Librarian / archivistEmail verified

Bennett W. Hayes

33 years at Bowling Green Reading Room

🇺🇸 Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States
Bowling Green Reading Room
1984 to 2017
English

For 33 years I looked after the shelves, the card catalog and the regulars at Bowling Green Reading Room. Some of my favorite visitors were children who came for the heating and stayed for the books. I never expected anything in return, but a kind word always makes my day.

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What gifts mean to Bennett: Any gift will help me buy picture books for local families.

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Rahima Tania HossainReader / listener🇮🇳
you helped me research my family history in 2014! Greetings from Madurai.
Rowena H. SalvadorReader / listener🇵🇭
the library was my safe place and you were why Greetings from Makati.
Can İsmail TaşFormer studentPhoto verified🇹🇷
thank you for the reading challenge. I still read every day Greetings from Üsküdar.
Payal T. MishraCommunity member🇮🇳
you helped me research my family history in 1998 Greetings from Chennai.
Benjamin G. DomingoReader / listener🇵🇭
you helped me research my family history in 2002. Greetings from Cebu City.
Andrea C. NúñezFormer student🇲🇽
You put the perfect book in my hands when I was 12! Greetings from Iztapalapa.
Hae-won Seo-yeon LeeFormer student🇰🇷
You put the perfect book in my hands when I was 15. Greetings from Mapo.
Grace ReedReader / listenerPhoto verified🇺🇸
You helped me research my family history in 2023 Greetings from New York.
Silvia E. AcostaReader / listener🇺🇸
You helped me research my family history in 1998. Greetings from Worcester.
Amol G. PawarFormer student🇮🇳
You put the perfect book in my hands when I was 13. Greetings from Saket.
Raúl C. IbáñezFormer student🇲🇽
You helped me research my family history in 1996 Greetings from León.