(Crozet’s first library was on The Square in 1907. The storage room in which it was established (see arrow) was located next door to Crozet’s combination Hotel-Hardware-Drug Store building. Photo courtesy of The Phil James Historical Images Collection.)
Just read a fine article written by Phil James in the Crozet Gazette
Secrets of the Blue Ridge: The Library of Crozet
…In 1907, Miss Dorothy Earp of nearby Yancey Mills was given a large variety of books from influential friends in Philadelphia who hoped Miss Earp might find them useful in her life’s work of caring for patients in her home. Being overwhelmed with the quantity of books received, she encouraged the assistance of a teenage girl in her care to help set up a lending library in Crozet….
About Charles McDonald
Thanks for sharing this story (and the ongoing saga of Crozet’s library) with your readers.
Mike Marshall’s “Crozet Gazette” is the voice of western Albemarle County, Virginia. His inclusion of “Secrets of the Blue Ridge” is allowing a wider audience the opportunity to learn more about our region’s rich cultural heritage. <
Phil
Absolutely, this is a wonderful area and people really need to know whsat is happening.