Rio Vista Civic Leader Joins Library Foundation Board 

Prominent civic and business leader Constance Boulware of Rio Vista is the newest member to join the Board of Directors of the Solano County Library Foundation. A city councilmember, she has been active in community affairs for years. 

Ms. Bouleware earned her bachelors of science degree in organizational management from Washington University in Tahoma Park, Md.   

With an administrative background of 30 years of government service, she is a retired executive officer who has overseen departments and offices with more than 250 employees. 

She is the Soroptimist chair of the Social Economics and Development Committee, and is a member of the Rio Vista Lions Club.  She serves as publicist and chair of the Friends for Seniors committee with the Woman’s Improvement Club and is currently a member of the Solano County Senior Coalition and Area Agency on Aging, as well as an Honorary Commander with the 571^st Contingency Response Group, 615^th Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air Force Base. 

Ms. Bouleware belongs to a book club in Rio Vista that explores various types of literature and she enjoys discussing perspective on book selections. In her spare time she conducts food drives and large garage sales for Rio Vista Community Services, a non-profit that serves people in need of food and shelter.   

“We are excited about the energy, expertise and talents that Constance brings to the board,” said Board Chairman Jim Dunbar. “She will be an excellent voice for her community and bring a perspective that we’ve been searching for at the Foundation.”   

Solano County Library Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the programs of the Solano County Library, literacy and lifelong learning needs of the community we serve. SCLF provides funding for special projects that the library cannot fund with public dollars, enabling the library to reach those who need its services the most. It was founded in 1994 and has raised over $2.3 million in support of such programs and projects as the Literacy in Education Access Resource Network (LEARN),  the county-wide Reach Out and Read early pediatric literacy program, Adult Literacy programs, Solano Kids Read, Opening Day Collections for new libraries, and art installations at libraries in Vacaville and Rio Vista.