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Manchester City Library Foundation

The Manchester City Library Foundation is a private, nonprofit corporation formed of volunteers who are committed to providing supplemental support to the Manchester City Library. The Foundation is proud to support our local community by providing continued and increased public support for our public local library. 

Our Board

Our board is made up of dedicated Manchester community members who believe the public library is one of this city's most vital resources. We work to build the private partnerships and philanthropic support that allow the Manchester City Library to go beyond the basics and deliver meaningful programs, services, and opportunities for everyone who walks through its doors.

Libraries are a cornerstone of democracy — where information is free and equally available to everyone. People tend to take that for granted, and they don't realize what is at stake when that is put at risk.


Carla Hayden, 14th Librarian of Congress

The Manchester City Library Foundation Board

Edit Hamidovic, Chair and President of the Board

Edit Hamidovic, Chair and President of the Board

Edit Hamidovic, Chair and President of the Board

Edit Hamidovic serves as Chair of the Manchester City Library Foundation. He leads the Board in advancing its mission to support and promote the Manchester City Library through fundraising, advocacy, and community partnerships. A Manchester native, Edit graduated from Memorial High School and Southern New Hampshire University. Professionally, Edit works in cyber fraud detection at Fidelity Investments, helping protect individuals and the organization against emerging threats.


Jill Holt, Vice President of the Board

Edit Hamidovic, Chair and President of the Board

Edit Hamidovic, Chair and President of the Board

Jill Holt, PHR, serves as Vice President of the Manchester City Library Foundation. She is a human resources generalist with expertise in talent operations, employee engagement, and organizational culture. A lifelong Manchester, New Hampshire resident, she has fond memories of the Library’s bookmobile visiting her neighborhood and writing book reports with Library resources. She proudly supports the Manchester City Library Foundation’s mission to strengthen the Library through fundraising and community advocacy.

Jesse Keel, Secretary of the Board

Edit Hamidovic, Chair and President of the Board

Shane Duffy, Treasurer of the Board

Jesse Keel serves as Secretary of the Manchester City Library Foundation. She works as a Preservation Specialist at the Northeast Document Conservation Center in Andover, MA helping libraries, museums, archives across the country. She holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Vermont and an MLIS from Simmons University. A life-long dedicated reader, Jesse is excited to bring her passion for books to advocating and fundraising for the library. 

Shane Duffy, Treasurer of the Board

Shane Duffy, Treasurer of the Board

Shane Duffy, Treasurer of the Board

Shane Duffy serves as Treasurer of the Manchester City Library Foundation. As a financial services professional, Shane Duffy, helps individuals, families, and business owners create, build, and preserve wealth. Through his work with New York Life, Shane offers a variety of products around insurance and financial needs, including, but not limited to college funding, retirement, managing costs for extended periods of care and lifetime income strategies. 

Steven Michael DeCalogero, Board

Shane Duffy, Treasurer of the Board

Steven Michael DeCalogero, Board

Steven serves as a board director of the Manchester City Library Foundation. He is happy to provide supplemental help to the library so that they may provide a variety of technology resources available for our patrons, including computer access, free Wi-Fi, and printing and scanning services. The library also offers classes on basic computer skills and software programs.

Kourtney Soucy, Board

Shane Duffy, Treasurer of the Board

Steven Michael DeCalogero, Board

Kourtney serves as a board director of the Manchester City Library Foundation. With experience in program management and community relations, Kourtney is enthusiastic to be supporting and advancing the Foundation's mission by serving on the Events Committee. Coupling Kourtney's professional experience with her personal values of being a forever learner and holding a Masters in Business Administration, she is excited to bring forth unique and impactful events and programming to the foundation. 

Lois Otchere, Board

Stephanie McLaughlin, Board

Stephanie McLaughlin, Board

Lois serves as a board director of the Manchester City Library Foundation. With experience in the accounting profession, Lois works in assurance services, auditing various governmental entities. Through her work as an auditor, Lois has experience assessing the effectiveness of controls, developing an understanding of client operations, and processing key areas of risk. Lois is excited to further support the Foundation by pairing up her love and passion of reading and books with serving on both the Foundation's Advancement Committee as well as the Finance and Governance Committee.

Stephanie McLaughlin, Board

Stephanie McLaughlin, Board

Stephanie McLaughlin, Board

More to come...

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Join Our Board

The Foundation’s Board of Directors is comprised of individuals who are deeply committed to the Manchester City Library and its role in our community. We believe that dedicated people can drive meaningful change and strengthen our city by expanding educational and cultural opportunities for all.


As we work to broaden our outreach, we are seeking enthusiastic individuals to serve on our Executive Board.


We welcome applications from those who are passionate, committed, and community-minded. If you are interested in contributing your skills and leadership, please submit your resume along with a brief letter outlining your background and why you'd like to join.

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