Community Remembers Beloved Children's Librarian

SAG HARBOR, NY — The light that beloved children's librarian Sue Farrell left behind continues to shine brightly as the community rallies to care for her family after her death.

A Trivia Night Benefit to support the family of John Jermain Memorial Library children's librarian Susann Farrell will be held on Monday, June 12, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Bay Street Theater.

The evening will be hosted by quiz master Paul A. Johnson and will include a basket raffle, silent auction and 50/50 raffle. All proceeds from the event will go to Susann Farrell's GoFundMe page.

Supporters are invited to put together a trivia team of two to five people; adults only.

Tickets are limited and cost $30 in advance and $40 at the door; tickets are available for cash purchase at the Bay Street Theater box office and Fishers Home Furnishings.

Farrell was a passionate animal advocate who spent years helping homeless four-legged friends, and a beloved children's librarian. She fought her greatest battle against lung cancer, and from the first, friends rallied to help.

A GoFundMe created by Tanya Poole of Riverhead, "In Memory Of Sue Farrell," has raised $27,132 so far.

"Many of you know the sweet, compassionate, energetic Sue Farrell from her devoted work through SAVES Inc. or as the beloved children's librarian at the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor, or by her love and compassion as a devoted mother of two teenage children who attend the Riverhead School District," Poole wrote, before Farrell's death.

Farrell, Poole said, had a "joyous personality" and knew how to bring a smile to everyone's face.

She was diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form of lung cancer, and, in a matter of one month, went from spending time with her family, to setting up activities with children at the library and saving hundreds of abandoned and stray cats, to being housebound, connected to oxygen.

Her loss echoed across the East End, with family and friends coming together to help the loved ones she left behind.

To donate, click here.

Photo courtesy of GoFundMe.