Jamestown   (CSi)  The elder sister of Louis L’Amour, Edna LaMoore Waldo is being recognized with the East Room of the Alfred Dickey Public Library in Downtown Jamestown being named in her honor.  (Louis L’Amour, changed the spelling of his last name later in life.)

The James River Valley Public Library System Board voted unanimously, to approve at this month’s meeting.

Library Director, Joe Rector pointed out that Ms. Waldo was born in Jamestown, and she was a graduate of Jamestown College (as it was known then).   She passed away in 1999.

She was a journalist, author and teacher , having at one time serving as a librarian at Jamestown Public Library, Jamestown College Library and Bismarck Public Library. She also published writings about Dakota Territory, prior to statehood.

Rector added that there plans to be a plaque and photo of Waldo prior to the library’s centennial celebration in February, of 2019.

In other business the James River Valley Library board approved three percent raises for the entire library staff in 2019, along with an additional one percent raise to four individuals who were promoted to supervisory positions.

Rector said the raises stay within the approved $398,000 budget.

The next Friends of the Library meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the Arts Center.