Getting a read on Winthrop through the town’s library

Facility has been hub of community since World War II

By: Jim Williamson - Texarkana Gazette

Staff photo by Jim Williamson • Four-month-old Leawna Smith is lifted by her great aunt, Terri Nelson, inside the Winthrop Library. Leawna’s mother Amanda Nelson checks the computer for information after working a night shift at Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. in De Queen, Ark.

Staff photo by Jim Williamson • Winthrop librarian Vonnie Chewning, left, shows Veta Bryan information from the computer at the library. When Chewning broke a hip, several Winthrop women volunteered to keep the library open.

To get a read on Winthrop, Ark., visit the library or listen to stories about volunteers keeping the library open while the librarian’s broken hip healed.

An eclectic collection of books fulfills a range of tastes from customers of the library provided by librarian...

Published: 02/19/2013