The Little Free Library at Iron Horse Square Grand Opening
The LITTLE FREE LIBRARY at Iron Horse Square Park in downtown Mineola is ready for a grand opening!
The Grand Opening is planned for 2:00 p.m. at Iron Horse Square in Downtown Mineola on Sat. March 20, 2021. A reception and book donation activity is also planned. Many books have already been donated but additional books are always needed for all reading levels. Bring a book or books to donate and get your name placed in a drawing for a door prize.
*Note: If March 20 is bad weather, Grand Opening will be held on Sat. Mar. 27.
Children are encouraged to go by Iron Horse Square, sit down, and read a book or take it home to read. Children can even trade a book from home for one of the books at this library. Take a book - leave a book - read a book.
The LITTLE FREE LIBRARY is sponsored by the Wood County chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International, Epsilon Gamma, a professional society of women educators. If you are a female educator or member of the support staff and are interested in joining Delta Kappa Gamma, please contact chapter president, Janell Abbott, at jfabbott@prodigy.net. For more information about Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, go to dkg.org.
Expressions of gratitude go out to:
ASTEF (Alpha State Texas Educational Foundation) Project Stipend to fund the building of the Little Free Library.
Chuck Harris Concrete – donation of the form preparation containing steel reinforcement.
Martin-Marietta Products - donation of the concrete for the pad.
Denise Tyndell and The Wood County Monitor - donation of the newspaper rack/s placed inside the cab of the train that will house the books.
Robbie & Nicole Ballard of Yellowjacket Welding – fabrication of the train shape for the design.
Special acknowledgements of appreciation go to former Mineola Middle School reading teacher Mrs. Debbie Nutt, who developed the original “Reading Railroad” and Brenda (Blackmon) Davidson for her idea of bringing Little Free Libraries to Mineola.
