1948 - 2004
We welcome you here today, as the J. V. Fletcher Library dedicates the new Veronica Whitehouse Silent Study Area in honor of the late Trustee and Board Chair, Veronica Whitehouse. A dedicated and passionate library supporter, Roni was elected to the J. V. Fletcher Library Board of Trustees in 1995, holding the offices of Secretary and Chair during her nine-year tenure. As a Trustee, she was genuinely dedicated to all public library issues, volunteering her time, expertise and energy as a committed public servant. Her civic interest in library advocacy led to her zealous work on the Massachusetts Library Association Legislative Committee and to her position on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Library Trustee Association. At the time of her death, she was working on a presentation to promote Trustee Advocacy across the Commonwealth. In addition to her work with the Trustee Board, she was an active member of the Friends of the J. V. Fletcher Library, Inc. greeting members at each and every Book Sale. Veronica’s warmth, enthusiasm, follow-through and unselfish volunteerism on behalf of the civic good extended far beyond her library work -- into the community at large and into the Commonwealth. As we dedicate this space in honor of Veronica Whitehouse and her memory, we share that it was created with gifts of generosity, volunteerism, service to the community, and civic sharing ... the spirit that Veronica exemplified in her time with us.