Shirley Barron said good-bye to Leach Library in Londonderry on August 17 after 6« years to become Director of the Bedford Public Library. She replaces Fran Wiggin, who retired. Since her first day in January 1995, Shirley has been instrumental in the Londonderry Library's growth, in size, staff, resources, and services. In March 1995, the town passed a $2.3 million bond article to expand the library. The expansion was completed in 1997.

Shirley worked at her high school library in Salem, N.H. and at her college library at Keene State College where she obtained her bachelor's degree in English. She continued her education at the University of Oklahoma where she obtained her master's degree in library science. Shirley started in Bedford on September 4.