A single lightbulb on a pull-down string was the only lighting that illuminated the old yellowed-paged, musty library books in the city library in 1977. These books in the old City Hall basement stood ready on creaky shelves for the dedicated library patron who enjoyed reading.
That year, 1977, was also the year when a group of community members decided to address the needs of the library. Four years later in August 1981, their goal of improving the library became a reality when the books were finally moved into the current Burton Memorial Library on Kearney Street.
Now 40 years later, Friends of the Library will gather Wednesday, August 11, to celebrate this milestone in the Library’s history.
The group invites the community to stop in from noon to 2 p.m. to share refreshments and view a photo display of that four-year effort as well as the past 40 years.
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