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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13. 1992 <br /> <br />A regular semi-monthly meeting of the Council of the City of <br />Martinsville, Virginia, with Mayor Allan McClain presiding, was held <br />Tuesday, October 13, 1992, in the Council Chamber, City Hall, beginning <br />at 9:30 A.M. The following members of Council were present: Allan <br />McClain, Mayor; Steve M. Draper; L. D. Oakes; and Clyde L. Williams. <br />Absent was Vice-Mayor George B. Adams, Jr., who was away from the City. <br /> <br />After the invocation, followed by Mayor McClain's cordial welcome to <br />visitors present, Council approved the minutes of its September 22, <br />1992 meeting as circulated and amended. <br /> <br />An award was presented to Robert W. Sherwood (who was not present) for <br />his service on the Industrial Development Authority Board, 1989-1992. <br /> <br />Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council adopted the <br /> <br />following Resolution recognizing the retirement of Mrs. Betty <br />Wooldridge as the Director of the Blue Ridge Regional Library: <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in August 1973 Mrs. Betty Wooldridge was employed as Director <br />of the Martinsville-Henry County Public Library which consisted of one <br />location serving the area with eight employees; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in 1974 library service was provided to a greater number of <br />City and County residents through a bookmobile program which was later <br />extended in 1983 to Patrick County; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in 1975 library service was established in Patrick County <br />thereby necessitating the name of the operations being changed to the <br />Blue Ridge Regional Library; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Blue Ridge Regional Library system was further expanded in <br />the area under Mrs. Wooldridge's leadership by the construction of a <br />new headquarters facility in the City in 1986; establishment and <br />construction of the Ridgeway Branch in 1990; relocation and <br />construction of the Patrick County Branch in 1991; relocation to larger <br />facilities of the Collinsville Branch in 1992; and incorporation of the <br />Bassett Library into the system in 1992; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Mrs. Wooldridge was president of the Virginia Library <br />Association in 1981 and has served on many committees in the American <br />Library Association and the Public Library Association; and <br /> <br /> <br />