Carla Murtha presented her last storytime with kids on Tuesday at the Peru Public Library. A children’s librarian for 47 years, her retirement marks the end of a local institution.
Kids socialized and played with toys until they got the news that storytime was about to begin. They went to meet Miss Carla, which is how Murtha refers to herself with children.
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