The Tallahatchie County Library recently was chosen to receive an exterior mini-library stocked with books, thanks to support from the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service and facilitated by Excel by 5.
On Friday, May 30, community members, along with employees of Tallahatchie Early Learning Alliance (TELA) and SonEdna Foundation, Excel by 5 and library officials gathered at the Charleston Library for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to inaugurate the mini library.
Attending a May 30 ribbon cutting for the Tallahatchie County Library’s new “mini-library” are, from left, District 3 Library Trustee Eula Johnson; Daisy Slater, executive director of Excel by 5; Annie Perry-Smith of Tougaloo College Delta Health Partners; library assistant Laverne Hill; CARE Executive Director Dana Clolinger; Evelyn Williams; Edward Williams; Tallahatchie County Library Director Angie Cossar; library assistant Laura Warrior; and Amy Donaldson and Cheryl Swoopes, both representing Tallahatchie Early Learning Alliance and SonEdna Foundation. Standing in front is Jessie Slater, who selected the first book. (Photo by Clay McFerrin)
"We are thrilled to share that our community was chosen to receive an exterior mini-library," said Tallahatchie County Librarian Angie Cossar. “Community members are invited to stop by and pick up a book at any time. These books are free and do not need to be returned."
Cossar said the library extends gratitude to Daisy Carter Slater, executive director of Excel by 5, and to Cheryl Swoopes, community engagement director of TELA and the SonEdna Foundation “for this fantastic opportunity to enhance early literacy and foster community engagement right where families live, work and play. Tallahatchie County Library, TELA and Excel by 5 work together toward shared goals of supporting quality education and connected communities in our county.”
