The Sand Springs Library

11/14/2012

Back in the 70's, for the 3rd grade through the 7th grade I lived in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. We lived in a place called "The Widow's Colony." It was some sort of subsidized housing for women who had children and were widowed or divorced . One of my favorite places was the library. I can remember walking up the steps to go in and I remember the smell of the books. My mom would take me and my sister to the library and I would go to the science section. I loved to read about astronomy. My first dream was to become an astronomer! Here is the Page Memorial Library, I guess it is a museum now:

Inside that top window to the right was the science section. I loved to check out books on the planets and memorize data about them. Of course home computers didn't really exist back then or I would have created a data base for them. I loved this place. Visit these links to read more. http://www.tulsalibrary.org/charlespage/history.php
http://sandspringsok.org/category.php?cat=1004
They mention that (+)Laura Mae Barnes was the librarian there. I didn't know that until just now. She was close friends with my grandparents and I saw her fairly often when I was young. I wonder why I didn't know she was the librarian at one my favorite places in the world? I feel even better about the place now!

7 Comments

Julie

1/23/2013 06:38:17 am

Mr. W-
Hello. I just came across your blog. I too am from Sand Springs. I grew up with the same memories of the smell of the library, the marble floors, the crunch of the plastic covers on the books. But most of all I remember sweet Laura Mae and story time. One of the dearest ladies ever. Ironically after moving around, I married a man from SS. After so many trips to Tulsa searching for the perfect wedding cake, someone said you need to contact a local baker named Laura Mae Barnes. My mom and I stared at one another. Not our Laura Mae from years ago? Yes. That Laura. When we met her at her house we chatted. She then reached into a desk and pulled out a small book. A present both myself and my best friend at the time had given her all those years ago. She still had it. There was no question about it. Laura Mae would design and bake our wedding cake. We could have ordered from New York. No other cake would touch the meaning of hers. When I told my husband, we began to chat. He too had been to story time with Laura Mae. Today, 25 years later we are still together.

Mr. Wilkerson

1/24/2013 12:41:20 am

Thank you for leaving such a nice story. I'm certain that Laura Mae did not appreciate the impact she had on others. I don't think any of us realize how many lives we touch.
I went to Garfield Elementary and Clyde Boyd Jr. High. It is nice to hear from a fellow Sandite!

1/23/2013 06:41:36 am

(Cont'd). So today I'm not feeling well. Watching an old rerun of You've Got Mail in which Meg Ryan owns an old bookstore. It got me reminiscing. She is the story lady. She mentions her mother. She says " it wasn't that her mother was just selling books. It was

1/23/2013 06:44:11 am

So sorry. This site is acting up. Anyway.
(Cont'd). So today I'm not feeling well. Watching an old rerun of You've Got Mail in which Meg Ryan owns an old bookstore. It got me reminiscing. She is the story lady. She mentions her mother. She says " it wasn't that her mother was just selling books. It was

1/23/2013 06:51:32 am

Become whoever it was they wanted to be. After she said that, Laura Mae popped into my thoughts. I was sad to see she passed in 2008. I was just at the cemetary in May as my grandmother passed. My entire family is buried there. No doubt she is still reading to children in Heaven. I am so glad someone else has similar memories. I remember the widows colony. I lived off of forest drive within a 1/4 mile from there. Anyway. Just thought I too would share my memories about such a beautiful lady. How she played and integrate role in my childhood and even my adulthood. I don't know if your grandparents are still survived but if so feel free to share this with them about their dear friend. If we had more Laura Maes now, the world would be a much more beautiful place. I apologize for the issues with the note. I hope it all came thru. Hope to hear from you.

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11/14/2014 03:33:26 am

Hi again, Julie. My grandparents passed away in 1997 and 2010. Their generation was truly great and we need more like them. I graduated h.s. in 1983. When did you? I wonder if we attended school together? I miss my grandparents so much. After getting married in 1989 I moved from Oklahoma. I know it is a very different place now, and not for the better, necessarily. But I miss it

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10/28/2015 04:03:47 am

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