2006-08-24 / Princeton News

Grammy's Bench will be enjoyed for generations

BY PHYLLIS BOOTH PBOOTH@HOLDENLANDMARK.COM

(From left): Elizabeth, Timothy and Sarah Clemence enjoy their grandmother's bench at the library. Phyllis Booth photo (From left): Elizabeth, Timothy and Sarah Clemence enjoy their grandmother's bench at the library. Phyllis Booth photo When Scott Clemence's mother Margery Clemence died in December 2003, the family asked that memorial contributions in her name be given to the Princeton Public Library.

More than $500 was donated and library director Wendy Pape asked the family what to do with the money. "We didn't want to buy just any books so we decided that since Margery loved to knit, we'd get some really good books on knitting," said Holly Clemence, Margery's daughter-in-law. "I was on the Friends of the Library Board several years ago and knew some of the knitting books were old."

"We also decided to let each of our kids, who were her only grandchildren, pick out some books on subjects they were interested in, so the books would be of interest to young people," Clemence said. They picked books on history, scrapbooking and nursing.

She said that even after they purchased all the books, there was money left over, so she came up with the idea of an outside bench where people could read on the library lawn.

"Wendy was happy about that because she's always wanted an outside reading area," Clemence said.

Clemence found a bench in a magazine and had people at Woodmeister in Holden check to make sure it would be all right outside. "We had it shipped to Woodmeister and they put it together," said Clemence. "It's a good thing we did because one of the parts was broken and [Woodmeister] was able to fix it."

Landscaper Fred Pape plans to install patio-type blocks near the side steps to the library and the bench will be placed on them. The bench has a plaque inscribed "Grammy's Bench" given by the Clemence family, July 2006.

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