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%\ /,1'$ :$'( *XHVW :ULWHU (Editor’s note: Linda Wade is a member of Fulton-Liberty Lions Club and an organizer of the 2023 Fulton Fun Day Festival.) On Aug. 5, the Fulton Fun Day Parade is celebrating the establishment of the Fulton Branch Library, now 102 years in existence. The parade theme is “Our Library — Our Town — Our History … 100+ Years Journey.” The library is also exhibiting art by Caston Elementary School students and adults centering around that theme. In 1921, the first library was established in Fulton above a building now housing The Hair Place. According to an article by Virginia Ditmire, which appeared in the July 1975 edition of Fulton County Historical Society Quarterly,
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the library was sponsored by the Elite Needle Circle Club of Fulton, and the first librarian was Mary Rogers, a high school student, who opened the library three days a week with times of 4-6 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Rogers had to haul wood upstairs to the woodburning stove. Later, the library was moved to the back of what was then the post office, and which is now the current library. Rogers continued her position even after she began to teach school. The Fulton Branch Library assumed its third location in the old Zanger Bakery building from 1925 to 1967. Located on the corner of SR 25 and East Davis St., the library beckoned students during their lunch period as they were allowed to walk the two blocks for the joy of getting new books. Phyllis Meyer assumed librarian duties in 1925, which included carrying fuel and water as the building contained none. A children’s story hour was eventually added in a building where over 3,000 books were shelved,
along with periodicals. I remember this library well. It was a wonderful asset to my life for entertainment and knowledge as no television existed in my home. In 1967, Meyer and her husband, Chance, gave a lot located on Wright Street which now is the Sonshine Preschool. The new building — complete with a finished basement — opened March 16, 1967, named the Phyllis L. Meyer Branch Library in her honor. Over the years, the basement not only stored old periodicals and books, but was also the place for children’s story hour and The Magic Box Preschool. In 1971, after 41 years serving the Fulton Branch library, Meyer retired and was followed by Ann Zartman as head librarian. It was during this stint Marie Clemans and her assistants began covering all but two county townships with the bookmobile. It is remarkable to think this opContinued on page 3
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