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Betty Yarbrough retired from Euless Public Library in January."Now I'll do something for me,"she says.
Euless librarian saw many changes during 20 year tenure
BY JENT ER ROGNESS "center of the community with story times
Star-Telegram Staff Writer cc and reference materials," she said. The
ULESS—BettyYarbrough had too Most librarians like to read.
g library cooperated with the school system,
much invested in her work at the The frustrating thing is being and provided a summer reading program.
Euless Public Library to leave surrounded by so many books Yarbrough said Euless Public Library
before the new facility opened more than has always been on the cutting edge. By
two years ago, she said. Even though she and not being able to read pooling money with Grapevine and North
has retired, she plans to stick around and them all." Richland Hills, Euless' library was of the
help out where she can. first in the area to have automated circula
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Yarbrough, 75, retired as Euless library —Betty Yarbrough tion. It was automated before the Fort
administrator after 20 year of librarywork retired Euless library administrator
YWorth or Arlington libraries,she said.
at the end of January. During her tenure, "Then we started adding other formats,
she helped to usher in the expansion of a like audio cassettes, video cassettes and
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LIBRARY :ne and Cue library have grown to enjoy a great deal
of support during the years.
"I think this community realizes the value of a
library,"she said.
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Tom Cox, Yarbrough's supervisor and Euless
director of administration, said Yarbrough was a fix-
She has a bit more time pursue those things now, ture in the Euless Library establishment.
and has already enrolled in Spanish class and a Great "Betty absolutely epitomizes what you'd want in
Books Discussion Group at Tarrant County Junior a library," he said. "We are absolutely going to miss
College. Betty Yarbrough."
She said she is excited about both classes because The running joke, he said, that based on the
Spanish is something she has studied in the past,but Yarbrough model, applicants need not apply "unless
never mastered.And as far as her reading class goes, you have a bun"in your hair,he said.
"these are some of the books you always meant to Yarbrough's successor, JoAnn Rogers, also men-
read,but didn't." tioned good support from Euless city staff and elect-
"Most librarians like to read," she said."The frus- ed officials, which help to keep the library "out
trating thing is being surrounded by so many books front." With such a "progressive" system and a
and not being able to read them all." "beautiful building," Yarbrough's job presented an
Yarbrough said she keeps a running list of the opportunity that was hard for Rogers to pass up.
books she intends to read. Rogers took the helm of the library Feb. 1, corn-
Although she intends to pursue new subjects and ing from the Watauga Public Library as its adminis-
different activities, she has no intention of severing trator. She looks forward to engaging those who are
ties with the Euless library, she said. The Let's Talk underserved at this time.
About Books group, Arbor Daze library activities, "I hope to focus services to teens and to retirees,"
book sales and some volunteer work won't vanish she said. "And we'll be bringing more programming
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from her busy schedule. into the building."
With the library board, the Friends of the Library
and the Euless Library Foundation, Yarbrough said Jenifer Rogness,(817)685-3859
j roguess @star-telegrnm.com
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