Library

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The library was created in 1980 by dedicated church member Jayne Sawyer and located in the Education wing hall now adjacent to the Fellowship Hall. A number of members helped initially but most visible was the woodworking talent of Dave Whitehead who constructed several handsome storage/display cabinets. In 1989, with the Sawyers move to NC, library-trained member Laura Newman assumed library oversight for the next five years including its move into the previous church office. In 1994, Sheila Haney and a volunteer advisory board gradually reorganized the facility into its existing model. Again, Dave Whitehead constructed a rolling segmented cart to bring resources to the classes. In 2005, Ben Gafford suggested that the library needed visibility. Dora offered a newly decorated small conference room adjacent to the office that was used for a new Sunday School class as the next site. The switch was soon completed with Dan and Marty McCulloch and Ted Bateman moving and rebuilding the wall bookcase. The previous library closets and cabinets and counter were to continue to be used as a Library Annex for processing new holdings. Currently, there are approximately 1500 volumes plus audio and visual cassettes, record albums, slides, and games available across the age span.