Pleasant Valley Library To Auction FDR Book

PLEASANT VALLEY, NY — To help rebuild the library that was heavily damaged by an early morning fire in November, the Friends of the Pleasant Valley Library is are auctioning off a signed, dated and numbered copy of "Records of the Town of Hyde Park" by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

According to a Facebook post, only 100 copies of this rare piece of local history were printed. Each one was numbered and signed by FDR himself.

The book, which was donated to the library by a patron, is numbered 66.

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Roosevelt's signature is on the page opposite the title page and is dated 1928.

For historical perspective, later that year, FDR was elected New York's governor, and four years later was elected president.

The opening bid is $1,000.

If interested in bidding for the book, submit the bid to friendsofthepvlibrary@gmail.com.

Bids will be accepted until the end of February. The winning high bid will be considered a donation to the library rebuilding fund.

The book will be on display once the temporary library location at 3 Maggiacomo Lane in Pleasant Valley is open.

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