The Chelsea Standard
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Library celebrations set for Saturday
PUBLISHED: April 17, 2008
McKune Memorial Library in Chelsea wraps up National Library Week with a community celebration of its award as the Best Small Library in America 2008.
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The party is set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the library, 221 S. Main Street in Chelsea.
The day's celebrations kick off at 10 a.m. with a Friends of the Library Open House.
In keeping with the annual tradition, members of the Woman's Club of Chelsea - the group that founded the original library in 1931 - will host tea and pastries.
At 10:30 a.m., local musician Brian Brill will give a piano concert, while Colors the Clown - a Chelsea fixture and favorite from the Community Fair to Summerfest — will perform for children from 10 a.m. to noon.
The winner of the Friend of the Year, and Volunteer of the Year, will be announced at 11:30 a.m., followed by sandwiches and cake at noon.
At 1 p.m., the Best Small Library award will be presented, accompanied by a congressional proclamation and tributes.
The party will round out with a 2 p.m. performance by the Chelsea House Orchestra ensemble.
"The Friends always look forward to the culminating celebration of National Library Week as it gives us an opportunity to honor the Women's Club of Chelsea, the ones responsible for starting the first library," said Friends President Sharon Pignanelli. "Another pleasure is the opportunity to recognize an individual who has given noteworthy support to the work of the Friends by presenting them with the Allyn Seitz award for Friend of the Year.
"This year's celebration is made even more wonderful by the acknowledgement of the library as the Best Small Library in America 2008, a fact the Friends have known for a long time."
For more information, call 475-8732 or visit www.chelsea .lib.mi.us.
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