David Richards, director of the Margaret Chase Smith Library, is retiring after serving as director for 27 years. Richards is shown Monday at the entrance to Chase Smith’s home, which is connected to the library. The chair at the left is where Chase Smith would sit while meeting with her secretary and guests at the home, according to Richards.  

A portrait of Margaret Chase Smith, at left, is part of the exhibit “Painting an Inclusive History: Maine Women in Politics” by Jerri Whitman, shown Monday at the Margaret Chase Smith Library at 56 Norridgewock Ave. in Skowhegan. Chase Smith is featured in two portraits in the exhibit of 25 women who have served Maine. The oil paintings were featured Monday during Margaret Chase Smith Appreciation Day at the library. Chase Smith, a member of the Republican Party from Skowhegan, served as a U.S. representative and a U.S. senator from Maine and became the first woman elected to both houses of Congress.

David Richards, director of the Margaret Chase Smith Library, is retiring after serving as director for 27 years. Richards is shown Monday at the library.

People walk through the exhibit “Painting an Inclusive History: Maine Women in Politics” by Jerri Whitman on Monday at the Margaret Chase Smith Library at 56 Norridgewock Ave. in Skowhegan. The exhibit, of 25 women who have served Maine, was featured Monday during Margaret Chase Smith Appreciation Day at the library.

David Richards, director of the Margaret Chase White Library, raises the American and Maine flags at the library at 56 Norridgewock Ave. in Skowhegan on Monday. Richards is retiring after serving as director for 27 years.

People walk through the exhibit “Painting an Inclusive History: Maine Women in Politics” by Jerri Whitman on Monday at the Margaret Chase Smith Library at 56 Norridgewock Ave. in Skowhegan. Margaret Chase Smith, at right, is featured in two portraits in the exhibit of 25 women who have served Maine. The oil paintings were featured during the Margaret Chase Smith Appreciation Day at the library Monday. Chase Smith, a member of the Republican Party from Skowhegan, served as a U.S. representative and a U.S. senator from Maine and became the first woman elected to both houses of Congress.