Season Sponsors, Literary Circle, Patrons & Donors

Friends of the Central Library extends sincere gratitude to all the thoughtful contributors supporting the 2022-2023 Friends of the Central Library Author Series.

Thank you to our 28th Season Sponsors

Season Sponsor
Connie Bull

Author Sponsors
National Grid
Syracuse University

Legend Sponsors
Allyn Family Foundation
Key Bank
Raymour & Flanigan

Classics Sponsors
Advance Media New York
Cygnus Management Foundation, Inc.
Linda Witherill
Marriott Syracuse Downtown
Stickley, Audi & Co.
Upstate Medical University
Visual Technologies
Wegmans

Novella Sponsors
Anonymous
Edward & Angela Bernat
Carrie Berse
Bottar Law, PLLC
Connie Bull

Media Sponsors
Cumulus Radio Station Group, a Division of Cumulus Media
WAER 88.3
WRVO Public Media

28th Season Literary Circle Subscribers

Eric Allyn & Meg O’Connell
Angela Bernat
Barb Connor & Doug Wood
Peggy Fabic
Edward & Lena Kochian
Steve Kulick
Mary Tyszko

28th Season Patron Subscribers

Richard & Maxene Alderman
Mary Ann & Gary Allen
Kal Alston
Ann Marie Bergold
Carolyn Bernstein
Nancy Bottar
Bernie & Ona Cohn Bregman
Connie Bull
Nancy Caple
Jessica Cohen
Paul & Linda Cohen
Lorrie Cooney
Jean Currie
Dane Dell
Marlene Denney
Judith & William Dowling
Beth Drew
Carol Dwyer
Betsy Elkins

Jacki Goldberg
Marcelle Haddix
Baird & Muffy Hansen
Marcia Hayden-Horan & Philip Horan
Katy Hedges
Deborah & Richard Hole
Tammy Kiesa
George Kilpatrick, Jr.
Cynthia Kirby
Kara Krueger
Ellen LaBerge
Renee Levy
Marlene & Scott Macfarlane
James MacKillop
Kevin & Suzanne McAuliffe
Deborah Moore
Patricia Numann
Anna O’Neil
Tom & Ginny Biesiada O’Neill

Marilyn Pinsky
Eileen Ponto
Elizabeth Fallon Quilter
Darshini Roopnarine
Erica Rube
Peter Sarver
Kim Schellinger
Anita Schmidt-Kyanka
Tom Schwarz
Steven Sisskind
Laiza Semidey
Heather Smith
Anne Spitzer
Jill & Ron Stratton
Marilyn Tucci
Kristia Valetta
Elaine Walter
Leah Weinberg
Lucia Whisenand

2021-2022 DONORS

In addition to FOCL’s sponsors, advertisers, and subscribers, we thank these thoughtful donors for gifts received August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022

$10,000
Anonymous

$1,000 – $2,500
Anonymous
Angela Bernat
Connie Bull
Marlene Denney
Jacki & Michael Goldberg – In memory of Carol Dixon Edgerton

$500 – $999
Kal Alston
Stephen Bittner & Karen Shible
Jessica & Norm Cohen
Sam & Erika Edelstein
Peggy Fabic
Joe Lee
Virginia Biesiada O’Neill
Elizabeth Fallon Quilter
Thelie Trotty-Selzer & Jon Selzer
Linda A. Witherill

$100 – $499
Anonymous (4)
Gary J. Allen
Babette Baker – In memory of Lillie Morgan
Ann Marie Bergold
Carol Biesemeyer
The Bookies – In memory of Josie Harris, a treasured member of the Bookies book group. From: Ann Phillips, Ann O’Neill, Elizabeth Etoll, Hannah Hubbard, Linda Roberge, Melanie deLima, Pam Blom, Patti Haggerty, Sandy Holmes, Syd Radka.
Bernard & Ona Cohn Bregman
Joan & Paul Brooks
Nancy Caple

$100 – $499 (continued)
Brian Chanatry
Linda T. & Paul S. Cohen
Donna M. Coloton
Dane A. Dell
Beth M. Drew
Mark Feldman & Chris Riley
Katherine A. Flack
Carlos Gavilondo
Margo & Stuart Groskin
Marcelle Haddix
Marcia Hayden-Horan & Philip Horan
Polly Heavenrich
Heidi Holtz
Dr. Peter & Mary Huntington
Wanda H. Irish
Gwen Kay & Jef Sneider
Kara Krueger
Steven W. Kulick
Christine Lozner – In honor of the Second Wednesday Book Club
Lynn & Gardner McLean
Lisa A. Melara
Anna O’Neil
Lleni Pach
Marilyn L. Pinsky
Eileen M. Ponto – In memory of Emily Ponto
Darshini Roopnarine
The Steer Schoenberger Family
Gracia Sears
Elizabeth Shanley
Dr. Paul E. Phillips & Ms. Sharon P. Sullivan
Anita & Robert Wagner
Elaine Walter
Lucia B. Whisenand
Jo Ann Wickman
Linda A. Zimmerman

up to $99
Anonymous (2)
Mary Roberts Bailey
Jordan Berger
James & Cynthia Bright – In memory of Mary Bright
Elizabeth Costello
Elizabeth Cowan
Susan A. Currie – In honor of Ed Kochian
Bertram Devorsetz – In memory of Charlotte Devorsetz
Andrew Eastham
Mary Louise Edwards
Erin Elliott
Dianne Emmick – In honor of CNY Reads
Theodore Endreny
Norma S. Feldman
Patricia M. Giarrusso
Gail Gorman
Deborah Hole
Tamara Kiesa
Sue Kowalski – In honor of William Pollak
April & Gary Lazarus
Cheryl Maxian
Sam & Margaret McNaughton
Robert Moss
Mary Lou Pritchett – In honor of Lucille Schardt
Elizabeth Fallon Quilter – In honor of Angela Bernat
Nancy Rein
Heather Smith
The Toia-Kramer Family – In memory of Olga Vinciquerra, who loved to read and loved her local library
Sharon Vining
Barbara Vural
Diane D. Webb
Ji-eun Yeon
Elizabeth Zader – In memory of Martha Fabrizzo
Alice Zicari-Grant

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