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Nora King has resigned as president of Friends of Murphy Public Library due to increased travel plans and time away from Murphy.   But never fear – she has placed the gavel into the capable hands of Elo-ly Bailey.   And Nora takes on the role of Chair of Fundraising.  Retired she certainly is NOT.

Elo-ly has been working closely with Nora and often running meetings in Nora’s absence.  She will do a great job as president.  

 Nora has been reminiscing about her tenure with the Friends:

I knew the staff at Murphy Public Library was dedicated and talented, however, being President of Friends I became even more aware of their abilities–that was an exciting discovery. 

I have the memory of Sonia and Frank Roberts loading, without one word of complaint, yard sale items into their truck during a light rain.

 The generosity of individuals and businesses in the Murphy area constantly impresses me.  I remember how excited we were when Teresa Thomas and I went to the home of Bob and Faye Strang and realized the treasures they were giving the library for its 2009 auction. 

 I had a small sense of the thrill experienced by Howard Carter who discovered King Tut’s tomb in 1922.  Mr. Carter couldn’t have been any happier than Nora King!  Of course one of the items the Strangs gave us was a replica of King Tut’s sarcophagus.

(By the way, Larry and I are going to Egypt in March and will certainly visit the Valley of Kings.)

I remember the moment in May when the management at KIA gave us ten oil changes for the library auction–I had tears of joy because of this generosity in difficult economic times. (I’ve seriously thought about buying a KIA although I’ve never owned any vehicle that wasn’t a Ford product.)

 

I remember when Vivian Schell told me that Friends could have the “leftovers” from the Appalachian Crafters yard sale for our October yard sale and how exciting it was to see how much of value there was in those boxes. 

 I think about Bob and Judy Grove and their willingness to share their building space for our auction and Bob’s willingness to serve as auctioneer for these five years. 

And, there are many more memories but I’m getting too sentimental so I’ll close with one final comment.  As the Friends’ Chair of Fundraising, I look forward to building even more memories in 2010.  Bob Hope said, “Thanks for the memories” and I thank the library staff, the Friends’ Board and members, and the Murphy community for all the wonderful memories.