Book Clubs Unite to Support Seymour Library

Several members of the Mary Jane Holmes book club, from left: Mary Ellen Rich, Eileen OHara, Sheila Myers and Charilla Conner, with books they have purchased for the Seymour Library via their fundraising efforts with the Loud Ladies Together book club.

Members of the Loud Ladies Together book club: Eileen OHara, Alicia Fink and Pat Coon with Seymour Library Director Jennifer Caccavale (second from left).

By Caurie Putnam

Recently, members of  Brockport's Mary Jane Holmes book club learned that the majority of books requested by Seymour Library patrons had to come from another Monroe County library.

This spurred the group, which is celebrating its 140th anniversary this year, into action!

The group, which also has the distinction of being one - if not thee -  longest continuous book clubs in nation, reached out to another local book club - Loud Ladies Together - for help.

Over lunch at the Red Bird Café in Brockport, the two clubs joined forces and, thus far, through donations to the Foundation of the Seymour Library Inc., have purchased over fifty new books for the library.

"We really want to keep the effort rolling!" said Eileen OHara, who invites other local book clubs to join their campaign.

If interested, clubs can contact OHara at eobooks@gmail.com or Carole Gravetter at cgravetter13@gmail.com. To learn more about the Foundation of the Seymour Library, Inc. visit seymourlibraryweb.org/support/



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