PEOPLE & PURPOSE
Bicycles and Books
SCULPTURE PAYS TRIBUTE TO DOCTOR’S PASSIONS
DR. JOE DUDLEY was a daily visitor to the Central Library, after his retirement in 2001. Dudley liked to settle into a chair on the first floor and watch the children come in for storytime. Dudley, a city native, died in 2019. “What was wonderful about Joe is that he embraced everything about Central Library. He liked the wide cross section of people who came to the library. He liked the Central Library’s collection,” said Mary Dudley, Joe’s widow. A bronze sculpture, called “Dirt Trail” was installed in the garden outside the children’s department in November in Dudley’s honor. The sculpture shows a boy on a bike and it pays tribute to Dudley’s love of bikes and spirit of adventure. The plaque beside the sculpture includes a quote by Peter Golkin, “My two favorite things in life are libraries and bicycles. They both move people forward without wasting anything. The perfect day: riding a bike to the library.” The sculpture is visible from the sidewalk to the left of the Central Library. I | S
Mary Dudley with the sculpture installed In Joe Dudley’s honor.
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