40-Pound Birdhouse Donated To Milton Library

MILTON, GA -- The Milton Public Library has received a handmade gift that's truly unique to its surroundings.

A 40-pound birdhouse made by local craftsman David Brooks was donated to celebrate the historic antecedents of the city's new library.

The work of art was inspired by one of the barns on the original Dinsmore farm, which is now home to the library. A functioning birdhouse, the item can be displayed indoors or outdoors and is made from siding preserved from the barns on the property.

Brooks gifted the work to the Milton library with the support of the Friends of the Milton library.

"We are so pleased at the support the library has received from the residents of the community," library branch manager Kimberly Snoddy-George said. "This gift will be a treasured reminder of the rural history of this area. It is truly beautiful.”

Once he saw the Friends of the Milton Library barn under construction, Brooks said he knew "that I had to produce a lasting tribute to the early settlers who developed this fine community."

Friends co-presidents Kim Gauger and Marsha Spear and board member Bill Lusk, who led the effort to build the Friends barn adjacent to the library, agreed that the gift would be a welcome symbol of our

The birdhouse will be on display in the library atrium.

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Photo 1: Kimberly Snoddy-George, branch manager of the Milton Public Library, right, accepts the donation of a birdhouse made of wood from the original barns on the library property from local artisan David Brooks. Taking part in the ceremony are Friends of the Milton Library board member Bill Lusk, Co-president Marsha Spear, Brooks, Co-president Kim Gauger and Snoddy-George.
Photo 2: the birdhouse constructed by David Brooks
Credit: Bob Meyers