Who We Are

 
The Valley Mills Public Library began as a dream , with the Community Development Association taking on the project.   Bob Allen was president at that time (1990).  Organizational meeting for library was held August 14, 1989 . A Library Board was appointed --  President- Marjorie Yarbro, Vice-Pres. -- Bryant Schuetz,  Secretary -- Teresa Squires, Treasurer -- John Gilliam, and with Hilda Heath Hill  Hope,  Irene McLennan, and Jack Donaldson.    Steve Robertson of Clifton drew up the Articles of Incorporation in 1990.

The shell of a building was built by TSTI in Waco; many people of Valley Mills helped with the completion of the building for it to be a library.  The library opened its doors to the public in Janurary 1992. In July 1995 Kathleen Fisk Hale became President of the Board and Librarian; on August 22, 1996 she and John Gilliam signed the Resolution for the library to become a member of the Central Texas Library System (CTLS).

The library is supported by both the City of Valley Mills and the Library Association, along with grants.   In the past the library has received grants from TIF for  Internet and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation twice for two computers each, the Viburnam Foundation  ("Center for the Book")  for books, the Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation (April 2006 to April 2008, & for  '09,) Tocker Foundation for furniture in Sept. '10 for $6,859, a $10,000 grant, Dobie Award,  for books in April ' 11 and a $3000 literacy grant project funded by Dollar General for Summer 2011--and $675 for the Every child Ready to  Read project in  Summer '11-- and the Loan Star Libraries Grants.  The library has received  the local Coop Round-Up grant for $2500 these past two years.  $2000  grant from Dollar General in  May 2014 for Summer Reading Program 2014, and a Dollar General Grant in May 2015 for $1500.00 for the Summer Reading Program, including books. ....... Again in 2018  the library received a grant from Dollar General.

      In October 2020 the library received a grant from the Ladd & Katherine Hancher Foundation for an art project; Donna Taylor served as the ARt Coordinator.   To continue that project in 2022 there were individual donations and a grant from the Ed Rachal Foundation in December 2021 for 2022.

    NEW OFFICERS IN JANUARY  2024 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

          President -- Clova Gibson

          Vice-Pres.   Roger Molenda

          Secretary    Robin Prause

          Treasurer     Cindee  Molenda/  Past treas. Kitty Poston

Other  board members are :

           Alice Filler,  Perla McMullen, Jordan McNamara,

           Shelby Hyde, and Heidi Morgan

           Craig Godby, City Council Representative

Committees

          Volunteer Work  Chairman  -- Cindee Molenda

          Art Committee  --Daphne Tenant, B. Banks, Perla McMullen,

               Daphne Diab, Shelby Hyde & Jordan McNamara

          Education and Community Support---

               Brittany Banks, Chairman;  Craig Godby, Shelby Hyde,

               Jordan McNamara, Perla McMullen, Robin Prause

          Fundraising committee-- Jordan McNamara, Chairman

                C. Molenda, Heidi Morgan, Robin Prause, Lydia Pliscott

           Library volunteer work -- Cindee Molenda, Chairman

                Alice Filler, Daphne Tenant,

                (Summer) - Shelby Hyde, Perla McMullen, Robin Prause,

                 Brittany Banks, Daphne Diab, Lydia Pliscott

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                    In the past ..........

Friends of the Library

Library Staff

VISTA committee '08