Thursday, October 28, 2010

Our memory wall is up again

     At least once a year I try to put up "Our Memory Wall." 
     This wall is a bunch of black and white photos that we've pulled from our archives...some from when the library first opened, when the first bookmobile traveled into the county, when students from Spence Air Field studied here.  It's a series of photos from time gone by. 
     Many people have looked at the photos and recognized a familiar face.  To those people we've said, "Please, write the name of the person you recognize under their picture."
     You see, we feel all these people in the photos are part of our library family.  They're not only staff members, but our patrons and friends.
     I guess the part I think is sad is that there are so many little children in the pictures and we may never know who they are.  Once in a while someone comes in and says, "Oh, there's Dorothy's little boy...what was his name?  David!  That was it."  When that happens, it's a good feeling.  We've captured another name.
     This is my invitation to you, if you live in the Moultrie-Colquitt County Library area, to come on in and look at "Our Memory Wall."  See if there's someone you recognize.  Or better yet, if you're of a certain age, see if you're in one of the pictures.
     We're still trying to name all the people in the photos.  You might be surprised who you see.

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