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Wink Library
| Wink Library | |
| 1937 - Wink Study Club began the project of founding a public library for Winkler county | |
| 1937 - November 10 club voted to establish a small public library as a nucleus for county organization (resolved to open with min of 200 books) | |
| 1940 - Wink Library was opened | |
| Funding | |
| Superintendent of WISD, Lee
Johnson, enlisted support in securing books. About 125 books where
donated to the library from various teachers and patrons within
the school district. A fourth grade class worked and contributed
$35.00 to buy children’s books under the direction of Mrs. Ball.
J.A. Delorio gave the receipts from a motion picture showing at
the Rex Theatre for magazine subscriptions. Sixty dollars was
contributed by the study club for books and equipment. The
Delphian Club of Kermit was added to the project. On April 14 the
club presented the project to the County Commissioners for review.
At the County Commissioners meeting Mrs. Lincoln Riley, Mrs. Cecil Chatman, Mrs. Dow Miller, Elizabeth Kayser, Eva Ball (all of wink), Sarah Slaughter and Mrs. Emmanuel (of Kermit), Presented the request for a public library. County Judge McElvaney, County commissioners J.A. Slaughter, Mr. Crowley and Mac Moore, County Clerk Floyd Ellis and Attorney V.S. Gray where all enthusiastic about the project and a small public library was opened in the courthouse on the second floor. In 1940, a branch library was opened in wink with Mrs. Ora Lee Shutes as Librarian. |
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The Winkler
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| EMAIL WEBMASTER 2009 Charlene Beauchamp | Winkler County logo designing Samantha Morrison |
