Our Team
Linda May
Executive Director
Linda hails from the Midwest, but has lived all over the country. Additionally, she graduated from Hood College in Frederick (when it was still a women’s college!) and received her Masters from Case Western Reserve University.
Linda has two adult children and three grandchildren, as well as two English Bulldogs.
After running marketing departments for publishing companies for 35 years, she finally has a chance to use her Masters in Library Science and work in a job she loves. It has always been her dream to work in a small public library in a great town like Waynesboro – she’s thoroughly enjoying meeting the people here and working with many of them to bring new resources to our town.
Paula Smith
Administrative Assistant
Paula joined the library in early 2020 as the Administrative Assistant, where she manages all things finances and numbers. Her very first job was at Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools in the Book Review Division, and now she’s finishing her career at a library! Immersed in numbers her entire professional career… interestingly, the telephone exchange for her in Rockville, MD was 762 – her family business had a phone number of 762-3355 and now she’s working where the number is 762-3335. It’s all about numbers in her world! Paula earned her BA from Hood College in Frederick, MD with additional studies at Oklahoma State University and Aegean Institute in Galatas, Greece. In her free time, Paula enjoys traveling and watching old movies. Her favorite genre of books are mysteries and political intrigue fiction.
Gina VitalE
Teen Services
Collection Development
Gina Vitale is the Teen & Adult Services Librarian, with a background in art and education. She graduated from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA, with a BA in Studio Art and an MS in Elementary Education K-6. After working as a preschool and kindergarten teacher for about five years, she earned an MLIS (Master of Library and Information Science) at the University of Pittsburgh. She likes to read history, historical fiction, and dystopian novels, and also loves gardening, decorating, baking, walking, bird watching, family history, fashion, and working on art projects.
Aftan Francis
Director of childrens’ services
Aftan grew up in Waynesboro and graduated from Messiah College with a BS in Art Education. Upon graduating, she taught primary art in Greencastle, PA and worked in the old Alexander Hamilton Library as a circulation assistant and ILL librarian. In 2012, Aftan decided to try something new and began work as a TEFL instructor in Akita, Japan and Ulsan, South Korea. After briefly living in Canada as well, she came back to library to spend more time with her family before joining the Peace Corps in 2016. As a literacy volunteer in Western Sāmoa, she worked with her village to develop and run a school library—now an internationally-funded study center, taught literacy courses, and started numerous community-enrichment programs. Aftan is extremely happy to be working at the library AGAIN, and, in her spare time, she also enjoys reading fantasy novels, rock-climbing, making pottery, hanging out with her nieces and dogs, and doing creative projects.
KAren Sourbier
Adult Services Specialist
Karen is our Director of Adult Services, and is admittedly very passionate about what a library can provide for their community. Karen’s first encounter working in a library was as a student assistant during high school, followed by many years as the volunteer librarian for her church library. In 2015, she began working for the FCLS at Grove Family Library. While there, she served as a Library Assistant and as Adult Program Consultant. Karen enjoys Christian Fiction, cookbooks, healthy living books, and crafting books. Her favorite authors include Lynette Eason, Dee Henderson, Dani Pettrey, Irene Hannon, Susan Sleeman, and DiAnn Mills, and she enjoys audiobooks for their multitasking capabilities.
Carolyn Adkins
Interlibrary Loan Coordinator
Carolyn recently relocated to Pennsylvania, after spending many years in Maryland. A former banker, Carolyn joined the library as the Interlibrary Loan Coordinator. Additionally, she studied Accounting at Howard Community College in Columbia, MD. Carolyn enjoys working at the library and is looking forward to furthering her education and library skills. Carolyn currently resides in Blue Ridge Summit, with her daughter. She enjoys the outdoors, cooking, exploring historic places and of course, reading!
Bailey Roberts
Bailey is a recent graduate from HACC and is a part-time Library Assistant, assisting in the Children's Programming. Bailey enjoys history and poetry books. She lives in Fairfield, PA with her mother and younger sister, and hopes to further her education online in Library Science. In her free time, Bailey enjoys exercising, cooking/baking, hiking, spending time with her friends and family, and finding hidden gems around Pennsylvania.
Devon tyeryar
Devon has recently joined the library as a part-time Library Assistant, specializing in the Library's MakerSpace projects. He graduated from Waynesboro Senior High in 2018 and has been accumulating work experience since. He lives in town with his family of 10, including his 2 dogs, Chloe and Jasper, and 2 cats, Sherman and Koal. Devon enjoys a good fantasy book when he reads, but is always up for something different, but he also likes to spend his time playing video games or card games. He always wants to learn new things, and is currently testing the waters of the languages of Japanese and piano.
Ann Duble
Ann started working at the Blue Ridge Summit Library over 13 years ago before coming to work Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library. She graduated from the University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla., with a BS in Journalism. Ann was married to two Vietnam Vets and moved every few years around the country and Germany. She retired from Fort Detrick, Md., prior to coming to work at the Libraries part time. She lives on the mountain in Cascade, Md., with three dogs (one Junie the Library dog) and one cat—all very spoiled. Ann likes to knit, crochet, quilt and belongs to a couple of blanket making groups. In warm weather, she spends a good bit of time in her large yard raking, mowing and some gardening, or reading on the porch with the dogs nearby. In the fall, she is parked in front of the TV watching college and professional football. Her teams are the Washington Redskins, the Oklahoma Sooners, and because she has grandchildren at Penn State, that too. A longtime advocate of nature and the outdoors, she abhors litter and is often seen picking up beer cans and other tossed trash along the beautiful mountain roads. Ann has two daughters and four grandchildren.
NEPTUNE HAMILTON, THE SECOND
Neptune, Roman god of the sea and twin-tail, half-moon male Betta fish, came to the library in the summer of 2018. More than 100 participants took part in choosing his fitting, regal name, and Neptune rules the aquarium (located in the Children's area) with poise, grace, and a little bit of laziness. He can often be seen lounging on a leaf ruling over his mystery snail and zebra danio minions and loves to greet his adoring masses when they come to visit him in his "palace". Feel free to bask in Neptune's presence daily when Miss Aftan brings his tribute of Betta pellets or any time the library is open. He's always happy to meet new fans and to hear a new TAIL!
