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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1968-05-09 Horse Show Will Benefit NPB Library (The Reporter)*PRE ir a 'a Horse Show Will Benefit North Palm Beach Library Handsome quarter horses, saddle- rreds, hunters, jumpers and walking lorses will perform in all their wel1- C a i n e d sophistication at the North Palm Beach Library Horse Show June at the Saddle and Gun Club Hood Road in North Palm Beach. Proceeds derived from the show will be used to purchase books for the shelves n$ the soon -to -be constructed North Palm Beach Library, which will be located at the North Palm Beach village hall. Judging the saddle horse class will be Robert Mannix, a nationally recognized judging expert. Names of other judges are yet to be announced. North Palm Beach residents who will and Macky McCullough. Susan Hatch will be riding Morgans. Spectator response is expected to ma t c h in enthusiasm shown by the equestrians in the :show and members of the North Palm Beach Library So- ciety who have worked tirelessly since 1963 to the goal of providing compre- hensive library service to the families of North Palm Beach. The story of the North Palm Beach Library began six years ago, in 1962, when the North Palm Reach Branch of the American Association of University Women undertook a study to determine how much interest residents would have in an area library. An A.A.U,W. library committee was formed and or- ganizations in the area were invited to send representatives to the organiza- tional meeting. In 1963, the group of- ficially became the North Palm Beach Library Society, Inc. The -Society's aims are the promotion and mainten- ance of the library. Its members have been active in providing staff assist- ance at the library and raising funds participate in the show are lathy Smith, Terry Smith. Karen Schwenke and Ste- phen Bicknell in the hunter and jumper classes; Crissy and Jody Prince,Bar- bara Bell, Mary Kay Adelsack, Gina McCullough, Mrs. Arthur Cox andMrs. Parks Nicholls in the saddlebred class. In walking horse classes, competitors include Ike Turner, Mrs. Morris Frost PRESENT AND FUTURE - Architect's rendering, above, of the soon -to -be constructed North Palm Beach Library, contrasts sharply with the present library facility, located in the North Palm Beach Country a REPORTER May 9, 1968 - Page 2 for books. Recently the Library So- ciety donated 35 new books to the Flo- rida collection, including volumes on history, industries, government, and crafts.. Past presidents of the Library Society a.re Mrs. Ralph Huls, Dr. Don- ald Bicknell, Mrs. J. Edwin Obert, Mrs. Edward Sharp, and Mrs. John Atwater. The present officers are Mrs. John Turnbull, president, Mrs. John At- water, vice - president, Mrs. James Barton, recording secretary; Mrs. Axel Ko,gstrom, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Harold Stetson, secretary. The board of directors is comprised of Mrs. Ole Nissen, Mrs. Marvin Glickatein, Mrs. William Abbott, and Mrs. Paul Edmond. In 196.4, the North Paine Beach Vil- lage government sanctioned the opera- tion of the library- and provided space at the Gild Country Club. The North 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 Mr.}. Herbert Gildan, Martin Gold, Seymour Bellak, James Gill, and_ Howard Campbell. North Palm Reach just received a $100,000 Federal grant (matching funds) for a new $200,000 library building and construction will start in about 90 days, Plans for the new library can be seen in the Village Hall and also at the 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.