Derby Public Library to mark June birthday of Holton Harcourt Wood

DERBY - The Derby Public Library will commemorate the birthday of Holton Harcourt Wood, the young boy in whose memory the Library was built.
This time-honored tradition of the Library being decorated with flowers in compliance with his father Col. H. Holton Wood's request, which he made at the dedication of the Library in 1902, has become well known over the years, not only throughout the Valley, but well beyond.
This year Harcourt Wood will still be remembered on June 19 even though the Library is closed for public access due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the week of June 15-20 a special search and find activity will be featured on the Library's website www.derbypubliclibrary.org with a photograph of Harcourt along with pictures of roses hidden throughout the website's pages.

This loving tradition continues even in these most uncertain times.


This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.