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Former Manassas Park Parks & Recreation Director Catherine Morretta left the community with something to remember her by – three little free libraries at the Manassas Park Community Center.
Morretta, who served as the parks and recreation director for 20 years, passed away last month after battling cancer.
“Reading was extremely important to her, and she wanted to bring that to the park as well. So she wanted to promote reading at the park…on a nice day you could sit outside and read. The reading libraries were made for residents…she would even restock them out of her own [collection],” said Manassas Park Recreation Supervisor Tony Thomas.
Morretta completed the little libraries in 2014, working with co-worker Sue Griffith and her father Harry Griffith Jr, stated Thomas.
“I remember Catherine told us a story about living in Germany as a child and parks having these free libraries, and she wanted to bring that concept to Manassas Park,” said Thomas.
All three libraries are located on the community center’s property on 99 Adams Street in Manassas Park.
Potomac Local has added these little library locations to our map, along with the little library locations involved in our Greater Prince William Little Free Libraries project, with the Prince William Library Foundation.
This interactive online map will allow you to find all of the little free libraries in our area that are participating in our initiative.
