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library on one side and the new orije on the other.
In further recognition of the Jamiesons’ efforts on behalf of thp county library the meeting room wijl be napied the Jamieson Room. The Jamiesons received a plaque seating that the board had voted to take this action, signed by Roberta Anderson, president of the Library Board. She said that a sign will later be placed over the door.
During Thursday night’s party several people recounted their experiences with the Jamiesons over the years. They moved permanently fp Rappahannock County in 1967.
Grace Sims told about meeting Mrs. Jamieson when she was working on the “Super Flea Market,” -a fundraiser for the library started in 1972 which grew to become the Town of Washington’s Fourth of July street fair.
In 1981 Mrs. Jamieson was named the Virginia Library Association’s Library Trustee of the Year. -
Mrs. Sims said that under Mrs. . Jamieson’s tenure as chairman the library grew from 255 patrons to 965, from a total circulation of 1,928 books for the year to 11,250 and from being open 12 hours a week to 49.
In 1979, Mrs. Sims said the library risked losing state and federal funding because more local government support was needed. Mrs. Jamieson organized an effort to get the Board of Supervisors to contribute the difference.
Mrs. Anderson told of working with Mrs. Jamieson in getting the new building built. “She was quite one persistent lady, and it paid off,” she said. She said it took the combined efforts of the Jamiesons to get the funds raised and the library built.
Mrs. Jamieson said, “The best thing I did for the library .was to recruit Jamie.” She said at one point she urged him not to try to solicit for the library at a social gathering because she was afraid they would lose all their friends. “He was there making people very uncomfortable but it paid off,” she said.
Mr. Jamieson said, “I appreciate the many years of wonderful association with the library and being able to see what the work has done.”
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