I remember Genii’s daughter coming in to the library asking if we needed a volunteer. Boy, did we!
Genii came in and helped us with cataloging and transferring all of our books from our old automated system to a new one. She worked hard, always with a sense of humor. Her dedication to books and libraries shows in the children’s room where she devised and implemented our color coding dots system.
She had wonderful stories that she shared with her grandchildren and occasionally she would show us what she had written. She joined the book club at the library and was unafraid to say what she really thought about a book even if it was contrary to what everyone else thought.
Genii died May 12. She was a good friend. I will miss her.
I remember Genii as being so smart and entertaining. One day, another of our ladies complained that she couldn’t carry something, because she didn’t have a husband. “Well”, Genii said, “I have a husband, and I lend him out.” Both she and Bill were available to do the many things that keep a community library going. She will be missed and our hearts go out to Bill and the children.