Keelan donation expands H-F library volumes
January 31, 2012 12:38PM
The collection of 46 fiction and non-fiction titles donated to Homewood-Flossmoor High School in honor of former teacher and librarian Jean Keelan is on display in the school’s library.
The Homewood-Flossmoor High School library again has received a memorial donation from the family of former teacher and librarian Jean Keelan, adding 46 fiction and nonfiction titles of literary merit to its at least 35,000-item collection.
Keelan was a teacher at H-F from 1969-90. She first taught business classes, then became a library media specialist. After her death in 1998, her family wanted to commemorate her life by setting up a fund to provide quality books for the school library.
The H-F Foundation — a nonprofit group that provides extra funds for scholarships, student clubs and organizations — has disbursed the annual $1,000 donation to the library since the Keelan fund began in 1999. School librarians determine which items to purchase.
“Every donated book is plated with Keelan’s name as a way to honor her memory, her love of libraries and her dedication to H-F’s students,” District 233 Superintendent Von Mansfield said.
The collection of books added this year is on display in the library. The collection also can be viewed online at hflibrary.blogspot.com.
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