Partial article from The Reporter74jWpaRTER
May 9, 1968 - Page 2
for bwks. Recently the Library So-
ciety donated 35 new books to the 1.'Io-
rida. collection, including volumes grl
history, industries, government, and�
crafts. Past presidents of the Library
Society are Mrs. Ralph Huls, Dr. Don-
ald Bicknell, Mrs, J. Edwin Obert, Mrs.
Edward Sharp, and Mrs. John AtwaEer.
The present officers. are Mrs. Jahn
Turnbull, president, Mrs. John At
water, vice - president, Mrs, Jame
Barton, recording secretary, Mrs. Axe
Kogstrom, Corresponding secretary,
and Mrs. Harold Stetson, secretary.
The board of directors is comprised
of Mrs. Ole Nissen, Mrs. Ma'rvin
Glickscein, Mrs. William Abbott, and
Mrs. Paul Edmond.
In 1964, the North Palm Beach Vil-
lage government sanctioned the opera-
tion of the library and provided space
at the Old Country Club. The !Torch
Palm Beach Library Society in May,
1965, turned the library over to the
village which now administers it. The
Village Council Library Board Is com-
Posed of Mrs. Herbert Gildan, Martin
Gold, Seymour Bellak, James Gill, and
Howard Campbell. North, Palm Beach
just received a $100,000 Federal grant
(matching funds) for a new $2UO,OOO
library building and construction will
:.tart in about 90 days. Plans for the
new library can be seen in the Village
Hall and also at Elie present library
located in the Old Country Club. The
new library will need many new books,
and the Library Society, through the
sponsoring of the- horse show -at the
Saddle and Gun Club, June 9th, will be
able to purchase many choice volumes.