On March 4, 2006 the Friends invited the community to help celebrate Clara's 75th
birthday and her 25 years of being the Community Librarian. Former Mayors Marvin Tate and Larry
Ringer and Pat Tuohy of the Central Texas Library System "roasted" Clara for the occasion -- it was
billed as "Celebrate Clara". The friends announced a new fund "Clara Mounce Young Readers' Fund" at
the luncheon. The fund started with an anonymous donation of $9,000. |