Our Community Elders Tea Is In Full Swing!

I took a few minutes away from our Community Elders Tea to sit and think about this special event.
You see, as part of our 100-Year Celebration, we invited "wisdom warriors" from the community to join us here at the Moultrie-Colquitt County Library. We wanted to honor these special people, who have so much to offer us regarding their life experiences and events of the past.
In fact, one of the things we did to decorate the Willcoxon Auditorium was to put pictures from the past up on the wall. We called the wall of pictures "Our Memory Wall" and added other little signs that said "Do you remember us?" It's been interesting to watch everyone line up in front of the pictures and say, "Oh, that's . . ." and watch smiles cross their faces as they remember
when and who.
Of course, we did serve tea. Russian Tea, to be exact. And small cheesecake bites, fudge, and other candies, as well as Melody's miracle muffins with orange butter and raspberry butter, pigs in a blanket, and toothpicks holding bites of ham, cheese,
and olives.
There are people at the Tea who have been in Moultrie for only a short time, a year or less, and those who grew up here and stayed. There are the kindhearted nurse aides who have brought their charges from the nearby nursing home. There is the woman who proudly said she drove the bookmobile when she was only 18 years old. People are talking to each other like family and laughing about different events they remembered as children when they would come to the library. And of course, there are the people who work here at the library and are enjoying telling about their many years
of service.
All in all, I'd say the event is going very well. Everyone enjoys being honored in one way or another. And what better way to say thank you to our "wisdom warriors" than to bring them all together at the library, one of the main community centers of any town. A place where wisdom is always honored.

More 100-Year Celebration Events!

I told you we have lots of events planned for our 100-Year Celebration during May! Now, here are three more...
On Tuesday, May 13, at 10 a.m., Clifford The Big Red Dog will be here. For those of you who don't know who Clifford is, let me tell you.
Clifford was the runt of the litter and was chosen by a city kid named Emily Elizabeth Howard as her birthday present. No one expected Clifford to grow, but Emily Elizabeth's love for her tiny red puppy changed Clifford dramatically. Before long, he was over 25 feet tall, forcing the Howard family to leave the city and move to the open spaces of Birdwell Island.
Clifford The Big Red Dog, written by Norman Bridwell, is an enduring American children's book series first published in 1962.
Children from all over everywhere have been invited to join Clifford as he celebrates our 100 years of service to the community of Moultrie, Georgia and surrounding areas.
As part of the children's celebration, there will also be a Tuesday evening event (same date...May 13) from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. here at the library. We're having a party, and children and their parents are invited to attend.
For both of these events, the children's librarian, Miss Norma, is asking that you let us know you're coming. Just call 985-6540! Thanks!
Another special event to be held on May 21 from 10 a.m. until Noon will be our Community Elders' Tea. This will be a time when the senior members of our community (we call them "wisdom warriors") will be honored. Light refreshments will be provided and our Hundred-Year-Old Librarian will help us celebrate the day.
Well! What do you think about that? Wonderful events for people from pre-school age to our wisdom warriors! And all in between.
There will be something here during the month of May for all of you. Come celebrate with us!