Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME, April 1st, 2006
What would John Bodger do? That's what the trustees of the Whitneyville Public Library had to ask themselves last December, just weeks after the death of their storied librarian of nearly 30 years. Their collective answer: Build a bigger library. The current two-story library sits proudly on a hill, painted red as it was in 1868 when it was used as a schoolhouse. It serves the town's 237 residents, plus plenty of loyal tourists who stop every Saturday in summer to buy used books at 25 cents apiece, hardbacks included. Inside, the worn wooden floor creaks with every step, and when the heat...
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