DEAR EDITOR:

Many of us began our Poland Library experiences and adventures by marching single file as students from Poland Union School to the Poland Library, then located upstairs at the firehouse. So many wax equally nostalgic for today’s library.

Our current beloved library must be saved.

For others to consider spending twice as much on a new (namely and presumably a modern, characterless edifice) building rather than to refurbish / update / reinforce our current gem is ludicrous.

My late brother, John, provided funds for the library’s elevator to honor our mother, Elizabeth MacIntosh, and many other Friends of the Library have made major donations over the years to enhance the facility. Future donations to a new facility are far less likely.

It is cherished. It is a community icon. It is fixable.

How better to celebrate Poland than to preserve this library!

Thank you in advance for carrying the torch for this important statement of support.

BILL MACINTOSH

Southwest Harbor, Maine