It Is Called Warmth Bombing when members of the anonymous group Nevada County Random Acts of Warmth leave dozens of plush scarves and hats at random GeeVee locations. The items are free to passersby who…
THERE will be a special reading of Yeats on Valentine’s day in Hargadons. The pub and restaurant on O’Connell street has been involved in poetry readings and hopes to have 365 poems read throughout the year. For Valentine’s day Mella Gallagher a seven-year-old will read the Yeats poem ‘The Fiddler of Dooney’. Mella’s is due […]
In 1991, soon after her retirement, the Madelyn Helling Library was established in Nevada City.
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Madelyn Helling was known for many things.
People knew her for her volunteer work with several groups. They remember her passion for libraries.
And, of course, they know about the Nevada County Madelyn Helling Library.
Helling, a former county librarian, died Tuesday. She was 95.
Born in Bismarck, North Dakota, Helling worked for the San Francisco Public Library before moving to Nevada County, where she served as county librarian from 1974 to 1991.
In 1991, soon after her retirement, the Madelyn Helling Library, named in her honor, was established in Nevada City.