When Ron and Elizabeth Wagner purchased a statue for their home in 1998, friends asked what they would do with such a large piece if they were to move.
‘I’ll give it to the library,? Elizabeth replied.
That day has come ? Ron and Elizabeth are downsizing their living space and donated the statue, as promised.
The Friends of the Clarkston Independence District Library received the 7-foot-tall, bronze statue of children playing around a tree, Sept. 3.
This winter, the library boosters and Clarkston Farm and Garden Club will plan a space for it near the library’s entrance.
‘We’re so excited to have it,? said Julie Meredith, director of Clarkston Independence District Library. ‘It reminds us of the story of ‘The Giving Tree’ by Shel Silverstein.?
The Wagners? move resulted in a number of other donations, including nearly 500 books for the upcoming fall book sale and items of interest to veterans.
Elizabeth, who was on hand to watch the statue’s journey from her home to its new home at the library, said moving was more emotional than she thought it would be.
‘Coordinating the donations took extra time during the moving process, but it was worth it to be able to share our good fortune with others,? she said.