9/24/09 Fourteen music CDs, donated to Casco Public LibraryEvery day, all across the country, quiet events capture the gentle spirit of communities. Today, a small group gathered at the Casco Public Library to dedicate the John R. Bennett Memorial Music Collection. Such things go unnoticed by the masses, but their value is beyond measure. Indeed, these unheralded acts of celebration and remembrance give a community its heart.
John was a library patron and volunteer (often taking the returnable bottles to the redemption center). He unexpectedly passed away in July, leaving the kind of gap that falls between the weaves in the fabric of every town.
John's friends and family honored his love of music (he was a former musician) by donating money to the library to create a collection of essential albums from a wide range of genres. This is like manna from Heaven for our librarian, Wes, a musician himself. Wes has overseen the purchasing of cornerstone CDs, and has his sights set on building the collection into something truly special.
Indeed, I'm sure that music collection would be music to John's ears.
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