The afternoon opened with a full house at the main Paulding County Carnegie Library in Paulding. Crowds of dignitaries from around the state milled about with library patrons, employees, board members, and volunteers. People enjoyed refreshments provided by the Paulding Friends of the Library group, as well as tours of the main library by various library employees including library director, Susan Pieper. The first 100 guests of the day received a commemorative tote bag with a screen print of the library on the front. Inside the bag, mementos were included like bookmarks, pencil, and a history booklet of the journey of the library over the past century.
Susan welcomed everyone at 1:30 p.m. with a brief history of the library with reminiscing stories of the library gone by. This was followed by presentations from Representative Tony Burkley himself, Cliff Hite’s office, Bob Latta’s office and several other state agencies wishing to acknowledge the achievement of the Paulding library’s milestone. The cutting of the ribbon was administered by library board president, ??? accompanied by all the trustees, board members, employees, friends members, commissioners, state reps & senators… and whoever else they could fit into the picture!
