LIBRARY FOUNDATION PRESENTS
FRAMED COPY OF CARNEGIE FOUNDATION LETTER
ON ANNIVERSARY OF RE-OPENING OF CARNEGIE LIBRARY

(Pictured (L-R):  Dianne Stevenson, Amy Maple, NCLF President David Farmer)

October 2010 -
In recognition of the one year anniversary of the historic reopening of the Carnegie library in downtown Newnan, a framed copy of the letter from the President of the Carnegie Foundation was presented to the library.

The letter, written by Dr.Vartan Gregorian,  President of the Carnegie Foundation and former President of the New York Public Library and Brown University, tells the moving story of what a library meant to him and what a city library can mean for the children of Newnan.

Making the presentation to Amy Maple, Media Coordinator and Dianne Stevenson, Media Assistant on the Newnan Carnegie Library was David Farmer, president of the Newnan Carnegie Library Foundation.

“The future of our children begins with learning to appreciate the written word in any format that it might take and a library is the place where that begins”,  stated Farmer. He added, “I hope that people will take the time to read the content of Dr Gregorian’s letter to the citizens of Newnan, it is inspiring.” 

Georgia’s oldest existing Carnegie Library is located at 1 LaGrange Street in historic downtown Newnan.  Operating hours are 9-5 weekdays, and 10-2 first Saturdays of the month.  The Newnan Carnegie Library Foundation, a 501-(c)-3 charitable corporation, provides additional support through its membership for outstanding children’s and adult’s programming, materials and children’s books to augment unbudgeted needs.  For further information or to join, www.newnancarnegielibraryfoundation.org  or nclf@numail.org.