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Friends gift $10,000 to Jeanes Library

The Friends of the William Jeanes Memorial Library presented a total of $10,000 to the library in October 2024!

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Members of the FWJML board presented the Mary Knowles Technology Fund check to library director, Lisa Clancy, MSLS at the October 10, 2024 FWJML board meeting.
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Mary Knowles in a photograph published by the Times-Herald on August 2, 1955 (Times-Herald)
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Knowles turned a ceremonial shovel when ground was broken for the current building on Joshua Road. She retired in 1979, having never taken the loyalty oath. (https://mainlinetoday.com/life-style/the-case-of-the-gutsy-librarian/?amp=1)

The Friends of the William Jeanes Memorial Library presented a total of $10,000 to the library in October 2024!

Members of the FWJML board presented the Mary Knowles Technology Fund check to Library Director, Lisa Clancy, MSLS at the October 10, 2024 FWJML Board Meeting.

In response to requests from the Library, the Friends presented the check this year in the amount of $4,000.

The Mary Knowles Technology Fund was established by the Friends of the William Jeanes Memorial Library (FWJML) in honor of Mary Knowles, a former beloved library director. The check is presented each October.

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The Friends also presented the following checks to the library in October:

  • $4,000 4th Quarter 2024 PROGRAMMING FUND
  • $1,500 4th Quarter MUSEUM PASSES
  • $500 FALL Book Sale Volunteer Recognition Honorarium

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