DRAKE STATE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY CELEBRATE 60TH ANNIVERSARY

June 18, 2021 Bouldin Headline News 0

By Jennifer Malone, Drake State, Director of Public Relations, Drake State Community & Technical College

FRONT ROW L-R –Dr. Mary Stanley, Nell Bradford, Laura Clift;
BACK ROW L-R – Karen Stanley, Dr. Deloris Smothers, Dr. Carolyn Henderson, Dr. Patricia Sims

**L-R Drake State Library Staff Carla Clift and Dennis Borden**

**L-R Drake State Student Ambassadors J’Marcus Dobbins, Tarrylon Toney, Jaimie Spray, Michelle**

Supporters of Drake State Community & Technical College gathered on Saturday, June 12 for the Friends of the Library Afternoon Tea. The event was one of several planned to help the college celebrate its 60th anniversary.

The S.C. O’Neal Library and Technology Center, named for Drake State’s first president, is a hub of information for students, faculty and the community. The Friends of the Library program is one way the community can support the college through the Drake State Foundation. Guests at the event were treated to a special menu prepared by Drake State culinary instructor Darvin McDaniel and were provided information about the Friends of the Library program. The event made especially meaningful by the attendance Dr. Mary Stanley and Mrs. Nell Bradford, two long-standing supporters of Drake State.

To learn more about the Friends of the Library Program or other ways to support Drake State, contact the Drake State Foundation Development Office at (256) 551-3289 or email dev@drakestate.edu.