Florence A. Giaquinto Class of 1937 Miss Giaquinto dedicated 40 years to the Bangor School District as a teacher and librarian. She was committed to her profession and her community. The daughter of the late Donato and Maria Botta Giaquinto, she had 8 brothers and sisters; Palma and Christina, Rose Cistone, Virginia Campanaro, Mary Carrescia, Michael, Dan, and George. "Miss G" as she was so fondly called by her students, chose to go to college at a time when women did not. She accomplished this through the dedication of her entire family. After graduating as salutatorian of her class at Bangor High School, she did her undergraduate work at Marywood College. At Marywood she was president of her class. She received a master's degree in education from Lehigh University. She also continued to further her education at Columbia, New York, and Temple Universities. Miss Giaquinto was active in her professional life, belonging to the National, State and Local Education Associations. She even served as president of the Bangor Area Education Association. She was also a member of the Pennsylvania School Librarian's and Library Associations. In 1991, she was honored by Bangor Public Library Board of Trustees for 31 years of service as a trustee and 26 years of service as corresponding secretary of the board. She was also a charter member of the Bangor Business and Professional Women's Club, serving them as both president and secretary. Miss Giaquinto helped Dr. Stewart Wolf write and do research for his book, The Roseto Story.

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