Sarah Duggan, 38, from Boothbay Harbor is a lifelong learner. She went to CTL in Edgecomb, and then graduated from Boothbay Region High School. Duggan earned her bachelor's degree in liberal studies from the University of Maine at Augusta. She just finished up an adult ed arts course, and will start two more in September, including a tapestry class. She participated in the Lincoln Arts Chorus this summer, and will be in the Tapestry Chorus this fall. The Sheepscot Valley Chorus is doing the Messiah this year.

Growing up, Duggan read through the entire fantasy section at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library. She tells me that once she read through it, she moved on to start building her own collection. Back then, her mother would drive her to the library on Saturdays, Miss Mary Pinkham was the children’s librarian at that time. Duggan remembers that her mother had donated a large paper mache body to the Children's Room that resided there for a long time. “It was an abstract sort of thing, with a lot of different colors on it.”

Today, Duggan uses the library differently than she did as a kid. She uses BHML computers to clean out her email, she tells me, because on her phone she can only click one by one. She enjoys the craft fairs on the lawn. She was checking out non-fiction titles for a while, but then discovered she preferred to listen to them. She also prefers e-reading now, because she can adjust the font and likes that it’s back lit. These days Duggan is reading through historical mysteries. Some of her favorite authors in that genre are Deanna Raybourn and Anna Lee Huber; and she recommends the Lady Emily Ashton Mysteries Series by Tasha Alexander and the Pink Carnation Series by Lauren Willig.