Annual Meeting

On the 1st of October, the Board of The Friends of The Seattle Public Library had a very meaningful meeting. We were fortunate to hear from Diane Gallegos, Executive Director of Wolf Haven International, and Annie Musselman, an award-winning wildlife photographer. Wolf Haven is between Olympia and Tenino, south of Seattle, and has at its mission sanctuary, education, and conservation.

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Annie received a grant to take photos for a non-profit and spent quite some time at Wolf Haven capturing beautiful images. The sanctuary currently has 65 animals, including 10 wolf dogs and 2 coyotes.

Author Brenda Peterson has written a book called “Wolf Haven: Sanctuary and the Future of Wolves in North America” that features Annie’s photos. While this book is difficult to find for purchase, you can find it at the Seattle Public Library!

One of the other highlights of our meeting was saying thank you to outgoing Board President Carmen Bendixen.

Steve Griggs, incoming Board Vice President, presented Carmen with a token of our appreciation, and she humbly received them before closing the meeting.

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