Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, March 5, 1991 TAG: 9103050433
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: MELANIE S. HATTER STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
The Kiwanis Club raised the funds to build the library as part of a project for the club's 70th local and 75th international anniversaries celebrated last year, president-elect Lee Osborne said.
Members donated $1,500, and the club's treasury matched the amount, he said.
The organization suggested numerous projects to mark the anniversary, but none seemed more beneficial to the community, Osborne added.
About 1,500 titles, including romance novels, action-adventure books, children's books and self-help books on violence and dysfunctional families were donated by bookstores. Movie videos were donated by the advisory council for the shelter.
"I'm real tickled about the library," said shelter director Darlene Young, who suggested building a library a year ago. "We constantly look for ways for the women to improve themselves, and books can do that." Young said she hopes to expand the selection of books and videos.
Books are a learning experience, advisory council and Kiwanis member Jackie Bledsoe said. They provide a healing element for the children and women in the shelter.
"I can't think of anything to serve the community better than a library," she said to the crowd of about 25 Kiwanis members at the opening. What pleases Bledsoe the most, she said, is that the library will be "ongoing and long-term."
by CNB