Suzette MacMillen, our library volunteer, has been chosen as one of the three most outstanding and longest serving volunteers in the 2023 City of Santa Cruz CitySERVE Program. She was officially acknowledged and thanked by Mayor Fred Keeley at the May 23, 2023 City Council meeting's presentation of Outstanding Volunteer Recognition.
It is not the first year that Suzette has been recognized. She has been awarded as an Outstanding Volunteer by the City from 2013 to present. She is known for her dedication, punctuality and reliability in her weekly attendance.
Suzette has been volunteering for our department since 2012. She diagnoses and mends damaged media items. In addition, she works independently with library vendors by compiling lists and ordering replacements. She has saved us tremendously both money and time by giving damaged materials a second life, benefiting at once the environment and county taxpayers.
Prior to her volunteer career, Suzette was a full-time employee for the library from 1889 to 2011 when it underwent drastic staff cuts and reorganization, due to a major budget shortfall. She began her first four years at Boulder Creek Branch, six years at B40 Branch, and subsequent years at Technical Services (currently known as Collection Management Service) where she retired.
Being widely-travelled in her youth, and well-read and well-versed in world politics all her life, suzette maintains a positive outlook toward the library and the community she has been serving. Her excellent work ethic, sense of humor and enthusiasm to learn are great qualities for us all to emulate.
Congratulations, Suzette!
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