3 Vo wr as - ~~ — : Gay) a) % bh e - Lo - KC Ne w @ a Q < o <Q 4 The Dallas Post Back Mountain Library Auction ~~ Wednesday, July 6, 1994 The Dallas Post ~~ Back Mountain Library Auction Wednesday, July 6, 1994 17 She can't attend, but Mrs. Crump's spirit 1s there With her 100th birthday ap- proaching in six months, former children’s librarian Mrs. Florence Crump sends the Back Mountain Memorial Library her best wishes for the upcoming auction from her home at The Meadows Nurs- ing Center. In a recent conversation with longtime friend Mrs: Nancy Koz- emchak, the library's business manager, Mrs. Crump said, “We're going to sell books again. That'll be nice. People who didn’t know about the library will learn about it during the auction.” She was the children’s librar- ian until her retirement at age 70 and chairman of “Mrs. Crump’s Book Booth” until health prob- lems forced her to step aside two years ago. She is now book booth chair- man emeritus. The originator of the book booth named in her honor, Mrs. Crump is unofficially known as “the first lady of the library” because of her love of children and books and her willingness to help out wher- ever needed. No job was beneath her dignity, for she thought of the library as her entire life. Many adults now working at PHOTO COURTESY OF NANCY KOZEMCHAK Chairman emeritus Mrs. Florence Crump ran the book booth until sidelined by health problems two years ago. Here she is seen leaving the permanent book boot set up at the former library _ grounds on Main Street. the auction remember childhood visits to the children’s library, where Mrs. Crump recommended books which she thought might interest them. A resident of The Meadows for the past two years, Mrs. Crump has staked out her favorite place underneath the clock in the din- ing room, where she says no one will have trouble finding her. “Dallas never had such a con- venient place,” she told Mrs. Koz- emchak. “The jelloand pudding here are creamy and delicious.” Although Mrs. Crump is un- able to attend the auction, her spirit will be in the neatly lettered wooden sign on the front of her book booth and the many memo- ries shared by her friends at the library Cralters, gardeners and book- worms will want to head for Mrs. Crump’s Book Booth, where they'll find bushels of books needing a good home. Offering a great variety of books to suit just about any reading interest, the book booth, deco- rated with a neatly lettered wooden sign, is named for its chairman emeritus and originator, Mrs. Florence Crump, 99-1/2 years young. 2 Although sidelined two years ago by health problems, her spirit lives on in the booth’s name and philosophy: something at a rea- sonable price to suit nearly every reader. “This year we have lots of craft books and a special section of large coffee table books, all in excellent condition,” said Bennie If 1t's not here, you don't need it Matchett, who is co-chairing the inthe big tent are a good variety of booth with Jeff Matus and Anne new novels, gardening, fishing and Aston. collectible books. “Jefl has been coming in from Nothing is wasted - the books Penn State on weekends to work. which aren't sold at the auction He's one of our unsung heroes." will be donated to an organization Also new this yearisaselection Which will send them to Third- of audio and video tapes. World countries to be used in Among the thousands of books literacy programs. Sand art booth returns One of last year's most popular atiractions was the Sand Art Booth, where artists of all ages created interesting pieces of art using colored sand and glass bottles of various sizes. Coordinated by Senior Girl Scout Troop 622, the booth will be manned by Girl Scouts from many area troops as a community serv- ice project, with the proceeds donated to the library. “Last year we had kids, teens and adults making some very creative pieces of art,” said troop leader Jamie Kozemko. “They were beautiful - no two were alike.” The Sand Art Booth will be a great place to create an individual- ized, one-of-a-kind piece of artwork for a gift or yourself. Ke rs fe EK) Sy The Kitchen For Your Lifestyle Clpasty FACTORY DIRECT ..... 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