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{Library Foundation to sponsor mural
Imagine the history of Hancock County and Bay St. Louis depicted through a mosaic mural on the exterior wall of the Bay St. Louis-Hancock County Library.
And imagine hiaving the opportunity to be a part of creating and designing this mural.
That is the next project to be undertaken by The Library Foundation of Hancock County, made possible through a partial grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission.
: “By sponsoring the mosaic mural, The Library Foundation hopes to promote use of library resources and an appreciation bf the culture and history of Bay St. Louis and Hancock County,” 'said Anita D. Lamb, Foundation president.
; The project, under the direction of local artist Elizabeth Veglia, will involve the entire community. Community involvement is common in most of Veglia’s works. The Harbor Square Park in Gulfport ^-adjacent to Hancock Bank; Che’ St.', iJohn Parish Hall in1 Gulfport, and the Bay High School fine arts wing were all team efforts, with Coastians working under Veglia’s supervision.
Charles Gray, president of
the Hancock County Historical Society and well known along' the Gulf Coast for his know-j ledge of local history, will pre-1 sent several lectures on local culture and history. Fred Wag-1 ner, well-known Coastian architect, will present prog- j rams about local architecture and its effect on culture in this ( area.	j
Veglia will teach workshop participants how to work with the tile to create their own mosaic designs. She will then incorporate these designs into the overall theme of the mural.
After assembling the designs into appropriate relationship to each other, the mosaic will be mounted on the southern exter- \ ior (Ulman Avenue) wall of the Bay St. Louis-Hancock County : Library, adjacent to the children’s area.
‘The mosaic will be seen by all who enter the library,” said Prima Plauche', library system ! director, “and we feel it will j laHeeak point forjtfeevl V librikyi iaAti. AYis uiVtke/ community.
Persons interested in becoming involved in the project should call Mary Perkins at the library at 467-5282.