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Margaret Chase Smith Library

  • Margaret Chase Smith Library
  • Biography
  • Research
  • Education & Public Policy
  • Virtual Field Trip, Activities & Lesson Plans
  • Exhibits
  • National History Day In Maine
  • Awards
  • Staff
  • About
  • Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center
  • Newsletters
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Staff


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Chris O'Brien, Executive Director
Sep 26, 2024
Chris O'Brien, Executive Director
Sep 26, 2024

Chris O’Brien, Ph.D., was named Director of the Margaret Chase Smith Library in September 2024. Previously, he was Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Center in Dickinson, ND; professor of History at the University of Maine at Farmington; Visiting Professor at Beijing University of Technology; and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Kansas. He chaired the Division of Social Science and Business at UMF; served for nearly a decade on the Maine Historical Records Advisory Board; and was a grant-reviewer for the National Historic Records Preservation Commission. A historian of the cultural Cold War, O’Brien is the author of several articles and book chapters on the subject. He earned his doctorate at the University of Kansas and his certificate in Higher Education Management from Harvard. He can be reached at cobrien@mcslibrary.org

Sep 26, 2024
John Taylor, National History Day State Coordinator, Museum Assistant & Communications Manager
Oct 2, 2015
John Taylor, National History Day State Coordinator, Museum Assistant & Communications Manager
Oct 2, 2015

John Taylor joined the library staff in 2013. He earned his B.S. in History and Political Science from Indiana State University and holds a M.A. in American History from Indiana University Indianapolis. John is the state coordinator for National History Day (NHD) in Maine and represents New England on the NHD Executive Council of Coordinators. He also assists in educational programming, emergency planning, and the creation, installation, and maintenance of museum exhibits. Previously, John served as a docent at the James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home in Indianapolis and worked both at the Indiana Historical Society and Indiana Historical Bureau. His area of specialty is the Cold War with a particular interest in pop culture of the 1950s and 60s. John may be reached at jtaylor@mcslibrary.org.

Oct 2, 2015
Kim Nelson, Library Coordinator
Aug 24, 2020
Kim Nelson, Library Coordinator
Aug 24, 2020

Kim served as an intern in 2015 before earning her B.S. in Information and Library Services from the University of Maine at Augusta. She joined the staff in 2019. She worked at Canaan Public Library and Skowhegan Free Public Library. She was an educator at Corbin Academy and Mr. Paperback before earning her degree. Kim is also a board member of the Brown Girl Brown Boy Literacy Foundation. Her email address is kimn@mcslibrary.org.

Aug 24, 2020
Nicole Potter, Curator of Collections
Jun 28, 2021
Nicole Potter, Curator of Collections
Jun 28, 2021

Nicole Potter joined the staff in 2021. She earned her B.A. in English Literature and Religious Studies from St. Lawrence University and her M.S. in Library and Information Science from Syracuse University School of Information Studies. Nicole’s specialization is cultural heritage preservation. Previously she worked at cultural institutions in New York, New Mexico, and Alaska, including ones preserving the legacies of other noteworthy Americans such as artist Georgia O'Keefe and author Ernest Hemingway. Immediately prior to starting at the Margaret Chase Smith Library, she was the Regional History Museum Librarian at The Community Library in Ketchum, Idaho. Nicole’s email is npotter@mcslibrary.org

Jun 28, 2021
Amos Reid, Facilities Maintenance
Jul 30, 2015
Amos Reid, Facilities Maintenance
Jul 30, 2015

Amos Reid came aboard on a part-time basis in 2011 to take care of facilities maintenance duties. He is a graduate of Thomas College. In his off-duty hours, he umpires youth baseball games and manages family real estate holdings. He may be reached at amosr@mcslibrary.org.

Jul 30, 2015
Dr. David Richards, Former Director (Retired)
Jul 30, 2015
Dr. David Richards, Former Director (Retired)
Jul 30, 2015

Jul 30, 2015
Dr. Gregory Gallant, Director Emeritus
Aug 6, 2015
Dr. Gregory Gallant, Director Emeritus
Aug 6, 2015

Aug 6, 2015
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Want to know an easy way to support the Library? Throughout September, head over to the Skowhegan Hannaford and purchase a reusable Community Bag! One dollar from each purchase will be donated to the MCS Library.
Want to know an easy way to support the Library? Starting on September 1st, head over to the Skowhegan Hannaford and purchase a reusable Community Bag! One dollar from each purchase will be donated to the MCS Library throughout the month of September
Margaret Chase Smith Appreciation Day was a success yesterday! Thank you to all who came out to see Sylvie Jensen's National History Day project, Jerri Whitman's portraits, and to bid a farewell to Dr. David Richards.
Join us tonight!!

Location

56 Norridgewock Avenue
Skowhegan, Maine 04976
(207) 474-7133

hours

Museum:
10:00 AM-3:00 PM
Monday-Friday

House Tours:
1:00 PM
Monday-Thursday or
by Appointment

Owned by the Margaret Chase Smith Foundation and operated under its auspices by the University of Maine.