When the original Sevier County library opened in 1922, undertaker Fred Rawlings volunteered to help transport books in his hearse. The library moved in 1968, and with a nod to history, the hearse was again called into service.
So when the brand-new $11.2 million dollar library opened last week, naturally Rawling's hearse was used to tote the first of the 72,000 volumes to the library.
Possibly the best part is the quote from The Knoxville News Sentinel. "Even in the age of smart phones and wireless Internet, the printed word is not dead. But sometimes it does ride in the back of a hearse" (Robert Wilson, April 21, 2010).
Photo from Bennett Funeral Coaches
http://www.hearse.com/pa/index.html
I think that the FPL should do their next video involving a hearse and all of the FISD librarians filing out with a book...kind of like all of the clowns stuffed inside of a VW Bug. Who can write a script for that?
ReplyDeleteThat would be great. Obviously their librarians have a flair for the dramatic, as evidenced by their summer reading video! Mayra?
ReplyDeleteThat cracks me up! It is definitely one way to put the spotlight on books, because even if you tried you wouldn't be able to divert your eyes.
ReplyDeleteThat cracks me up! It is definitely one way to put the spotlight on books, because even if you tried you wouldn't be able to divert your eyes.
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