Mary Dyar, a Minneapolis Public Library employee and administrator
from 1939 – 1976, passed away on February 8th, 2008 at the age of
93. Mary graduated from Carlton College and the U of M Library
School; her entire career was at the Minneapolis Public Library from
which she retired as Associate Director in 1976.
The family has requested that memorials
are given to The Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library. Your gift to this fund will serve as an on-going tribute to
Mary's years of service at the Library to be
enjoyed by library users for many generations to come.
Founded in 1949, The Friends of the
Minneapolis Public Library is a 501(c)(3)
organization that helps make our libraries
thriving community centers of intellectual
discovery and lifelong learning. With 5,000
members, The Friends is one of the largest
and most accomplished library support groups
in the country.
All
gifts to The Friends go to support the
Library including collections purchases; literacy initiatives, such
as the Summer Reading Program and Homework Helper; operating The
Friends two Book Stores, staffed by volunteers; and sponsoring
cultural programs that bring new patrons into our libraries and
foster the free exchange of ideas.
Your gift, which will be listed in our our
annual report, is 100% tax-deductible to the full extent of the
United States tax laws.
