The Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library Building Enhancement Campaign Fund has received a donation from Mr. Reuben Davis of Davis Wholesale Tire Company in memory of his wife, Lucille.  Pictured from left to right are Agnes W. Ho, Director of Libraries, and Mr. Davis.  Mr. Davis made the donation on behalf of his family, including son Jeff Davis and his wife Pam, daughter Rhonda Davis Chance and her husband Matt Chance, and grandchildren Riley and Jordan Davis and Cole and Mattie Chance.  Mr. Davis has long been a prominent member of the community, serving on the Lenoir County Board of Commissioners from 1974 to 1982 and performing philanthropic work throughout the area.  “Kinston and Lenoir County have been very good to us,” said Davis.  “We are very pleased to be able to support our community in return.”  For more information on the Building Enhancement Campaign Fund, please call 527-7066, Ext. 130.

Kinston Wal-Mart has recently made a donation to the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library’s Building Enhancement Campaign Fund in support of its expansion and renovation project.  This is the latest in a series of donations Wal-Mart has made to assist the Library’s expansion efforts.  Pictured from left to right are Agnes Ho, Director of Libraries, and Danny Davis, Manager. 

The Kinston Woman’s Club has organized a charity effort in support of the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library’s Building Enhancement Campaign Fund.  Pictured from left to right are Eleanor Mallard, Recording Secretary; Virginia Bonar, Vice President; Agnes Ho, Director of Libraries; and Sara Murray, Treasurer.  Not pictured is Kathy Tucker, President.  The Kinston Woman’s Club supports various organizations throughout the community by delivering flowers and donating the proceeds to the receiving organization. 

The Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library has received a donation from Wallace, Morris, Barwick, Landis, and Stroud, P.A. in support of its expansion and renovation project.  Pictured from left to right are Tommy Morris, Rick Landis, Agnes Ho, Director of Libraries, Stuart Stroud, and P.C. Barwick. 

Tands, Inc./Bojangles gave a generous donation to support the new teen area which will be located in the Adult Library. Pictured (left to right) are Donna Rodwell, Director of Marketing for Tands, Inc./Bojangles, and Agnes W. Ho, Director of Libraries.

Local artist Lisa Stump Shaw has donated one of her oil paintings to the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library.  Tyndall’s Seed Store (1974) vividly depicts one of the old storefronts in Kinston on Heritage Street from the early 1970s.  Pictured from left to right are Agnes W. Ho, Director of Libraries, and Shaw.  Ms. Shaw is donating this painting in honor of her mother, Betty Stump, who herself has donated many beautiful art books to the Library in honor of her parents. 

The Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library has received an oil painting done by Elisabeth (Betty) Stump for display in the Barrus Gallery of the expanded and renovated Library.  This painting, Carolina Barns (1993), was donated by Lisa Stump Shaw in honor of her parents, Bill and Betty Stump.  Pictured from left to right are Lisa Stump Shaw and Agnes W. Ho, Director of Libraries. 

The Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library has received a beautiful painting generously donated by Mrs. Juliet Barrus, a highly regarded local artist.  Pictured from left to right are Mrs. Agnes W. Ho, Director of Libraries, and Mrs. Barrus.  The painting, The Yellow Portico, will be displayed prominently in the Juliet Barrus Gallery of the expanded Library. 

The Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library has received two paintings in commemoration of prominent local artist Mrs. Freda Badrock’s 100th birthday.  Pictured from left to right are Mrs. Agnes W. Ho, Director of Libraries, and Mrs. Penny Craven.  Mrs. Craven presented the Library with one of Mrs. Badrock’s paintings, Garden Path (top), on behalf of her parents, Robert and Cicely Pipkin.  “Mr. and Mrs. P.” have been two of Mrs. Badrock’s dearest friends for many years.  Mrs. Craven also presented the Library with one of her own original paintings, Vegan Dream (bottom), in honor of Mrs. Badrock. 

The Kinston Golden “K” Kiwanis Club has presented the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library with a donation in support of its expansion and renovation project.  Pictured from left to right are: (front row) Herman McLawhorn , Myron Hill, Frank Williams, Agnes W. Ho, Director of Libraries, Leslie Davis, Del Nix, (back row) Ervin Wade, Jim Hartis, Vernon Ball, Thomas Jackson, and Tony Cuomo.  The members of the Kiwanis Club have held their meetings at the Library for many years and are eagerly anticipating the opportunity to continue meeting in the expanded Library. 

Pictured from left to right are Barbara Laroque, Marketing Coordinator for Lenoir Memorial Hospital, and Agnes W. Ho, Director of the Neuse Regional Library System.  The Hospital has pledged to make a donation over three years to the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library. 

Pictured from left to right are J. Ward McConnell, Jr., Carol Southerland, Vice-President of Friends of the Library, Agnes W. Ho, Director of Libraries, and Linda McConnell. Mr. and Mrs. McConnell are long-time library patrons and supporters who have already contributed significantly to the Building Enhancement Campaign Fund; they have decided to extend their generosity towards the Library expansion even further.