Hancock County Library System Board of Trustees Mrs. Mary M. Cassis, Chairman Mrs. Mary Sinders, Vice Chairman Mrs. Evelyn Johnson Ms. Joyce Z. Lee Miss Clementine Williams Michael D. Haas, Sr., Attorney Prima Plauche’, Director The Library Foundation of Hancock County Board of Directors Mr. Ames Kergosien, President Ms. Toni Larroux, Vice President Mr. C. C. McDonald, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. Susan Daigre Ms. Jeannie Deen Mrs. Stephanie McConnell Mrs. Susie Seal Todd N. Thriffiley, Attorney Mary M. Perkins, Executive Secretary Friends of Mississippi Libraries Mrs. Freda Hartness, President Mrs. Mary Edmond, President-Elect Mrs. Barbara Clayton, Secretary Mrs. Rowena Drinkwater, Treasurer/Publicity Mrs. Francis P. Delmas, Immediate Past President Mrs. Barbara Carroon, Past President Regional Representatives: Ms. Carol West, Southwest Mrs. Elizabeth Aydelott, Eastern Mrs. Lynne Moses, Delta Ms. Anne P. Radojosics, Northeast Mrs. Alice Hurst, Southern Participating sponsors Mississippi Library Commission Mississippi Center for the Book Mississippi Humanities Council This program is financially assisted by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the Mississippi Humantlies Council. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the Mississippi Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities. Friends of Libraries U.SA Bay St. Louis-Hancock County Library designation as a National Literary Landmark honoring Stephen E. Ambrose October 21, 2003 Sponsored by Friends of Mississippi Libraries Friends of Libraries U.S.A. The Library Foundation of Hancock County