WHAT A BIRTHDAY PARTY !!!

"Schedule a party, and they will come"

That's what happened at the 100th Birthday Celebration for the Marathon County Public Library! Director Mary Bethke and her staff planned an excellent event. Staffers and members of the three boards of the library (including the Friends) performed various functions including acting as greeters. A band played; the barbershoppers sang; a radio station broadcast live from the main floor; a TV station crew wandered all over filming the patrons; drawings were held; stories were told to children; a Trolley carried people around the downtown area; and cake, cookies and punch were consumed. People even searched the stacks and checked out books!

All of this happened because an estimated 1,000 people came to join in on the birthday party! The Mayor was there, senior citizens were there, little children were there, teachers were there, students were there, people of many races and colors were there.

Many thanks to all of you who came to help MCPL celebrate. Those of you who couldn't make it missed one heck of a good party!