Lynn Lockwood moved to Maine in 2007 from Baltimore County, Maryland where she was Assistant Director of the Baltimore County Public Library. She has been Director of the Auburn Public Library since June, 2009. She lives in Harpswell with her husband, Bill Ewing, and basset hound, Dixon. The couple has three children and three grandchildren.
Suzanne Sullivan is the Assistant Director for Resource Sharing, Innovation and Staff Development. She has an M.S. in Library Science from Simmons College, and a BA in History from Bowdoin College. She has been at APL since March 2010. Before coming to APL, she was Fiction and Electronic Resources Librarian at Portland Public Library.
Martin Gagnon, Head of Reference and Adult Services, has relocated with his wife and two boys from Lang Township, Maine. He comes to the Auburn Public Library with four years experience as Director of the Rangeley Public Library. A former journalist, Martin is continuing his Library Science studies through the University of Maine at Augusta. An avid skier, camper, snowball artist, and part-time farmer, Martin loves being outside any time of the year. Martin has always been impressed with the responsiveness of libraries to community needs and expects the community focus of libraries to continue.
Deb Cleveland, Head of Children’s Services and Family Place Coordinator, has worked in Children’s Services at APL for the past 10 years. In January of 2010, she was appointed as Head of Children’s Services after serving as the department assistant for 5 years. She holds a Masters Degree in Information and Library Science from Drexel University. She has a passion for reading and enjoys being able to bring books and children together. Some of her favorite children authors are Patricia Reilly Giff, Katherine Patterson, Patricia Polacco, Ann Rinaldi, and Cynthia Rylant. Her hobbies include gardening, knitting, and of course reading! She has 2 grown sons, Nate and Ben who were regular library users when they were children. She always enjoyed bringing her children to the library and hopes to provide families who come to the library with a welcoming and positive library experience.
John is an Auburn native who graduated from UMO. He has been an APL staff member since (the Jurassic Age?) 1973 and is currently head of the Lending Services department. He also is in charge of library retail sales and the continuing lobby book sale. John is an active Antiques dealer and has been since 1967.
Jim Wilkins is the Director of Development for the Auburn Public Library. Jim is also the co-organizer of the Auburn Nordic Ski Association, a cross-country ski club that maintains a wonderful nordic ski trail system at Lost Valley Ski Area. He and his family have lived in and enjoyed Auburn for 23 years.
Sally Holt, formerly a middle school teacher and high school librarian is the teen librarian at APL and also works at the reference desk. She has four cats, is an avid magazine reader and loves watching reality shows.