LIBRARY HONOUREES
Different sections within Tobago Library Services have been named after persons in recognition of their contributions toward the enhancement of library and/or information services in Tobago and beyond.
Scarborough Library Facility
Eastlyn McKenzie
Eastlyn McKenzie Children’s Library
Dr. Eastlyn Kate McKenzie, formerly Baynes, was born on 5 October 1941, to Johnny Baynes and Martha Thompson, in the village of Bethany.
After leaving the St. Patrick's Anglican Primary School, she attended the Bishop's High...
Susan Craig-James
Susan Craig-James Heritage Library
Dr. Susan Elizabeth Craig-James was born in Trinidad on 12 November 1947, to Lionel Craig and his wife Sislyn. She attended the Scarborough Girls' Anglican School from the age of three, and when she was eight years old...
James Biggart
James Biggart Adult Library
Mr. James Alphaeus Alexander Biggart, born on 6 June 1877, at Pembroke, became a Chemist and licensed Druggist at an early age and, by the age of 22 years, had opened the only pharmacy in the Windward district...
Anne Mitchell-Gift
Anne Mitchell-Gift Auditorium
Mrs Anne Caroline Mitchell-Gift is the eldest of three daughters born to the late Lionel Mitchell and his wife, Victoria, on the 12th October 1941, in Scarborough, Tobago. After spending three years at the Scarborough R.C. School...
Charlotteville Branch Library
Emel Nicholson
Emel Nicholson Lending Library
The Lending Library of the Charlotteville Branch Library is named in honour of Ms Emel Nicholson. "Ms Emel" was a prominent businesswoman in the Charlotteville community. An enterprising entrepreneur with a benevolent spirit, Ms Emel willingly assisted anyone in the community that was in need, sharing whatever she had. So it was not surprising that when the Government sought a property to house the Charlotteville Branch Library, Ms Emel gave up the building she had intended for her residence, leasing it instead for use as the community library. The Charlotteville Branch Library opened in 1956 and this temporary accommodation was used until 1995, when a new purpose-built library was completed.
Arthur Moore
Arthur Moore Auditorium
Arthur Moore joined the Central Library of Trinidad and Tobago as a part-time custodian at the Charlotteville Branch Library in 1957. He was appointed Branch Library Assistant in 1976 and was the Branch Library's sole employee. In 1995, the library moved to new purpose-built premises and the library's auditorium was named after him in recognition of his selfless service in providing uninterrupted library services to the Charlotteville community for over 38 years. Mr Moore retired from the library services in 1996, and died in 1999.