The Batavia Public Library is pleased to invite the public to a retirement reception this month for Library executive director, George H. Scheetz.
Please join us in wishing Scheetz a wonderful retirement by gathering for his reception from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at the Library, 10 S. Batavia Avenue. Festivities will be in the Founders Room and will include light refreshments, some entertainment and a little surprise.
After 18½ years as the Library’s director, Scheetz will retire effective Friday, June 9. Scheetz is known throughout the community for his love of libraries, passion for community history and zest for projects that bring community members together.
Scheetz takes special pride in the success of three initiatives he launched during his tenure with the Batavia Library. They are as follows:
- PechaKucha Night, which began in 2015 in Batavia.
- “The Year of Mark Twain in Batavia,” which occurred in 2019 and was a year-long, community-wide celebration in honor of the sesquicentenary of Samuel L. Clemens’ 1869 visit to Batavia.
- Bulldogs Unleashed, which Scheetz proposed to the Batavia Public Library Foundation in 2010 as a community event and fundraising project.
To learn more about the Batavia Library, visit our website at BataviaPublicLibrary.org.
— Batavia Public Library