Diana Beattie Interiors Makes
Wonderful Donation! 

 Diana Beattie Interiors of McAllister, MT and New York City, has made a wonderful donation of beautiful furniture and decorative items to the Madison Valley Public Library.  There are chairs, couches, tables, lamps and paintings that make the library feel like a very comfortable place to read, study, and just browse for materials.

David Black, furniture designer, built some of the tables.  Local artists Todd Conner, Pat Schutts, Ed Totten and Larry Zabel are represented by artwork now adorning the walls.  Because of Diana’s generosity, Madison Valley residents are able to relax in very pleasant surroundings when they use the library.

We appreciate Diana Beattie for her very generous donations and her time, efforts and expertise to place these pieces.  She brought her assistants Mel and Garl with her to install and they were so helpful.  We also appreciate the local artists for their very generous donations to our beautiful facility.   (article and photos by Lucy Ennis)

Enhanced Vision Magnifying Reader Donated

Madison Valley Public Library was pleased to receive a unique and considerate donation from some generous library supporters.  Jess Armitage, Charles Wright, and Paul Hoff have donated a Merlin Enhanced Vision Magnifying Reader for use by library patrons.  The reader enables individuals with low vision to read, write, view photos (and more) in color, black and white, or enhanced high contrast positive or negative viewing modes.  The machine is simple to use, and is available for anyone using the library.  For more information, please stop by the library, and ask a staff member to demonstrate the machine. 

Pictured are Charles Wright and Jess Armitage, who came to the library to set up the Magnifying Reader. 

Native American Legend Gourds Donated

Bev Martin of Jeffers has donated all of her painted Native American Legend Gourds to the library.  They will be on display in the Montana Research Room and in the display case in the main hallway.  Bev printed the stories that she has been sharing with our community for so many years, and displayed them in frames to go with each painted gourd.  The legend gourds and stories are wonderful pieces of Montana and Native American history, and are a wonderful addition to the Montana Research Room. 

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