Sarah Holmes and Mary Nicolini Appointed to the MPHPL Board of Trustees

For nine years, Holmes has worked as a team leader and a special education liaison at IN*SOURCE, a resource center for families of children with disabilities, in Indiana. She has been married to Erick Holmes for 27 years, and they have two sons, ages 11 and 14. 
 
Holmes said, “Throughout my life, the library has been invaluable. Growing up, I participated in summer reading programs and volunteered at my local library, and now, as a parent, I take my children there often. Serving on the MPHPL Board of Trustees and supporting these essential institutions is an honor.” 

In June 2022, Nicolini retired from Penn High School, where she served as an English teacher and Writing Center director for 28 years. Before that, she taught English at Indianapolis Broad Ripple High School for seven years. She has worked in various adjunct faculty roles at the University of Notre Dame and Indiana University Indianapolis.  
 
Nicolini said, “I have loved the Mishawaka Library ever since I went with my mother to check out books at the Carnegie Library on Hill Street! I was pleased that Dr. Jerry Thacker and Dr. Heather Short remembered my work with writing and literacy and recommended me. The importance of a free public library cannot be overstated, especially in these times.”