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Seminar to honor 80th birthday of Scottsboro
Published May 18, 2009
Scottsboro Public Library’s 80th birthday will be celebrated this Sunday with a special seminar on the origins of the local library.
Marilyn Morris, a former library board member and a part-time employee of the library since her retirement, will present her book, “The Story of the Young Women’s Book Club and the Birth of The Scottsboro Public Library,” this Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Book Club Room of the library.
The book has been published by iUniverse and will be available for purchase at the library. A copy will also be kept in the genealogy room at the library.
Morris was commissioned to write a book about the origins of the Scottsboro Public Library in honor of the library’s 80th birthday, and in researching the subject, she soon found the history of the library could not be separated from the story of The Young Women’s Book Club.
These ladies petitioned the city leaders for years to build a library, and when they did not receive the results they expected, they decided to create a library for their town on their own.
The library was begun in 1929 by the Young Women’s Book Club which became the Fortnightly Book Club in the early 1950s.
The first library was housed in a jury room of Judge Jim Money’s courtroom. In 1932, the library moved to the upstairs over the Scottsboro City Hall at the corner of Peachtree and Broad Streets.
In 1964, the library moved to its current location on the edge of Caldwell Park. Since that time, three additions have been made, as well as a major renovation.
A special invitation is being extended to the descendants of the ladies who formed The Young Women’s Book Club.
This presentation will conclude the series of programs, called “Southern Writers Tell Their Stories.”
“The programs, as well as the library history, are the result of a generous donation by Mrs. Martha Foster,” Scottsboro Public Library Director Nancy Gregory said.
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