Carroll County Public Library: Great Leaders, Great Readers
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Jean Lewis
Jean Lewis is the President of the NAACP, Carroll County Branch, and a very active and passionate community leader. She was honored for her work with the Achievement Initiative for Maryland’s Minority Students program at Carroll County Public Schools. She initiated the CMC’s March on Washington Oral History Project. A lifelong reader, Jean is a member of the CAPS book group
Jack Tevis
Jack Tevis is President and CEO of Tevis Energy/Modern Comfort Systems. Founded by his grandfather, Tevis Oil is celebrating its 80th anniversary. Jack and the Tevis family have enhanced the quality of life in Carroll County through their growing businesses and their philanthropic activities. Jack was on the Carroll Hospital Foundation Board for more than a decade. He has given generously to his church, the Boys and Girls Club, and Carroll County Public School Education Foundation. He is a significant contributor to the library’s Sculpture in Mary Lou Dewey Park initiative in partnership with the Carroll Community Foundation. Jack is a voracious reader on a wide range of subjects.
Joyce Muller
Our featured great reader is Joyce Muller. Joyce is a lifelong patron of CCPL’s Westminster branch and served on the library board from 2001‐2010. She is the associate vice president for Communications and Marketing at McDaniel College. Joyce favors literary fiction writing by young authors (under 40) and translated works that document world history. Characters, storytelling and exceptional prose win limited shelf space.”
Ted Zaleski
We are delighted to introduce the first in a series of bookmarks featuring books 
recommended by great readers and leaders in Carroll County. Our first great reader is Ted Zaleski, Carroll County Director of Management and Budget. A lifelong learner, Ted regularly read books to his children. One night his daughter asked him, “Why are we always reading books about boys?” Ted notes, “Chastened by my daughter’s question I set out to find good books about girls. It was harder than I expected. They were out there, but I had to dig for them. I began to wonder how many girls were being fed a diet of books about boys by default. It occurred to me that other parents might be interested in the same kind of books I was looking for.”
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