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00ides Demopolis Public Library through computers, nonfiction
:!i. '"00todgy old strict hushing librarian she
00-nOt; softly spoken, sweetly smiled, and
extensively knowledged she is. Morgan
Grimes runs a spacious library in down-
00wn:00mopolis where tiny children can
00mteresting things to do and old human
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g:wlth minds still cracking can locate
reading or ".lnternet materi00. ,
-Ink ibuilding showing mterior beams, massive, girding up me wans
'" " ete with modem elevator, a 27-year-ld lady shows off her
" taft who loves to do the same for all the visitors.
is traversed, creaks from century old pine flooring adds more to
thet¢/ ,'i': the structure as people come and go, turning and checking
ot; ,ilYtairs where the children learn about interesting toys to stimulate
theititiI there are modem computers to enrapt their minds.
Soft wordsemanating from a smile instruct the little ones, from turning the
made on to locating a site where there is a game or something informative.
Morgan does all this and so does the staff.
O•eom,e, all the walls have some shelving on them, but other materials
and;atgraelhem. Since Morgan Grimes has been in Demopolis only three
or four yearsago, the credit for the features of the library belong to the board
of Oifectors.."
The lady with the Masters Degree from the University of Alabama appears
all over as would the physician m a hospital or a vicar in a parish.
She got her first degree in public relations, so she knows all the niceties or
talking and smiling.
She also knows about the rivers and the forests as she grew in the village in
Dall12btmty named Orrville. She has slain a whitetail deerbutdidn't say a
word about being able to dress it.
Her boyfriend J. C. Etheridge could do that for her. He can let her catch a
lorof fish, too. "J. C.," she says, "cooks her steaks, too."
LThe debonair brown-haired young lady can cook, some. She handles her
breakfast cereal well as well as waffles. Lunch is usually a sandwich from one
of the downtown cafes. Supper, 0r dinier, is not an enthusiastic topic as she
does no t like to cook for just one• ,:
Demopolis is a wonderful place for a person who loves barbecue, said 7
Morgan.
:A special treat is eating a Weideman's in Meridian• She is too young to _
have seen it prior to its remodeling from Bavarian to contemporary: -
Since she bought a small house near the veterinary clinic, she found a lady ' ,
cop for a roommate• The lady police officer parks her patrol car at the house. -
so Morgan smiles about how safe she feels at night.
Growing up in Orrville, where daddy does the green fields for his girl
hooters, she attended Morgan Academy in nearby Selma until the 10th grade.
Sh finished her last two years at Meadowview Christian School in Selma.
The.n'she Wfr..t to Alabama and got a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and
lpformation Services in 2006. She continued and received her Masters degree in 2007.
In Selma, she worked in the children' s department at the Dallas County Public Library
after classes at Wallace Community College. Once she got to Alabama she
Worked as alibrary page at the Hoole Special Collections Library.
Demopolis brought her to town in August of 2007.
He sisters are Elizabeth, 24, who fives in Cullman and works for First South ¢
Farm Credit and Amy Kathryn, 20, who is enrolled in the cosmetology pro-
gram at Wallace Community College in Selma.
Weimaraner dogs fascinate Morgan. She has owned one for four years after
adopting it from the Lee County Humane Society. William Wegman is a
photographer who has published several books on the breed.
He writes children's books with Weimaraners as the main charac-
ters. Morgan says the library has several of them on the shelves.
Some of the special programs will include a cake decorating class in the com-
ing weeks.
Story time is every Tuesday at 10 a. m. in the Children's Department.
She asks that groups of 10 or more call ahead to schedule a story time.
Groups from Head Start programs in Greene and Hale counties
enjoy this program. Uniontown Elementary School and and Wee
School at First Baptist Church also attend story time.
Morgan and Kelley Tarpley, children's librarian, will be doing a-
story time on the last Thursday of the month at Christian Chapel
Head Start. This is part ofthe outreach program for the librar¢. : ::;:
There s a special teeli Tuesday program e cry Tnesda ,o .-
where patrons can call and set up a time to receive one-on-one I??'
help from a librarian with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Poii, ::
Email, Exploring the Interact, creating cover letters and resi:
and filling out online applications. :.,::--:,:
There has been a career and continuing education worksli6i/:2
the Fall. The library offered classes in bow tying in December, tei !i
by Maria Williams. Mila Johnson has taught several napkin fold-!):
ing classes• " :
Staid and stoic, no! Librarian Anner Gray and Friends of the !:!
Library organize the monthly book club, Between the Covers..!t; i
meets the third Monday of the month at noon. Patrons bring thei t:'t!
lunch and the Friends provide drinks and dessert. February's ,:
is The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff.
Morgan said she is looking at doing an evening book club. !i!
Interested patrons can contact the library to volunteer and help.il. ,
a club.
Black history Month is February, and Librarian Connie Lawson
has planned a special program for Feb. 23 at 5:30 p.m. .}-?, .
Already planning for the summer will be Dream Big for childl:!:!::
Own the Night for teens, and Between the Covers for adults. : i:::
Proud of the staff, Morgan says there are five full time employ:::: !.
and three part time employees. The five member Library Board of ,d' -i:
tors does a wonderful job of guiding and advising the library and th r,:::-i
librarians, says Morgan. :i:::::':
There are 10 public computers for adults and seven public computfi:
children and teens. - :*:-
Genealogists now have a complete sectaon m the library wth ,:<.
• "ve Moc :'£ ;
access to Ances .com, Hentage Quest, and Li ha 1.:,
guage, a program where adults can take online courses and *o:
• from 38 languages. Gayle Spencer Flowers is the librarian inviting
,.. people to come learn how to research their family and local histo-
-ry.
Card holders are able to download books and audio books from
the library web site• This includes downloading books to a Kindle
and Nook.
Friends of the Library offers support and funding for programs and projects which
are not in the annual budget•
The stated mission of the library is to provide materials and services which will help
individuals, help educational and professional needs of the community, and serve as a
stimulating place to exchange ideas and encoage lifelong learning.
,I." _g fl long list of opportunities for the area is a young lady who indeed has deep
roots in Marengo County. Her mother's parents we, re Monette and Jean Ell Morgall
Scaly. Monette was from Magnolia, the son of Milton Eugene and Betty Smyly Scaly.
Jean was from Lamison, the daughter of Fred and Eva Mac Morgan.
Morgan calls Monette Papa and said he served in World War II. "He and granny
borrowed money from the Linden bank to buy their first home."
Harold Grimes was from Pine Hill, the son of Harold and Francis
Donald Grimes. He served in the Korean War. His wife Virginia
was from McWilliams, the daughter of Fred Lampkin.
Above, Morgan, left, with sisters and parents: left to right, Morgan,
./M-nyKihryn, Karen, Elizabeth, and Bill Grimes.
Bel0w6erlter, Morgan shows little boy about computers.
Tgpright, Morgan walks through the spacious childreh's department.
Be!ow right, she sh'ows one of the library sculptures by Steve
M!dgorden.
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