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building at public auction, i ne group got to work. The very first contribution came from the Committee which had managed the Celebration of the 350th Anniversary of the Jamestown Settlement. It had been holding its profits from the Celebration in a savings account awaiting a worthy cause and the members quickly decided the Library was it, and donated $360.93. Soon after that, the Public Welfare Foundation, a local organization, made a generous grant which enabled us to buy in the building at the auction in February, 1960. A public meeting was called in the Court House and Miss Florence Yoeder, Head of the Richmond Library Extension Service, who is with us today, came up to advise us on procedures— and we certainly needed advice! As a result of that meeting, and to meet State requirements, a Board of Trustees was appointed by Judge Snead. That orginal Board included Mrs. C. E. John son, Mr. Freer Wilson, Mr. Tom Pillar, Mr. Gasque, then Superintendent of Schools, and myself. As their terms expire, other Trustees are appointed. We were happy when our new Superintendent of Schools, Mr. O. A. Norton, agreed to serve when Mr. Gasque left.
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