Sylvia D. Crane, 95, formerly of Hillsboro, died on Wednesday, September 19th at Atria-Woodbrier Assisted Living in Falmouth, MA. She was born in Washington, N.H. and graduated from Colby Academy in New London; Colby College in Waterville, Maine; and the Columbia University School of Library Studies. Crane worked as a librarian in Brooklyn, N.Y.; at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.; in Racine Wis.; and at the N.H. State Library, Concord. Services were held on October 5th at the East Washington Baptist Church, East Washington.

Dorothy Worcester, 95, died September 2nd at Genesis Elder Care in Keene. Born June 1, 1907 in Peterborough, she was a 1923 graduate of the former Peterborough High School and had attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. Mrs. Worcester had been a resident of Dublin since 1928. She served as librarian at the Dublin Public Library for 67 years, retiring in 1997. She received a citation from Gov. Jeanne Shaheen as New Hampshire's longest serving librarian. Services were held September 9th.