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Anna Morand
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First librarian at the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library.
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Born : date
uncertain
Died : April 15, 1920
Brief
Biography : Details of the life of Anna Morand, the
first librarian of the Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, are few.
It is known that Morand and her twin sister, Sophie, were
neighbors of library benefactor Thomas Hodgkins. After Morand was appointed as librarian of the new
library, she and her sister moved into the cottage on the library
grounds. In addition to her librarian’s duties, for which
she received a little over five dollars a week in salary, Morand
was responsible for cleaning the building. Sophie Morand
frequently assisted her sister in the library, and took over for
a time when Anna Morand fell ill. Anna Morand retired from the
library in October 1912 due to declining health and left the
Setauket area. She died in April 1920. A pictue of Anna Morand
can be found hanging in the
Periodicals Reading Room located in the original part of the
library.
Library History
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