(Courtesy of Nashua Public Library) Folks of a certain age may remember one or two, maybe more, of these ladies -- all but one wearing fashionable hats -- who served the Nashua Public Library throughout much of the 20th century as librarians or assistant librarians. The librarian seated at the desk is believed to be Elizabeth Spring, a well-known name around town for decades. Two of the women standing at the desk seem to be unfolding small pieces of paper; perhaps they were drawing names for a "secret Santa" gift exchange. When this photo was taken is unknown, but a guess is the late 1940s or early 50s. Besides Miss Spring, names of librarians assocated with NPL in that era include Marion Manning, Etta Lovejoy, Rachel Sanborn and Christine Rockwood, but whether any of the names match the ladies in the photo isn't known.

Folks of a certain age may remember one or two, maybe more, of these ladies – all but one wearing fashionable hats — who served the Nashua Public Library throughout much of the 20th century as librarians or assistant librarians. The librarian seated at the desk is believed to be Elizabeth Spring, a well-known name around town for decades. Two of the women standing at the desk seem to be unfolding small pieces of paper; perhaps they were drawing names for a “secret Santa” gift exchange. When this photo was taken is unknown, but a guess is the late 1940s or early 50s. Besides Miss Spring, names of librarians assocated with NPL in that era include Marion Manning, Etta Lovejoy, Rachel Sanborn and Christine Rockwood, but whether any of the names match the ladies in the photo isn’t known.