Stacey Davis has been a reference librarian at the Richardson Public Library for a little over 23 years. She is the Richardson local history librarian, maintaining the local history archive and serving as the researcher for Richardson history. She is the library liaison with the Richardson Historical & Genealogical Society and has presented Richardson history programs to community groups throughout the city.
Stacey holds a BBA from Stephen F. Austin State University and a Master of Library Science from the University of North Texas. Stacey loves to read - especially romantic suspense, cozy mysteries, and books about pandemic illnesses (like the Black Death in 14th century Europe and the 1918 Flu pandemic).
Program Synopsis:
A History of Richardson: From Farm Community to Business Center
The program will give a brief overview of Richardson’s origins using historical photographs, maps and tidbits of information. Richardson has come a long way from the small mid-nineteenth century farming community it was to the bustling hub of industry it is today. Come find out who the first settlers were and learn what it was like in Richardson when it was young. How has the community changed in the last 170 plus years?
In beautiful weather Saturday 6/15 we hosted the 3rd annual Picnic for the Playground. As the playground is completed this was a very special event. We served hot dogs, snacks, ice cream and drinks, all very well received by the playground visitors.Thanks to all our volunteers and foremost to all the visitors to the awesome Ann Eisemann Inclusive playground!
Mary Worthington has been inducted to the Richardson East Rotary Club. Mary is the Community Relations Manager for RISD. Mary is a charter member of the Cross Timbers Rotary in Flower Mound and has been Secretary and Sergeant-at-arms.
In spite of some serious rain last Wednesday, this hardy crew dodged raindrops and spruced up the Ann Eisemann Inclusive Playground and the Sensory Garden! Thanks, David Blanchard, Tom Hummel, Juan Lechuga, Karen Marx and Joe Allinder!
Meet Safwaan Chaudhry one of our scholarship recipients in 2019.
I am Safwaan Chaudhry, a 2019 graduate from Richardson High School. I am going to be attending the University of Texas at Dallas as a Terry Foundation Scholar. I am going to majoring in biomedical engineering, and pursuing a triple minor in philosophy, theology, and business management. During my time at Richardson High School I was the Student Council President, Interact/Key Club Chief Financial Officer, Muslim Student Association Historian, and served as a Peer Helper. Outside of school I am a Boy Scout and have served in a number of different leadership positions such as Senior Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Troop Guide, Patrol Leader, and Quartermaster. Furthermore, under the Boy Scouts of America I have served as senior staff in a number of leadership trainings. I can’t wait to see what comes next and am grateful to RERC for providing me with a scholarship.
Meet Jasmine Tran, one of our scholarship recipients in 2019.
My name is Jasmine Tran and I am Berkner High School's Valedictorian for the Class of 2019! At Berkner, I truly wanted to make an impact in my community through my commitments to many organizations. In school, I was National Honor Society President, AP Ambassadors President, Key Club Vice-President, and Mu Alpha Theta Secretary. Additionally, my commitment to music has led me to be the principal violinist in the Symphony Orchestra, as well as a concert pianist outside of school. The joy music brings me is not without the joy it brings others. During high school, I invested my heart and time in organizing and performing in a string quartet for patients in rehabilitation centers and nursing homes all around Richardson to share the universal language of music to those who needed it.
In the fall, I will be attending Texas A&M University at College Station and majoring in Statistics with a minor in Bioinformatics and on the pre-medicine track towards medical school! Ever since I could remember, the medical field had always sparked an interest in me, but it was not until my battle with chronic pain and two reconstruction surgeries that Orthopedic Surgery came to be my career goal! My passion for medicine has granted me the opportunity to observe surgeons in the clinic and the operating room as well as earning a position as a Clinical Research Intern this Summer at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital. My dedication, perseverance, and enthusiasm towards becoming an Orthopedic Surgeon are for one primary goal: To emulate the very surgeons that gave me back my life. After my battle, I could only focus on being that piece of hope for my patients just as my surgeons were that piece of hope for me.
Duties on 6/26/19
Greeters - Steve Brown, Kenn Smith
Prayer & Pledge - Bill Walker
