Hospital Book Cart

The Friends of the St. Thomas Public Libraries (FOSTPL) began rolling a sturdy/handsome book cart on several floors of the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital. Not only patients and staff avail themselves of the free paperback books and magazines, but often visitors who are keeping vigil with a loved one benefit also. In addition, the hospital gift shop, run by Inner Wheel, provides daily newspapers, candy, and cookies to sell.

Three days a week volunteers: Beth Gembus, Rita Coll and Rosary Harper take the cart through the wards with books, magazines, religious materials, the Daily News and candy and gum. In spite of the addition of TV to every room the book cart is still viable and popular with many patients. The volunteers have valiantly continued the program that Margo Heikkila started, even though she has moved to the states. We applaud their dedication.