Oak Ridge Public Library

The Lifetime of Reading Stained Glass Project, placed in the 18 clerestory windows, are an exciting addition to the Library. The windows illustrate the pleasure derived from books and reading over a lifetime. Many windows depict scenery familiar to those in Oak Ridge and East Tennessee.

Each window cost $4,989.00. The Friends of the Library offered their non-profit status as a way to make this expenditure tax deductible.

A large plaque will be engraved with the information about the project and all donors, and will be installed near the Library’s Information Desk.

There was NO CITY MONEY used in this project. All costs incurred were covered in the price of the windows.

The stained glass windows make a wonderful, lasting contribution to the community and are destined to become a treasure in the years to come.

Stained Glass Committee: Don Barbour, past President FOL: Cecil Higgins, past President FOL; Linda Cloutier, FOL Member at large; Leah Marcum-Estes, Director Community Art Center; and Kathy McNeilly, Director Public Library.

Pictures of the production of the windows.

Visit to studio on April 6, 2005

July 2005

August 2005

Installation of Windows - October 2005

Installation of Windows - January 2006

Installation of Windows - March 2006

Dedication of Windows - April 30, 2006

Stained Glass Windows:	Click on Thumbnail to see drawing
#1 - Mother Goose
#2 - Nursery Rhymes
#3 - Fairy Tales
#4 - Childhood Classics
#5 - Fine Arts
#6 - American Authors
#7 - Learning About the World
#8 - Planting the Seeds of the Future
#9 - Happy Trails
#10 - Designing the Future
#11 - Engineering the Future
#12 - A Father's Dream
#13 - Mountain Heritage
#14 - Looking to the Future
#15 - See the World
#16 - An Oak Ridge Scene
#17 - Transitions
#18 - Generations and The Cycle Begins Anew