Though neither of the new directors hold a degree in library science, what they do have is something more important in a small town - they care about Valley Falls and intend to utilize their position to turn the library back into a pillar of the community. “Everything has become so predictive, even your texts are halfway written for you, but reading teaches original thought, and that’s so important, for kids and for adults.”Ĭlark and her husband, LaVerne, own Clark Construction, Valley Falls, and have three grown children and seven grandchildren. “I like the idea of kids reading,” Pence said. Pence and his wife, Kimberly, a medical coding specialist with Lincare, had their children, Morgan, 9, and Connor, 6, later in life, and were determined to raise them with a love for the written word. “Growing up in my house, reading was considered a waste of time, not as the doorway to a wider world, as it should have been,” he stated. The eldest of 13, he was drawn to the library as a place of safety and comfort, but also because it was a place of learning, not working. He spent hours at his hometown library when it was housed in downtown Meriden, considering it a place of community and congregation. “Valley Falls was just up the road, and seemed like such a nice town with brick streets and big houses.” Pence, who owned a Harley mechanic shop for a decade, grew up just one town over, at Meriden. 1.Ĭlark has held many positions within the community over her years at Valley Falls - some paid, some volunteer - and has her finger on the pulse of the community’s needs. Following the departure of library director Adam Doolittle over the summer, board members at the Delaware Township Library have decided to take the position in a different direction, dividing the job between two local community members, Jeri Clark and Sam Pence.
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