Manalapan officials scheduled a “special presentation” for outgoing librarian Mary Ann Kunkle, but the guest of honor was a no-show at the March 27 commission meeting.
“Even though she’s not here, we do have a certificate of appreciation for her,” Mayor Basil Diamond said.
The town also chose a Kindle Fire e-book reader as a going-away present.
A substitute went to fill in at the library but Kunkle sent her back, saying she would not be attending, Town Manager Linda Stumpf said.
Kunkle also clarified that she had resigned, not retired, Stumpf said.
Kunkle was librarian since 2005 and volunteered at the library before that, Diamond said. She also was the first editor of the town’s newsletter.
—Steve Plunkett
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