, and the Sleeping Giant Citizens Council.
The Lewis & Clark Library Foundation
launched its annual giving campaign in
2010. We thank our generous donors
who have made one or more contribu-
tions from 2010 to 2015.
Foundation Board of Directors
Joe Furshong, President Sonia Gavin, Vice President
John Finn, Secretary
Amy Berry, Treasurer
Barb Benish • Richard Boyd Art Butler • Terry Cohea
Merry Fahrman • Kathy Hamill Babs Leaphart • Bobbi Levine
Anne Pichette • Sarah Sullivan Dennis Taylor
Staff Assistant
Patricia Borneman
MAKING A GREAT LIBRARY
EVEN BETTER!
Our Funds in Review
A Solar System for the Library!
One year ago, the Lewis & Clark Library Foundation partnered with the Sleeping Giant Citizens Council and Vigilante Runners to bring solar power to the Helena library. As of this summer, the funding goal of $135,000 was met thanks to support from the Sun Run in 2015, a
grant from Northwestern Energy, and an anonymous funder.
During the roof replacement on the library, preparations were put in place for the solar panels that will generate electricity for the library, saving energy costs and providing an interactive educational component to the building. Bids have been received for the solar array installation and work is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Stay tuned for more exciting updates about the solar powering of our library!
Changes on the Board of Directors
Donna Davis served on the Foundation board of
directors until her term expired in 2016. The
Foundation is grateful for her long and active service
that moved the organization forward in many positive
ways. Among her many accomplishments, she launched
the Community Leaders Poetry Reading and served as
president of the board. Davis also came up with the
Foundation’s slogan: “Making a great library even
better.”
Terry Olcott Cohea was welcomed in January as the
newest member of the Foundation’s board. Cohea was a
financial consultant at D.A. Davidson for 16 years, with
a specialty in helping clients and friends plan for and
enjoy their retirement years. Previously, she worked in
state government for 17 years as Legislative Fiscal
Analyst, chief of staff to Governor Ted Schwinden, and
in various other finance related positions. She has
served on the boards of the Holter Museum of Art and
the Prickly Pear Land Trust, and currently serves on the
Board of Investments.
The Foundation participated in the Give Local
Helena one-day fundraising event on May 3 and
raised $1,360 from our generous supporters.
Thank you!
As of April 30, 2016, the Foundation’s total assets were $682,521 with $581,757 invested with DA Davidson. Income from the Charitable Campaign for 2015-16 was $27,319. Income from the Bernice Boone Trust was $44,604.
Expenses as of April 30, 2016 totaled $56,695, which included $35,805 direct library support, $6,343 for administration, $1,420 for contracted services, $2,511 for public programming, and $10,616 fundraising and investments.
Where Our Money Goes
Books and Materials
63%
Administration11%
Contracted Services3%
Public Programs4%
Fundraising & Investments
19%
2015-16 Expenses
Books and Materials Administration
Contracted Services Public Programs
Fundraising & Investments