By Rhett Grant, Library Director
In 1953, the Ada Public Library, moved to its current location. The first patron to check out a book in the new building was two-year old Deborah Hull.
15,000 volumes were moved to the new building with the help of volunteers, such as Professors J.B. Ranny and L.E. Shaeffer; Fred Runser, Butch LaRue and Willis Brown.
Trucks were supplied by Earl’s Hardware and the Gamble store. The sidewalk was completed by local contractor Grover McElroy. Other volunteer activities included preparing books for classification and stenciling classification numbers on the outside covers of books.
The slim from last week's Ada Public Library summer reading program is over, but the photos continue.Preema D'Souza slims her son, Ethan 10. She works at the circulation desk. He, along with several other teen library volunteers, agreed to be part of the fun and got slimed by friends and relatives. The additional photos show the line up waiting for pizza and youths on the merry-go-round. (Monty Siekerman photos)
Originally a “mere handful of books” placed by the Town and Country League in the women’s restroom at the town hall, the Ada Public Library (founded on June 1, 1917) was taken over by the federation of women’s clubs.
They formed a library board and funded the library through donations, voluntary subscriptions, and loans of books from the state library and the Ada school board during the summers.
On Tuesday Ada Rotary members heard an update on the Ada Icon, the community's news website, from Fred Steiner, owner, and Monty Siekerman, editor.
The Ada Icon, now in its fifth year, is a household name in Ada. Since Jan. 1 of this year the Ada Icon has had 74,958 views from 33,481 individual viewers.
There are two Icons: Ada and Bluffton. Each cover the school districts in their viewship.
Note: Last week we asked if anyone was good with roosters. CLICK HERE for that story.
Update on Rooster - Still Available, running circles around our cops (specifically the Chief).
Good News - the owner of the Rooster has been identified. Seems the little guy got away when he discovered news of a Chicken Swap and wanted no part of it.
The owner is attempting to capture him now - Good Luck.
