Who Was Library Benefactor Pauline Haass?
Pauline Haass left her entire estate to the Town Lisbon for the purposes of building a library. Watch the video to learn more about her.
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Pauline Haass Library Director Kathy Klager said Pauline Haass was a former school teacher and a farmer along with her husband George in the Town of Lisbon. She also later owned a home in Sussex.
Lisbon did not have a library. Later in her life they had a book mobile service but she felt a library was needed.
When she died she left her entire estate to the Town of Lisbon for the purposes of establishing and maintaining a library.
In order to make a bigger library, Lisbon teamed up with the Village of Sussex.
The Town of Lisbon and the Village of Sussex are in a dispute over financing the library and over the Pauline Haass land.
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Nuitari
3:35 pm on Saturday, March 16, 2013
Love how a private donation can eventually turn into a government quarrel.
Tia
9:32 am on Sunday, March 17, 2013
I got to know Pauline, as she was one of my wonderful patients, such a kind and generous lady.
Her estate was left to support "a" library, wheather it be Sussex or Lisbon I don't think she would have minded. Since they started using funds for Sussex in the late 80's, the money should stay there. The library in Sussex is a great location for all residents to use. I don't see that it is necessary to build another Library in Lisbon.
Reading atricles like this confirms that I will never leave any of my money for a government building. She left her money to HELP people, not to fight over.
God Bless her!