Facts about the, Buckland Church Library, 1891 journal, Buckland, Mass.
Facts about the, Buckland Church Library, 1891 journal, Buckland, Mass.
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Facts about the, Buckland Church Library, 1891 journal, Buckland, Mass.
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The first page of a journal book at the Buckland Public Library is assumed to have been written at the time of the Library's dedication, July 4, 1891, probably by the first Librarian, Clara Bement. This is substantiated by a letter addressed to her by Frederic E. Wells of Greenfield , Mass., dated August 22, 1891. Mr. Wells is responding to a request by Miss Bement for names of those in his party who attended the dedication.The following pages of the journal include a list of some of those present at the dedication, as well as additional pages dated August 13, 1891 through the year 1907, containing lists of visitors and their addresses. There are local names listed with distant addresses, allowing one to assume those individuals were still interested in their home town. The journal also contains three pages of signatures titled, Local People that use the Library and Visitors, dated July 3, 1956 through August 21, 1956, and entries on May 31, 1960. The final page, dated June 2, 1960, contains a list of visitors. There is a note at the top ofthe page, Please Sign. These people attended a meeting of the Connecticut Valley Library Club. This is documented by a letter dated June 9, 1960 found in the journal addressed to Mrs. Orta M. Kenny, Librarian. It is a thank you note from the officers and members of the Pioneer Valley Library Club to Mrs. Kenny, the Trustees, Reverend Cummings, and the Ladies Club of the Mary Lyon Church, for the wonderful job you all did in helping to make the June 2 meeting such a great success. The letter was written by Byron N. Scott of Lyonsville, Mass.
