Kristine Patti: Congratulations! Hope you have a great partay! We'll be their in spirit.

Trina Milne: Congratulations my friend. You worked hard for this moment. I wish we could be there to celebrate with you.

Tina Richard: Way to go my friend, you did the hard work and now you will be honored for it when you celebrate your graduation!! So proud of you and now for something you will like to do for a job “Librarian here you come!!” Love you and miss you Janet…huggggz ❤️.

Pam Umsteadt: Congratulations on graduating! Hope you enjoy your party wish I could be there! We will see you in June!

TMoney: OMG yay!!!! You are already a wonderful librarian. I'm so happy that you will be out there guiding people towards beautiful books to read. Much, much much love. <3. =Tai

Cheryl and Clark: Oh Janet, how exciting. Our warmest thoughts are with you as you celebrate your graduation. Libraries are so important. Keep on growing and making our world a better place. See you in the fall.

Judy Vardamis: Oh Janet! This is so wonderful! You’ve kept this dream alive for a long time, and all your hard work and amazing initiative is coming to fruition! Congratulations! I certainly wish I could be there! But ill will keep the home fires burning here in Maine and maybe see you this summer ? Much love!

Michelle Millard-Naylor: Congratulations, Janet! You are such a thoughtful, conscientious, kind human. The library world is so lucky to have you in it! And I am so very grateful I got to know and work with you this term! Way to Go!

Elizabeth Tibbitts: Thank you for sharing this experience with us! I appreciate the energy and thoroughness that you brought to our Collections Management group. Best to you and your next endeavor :)

Cathy Cushing: Congrats! This is a huge accomplishment and you should be very proud of yourself. Have fun at your home party and then however you decide to celebrate later on!!

Allison: Congratulations Janet! That’s an awesome accomplishment! God bless as you find the perfect fit for you in your new career adventure! Leave time for biking through! Congratulations

Jennifer Agarwal: Janet, thank you for persevering in our challenge to create an incredible library (!) and then detail 11 chapters' worth of critical policies and procedures! No small feat, and yet you kept at it! I appreciated your willingness to take on any and all chapters, even when we were all feeling overwhelmed! Even though this was our first class together, I have a sneaking suspicion that this doggedness is part of what has brought you to graduation...and I believe it will serve you well in the future, as you begin your career in the world of libraries! Thank you for being a cheerful and collegial partner in MLIS! Let's keep in touch in the future! You never know when library lives will cross! Happy Graduation! Yours in STEAM, Jennifer

Tia Beem: Congratulations! Such a relief finally getting it all done.

Debi Milligan: I am soooooo proud of you. I remember holding you when you were a baby. You seet a goal and stuck to it. You go girl!! I hope your future endeavors will continue to lead you down your chosen path. Love ya Kiddo

Anne-Marie & Pete Brown: Huge congratulations to you!! This is a fabulous accomplishment, one for which you should be very proud! Hope you take a moment to rest and recharge… and then find an opportunity to put all of this hard work and studying into action!

Erica Greco: Congratulations! What an amazing accomplishment of all of your hard work and dedication. I enjoyed working with you in INFO 266 and couldn’t have gotten through it without you. Best of luck in all of your future endeavors. Congrats!!!

Husband Rick: Janet, Big congradulations on your Masters. It's been a long road for you with many ups n downs, but I knew you would "get er done"!! I hope your able to land the postion you want. You will be an Awesome librarian. I'm very proud of you. Love you much , Rick

Janet Lynne Allen

The degree of

Master of Library and Information Science

Virtual Convocation
2023