Library enthusiasts

recently celebrated the third annual Founders' Day and Concert Series

at the Fayette County Public Library, Fayetteville.

Five residents

of Fayetteville pooled their resources in 1929 and began the town's first

library. They were the late Lynne Payne Beadles, Lucille Alladio Busey,

Mattie Lena Blalock Ingram, Louise Culpepper Murphy and Lucy Reagan Redwine.

The women sold

handmade aprons, jams and jellies and anything else they could think of

to raise funds for their very own building.

Helped along

constructed in 1948 and is currently occupied by the Fayette County Historical

Society.

The current

library is at 1821 Heritage Way, next to the Fayette County Administrative

Center.

Among those

offering musical selections were Kay Pace, Alisa Kirk, Angela Lyles, Pat

Warrington, Cynthia Beard, and dancers John Q. Mabry Sr., Ruby Heard,

Ken Brown, Miss. Dee and Mr. Cee.

Library director

Christine Snell introduced the entertainers and Fayette County historian

Carolyn Cary. Cary gave a personal reminiscence of the founders.

Nearly 100

persons attended the event.