The Arts Committee of the GFWC The Monday Club of Johnson presented Johnson City Public Library Director Robin Westphal with a check for $2,500 to help pay for a dedicated craft area in the Youth Services department of the library. Arts Committee members and Club President Cheri Bunker-Forney were on hand to present the check.
Funds were raised by the Arts Committee, as part of their Community Service Program Project, by holding a silent auction at the club’s annual Christmas Luncheon at the J.C. Country Club. Members also contributed directly to the project.
“The new craft area will provide children and youth with a place for playing and creating. These are critical parts of a child’s development and the library has wanted a craft area that would have cabinets for supplies and flooring that would withstand paint and glitter and other craft-related items for a long time,†said Director Westphal. She continued saying that “The Monday Club was very eager to help us reach our goal.â€
The Monday Club has long supported the library and established the Johnson City Public Library as a mission of “The Ladies Reading Circle†in the late 1800’s. The original Monday Club ladies collected books, stoked the potbellied stove fires, gathered furniture and manned the library for a number of years, creating a safe, pleasant place for community members to gather and read/select books.
Years later the GFWC Monday Club is still supporting our library with yearly contributions and special events like the dedicated craft area in the Youth Services department.
