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Books fill Civic Center for slain librarian's memorial More than one-thousand books were donated in just 24 hours Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT DIED DURING THE SHOOTING.JUSTIN: MORE THAN 1,000 BOOKSFILLED THE CIVIC CENTER HERE INCLOVIS.rt>> KRISSIE LOVED EVERY CHILD INTHIS TOWN.SHE KNEW EVERY CHILD BY NAME,SHE WATCHED THEM GROW UP, SHEWAS A BRIGHT LIGHT.rtJUSTIN: THIS IS HOW THECOMMUNITY IS HONORING KRISSIECARTER, OR MISS KRISSIE.BOOKS ARE EVERYWHERE, FROM THEFRONT OF THE STAGE TO HANGINGFROM THE CEILINGS.>>rt I INITIALLY PUT OUT A MESSAGEON SOCIAL MEDIA AND SAID HEYFRIENDS, I NEED 200 BOOKS TODECORATE FOR MISS KRISSIE'SMEMORIAL SERVICE, AND WITHIN THEFIRST FIVE HOURS I HAD OVER 300BOOKS HERE.rtJUSTIN: AND BY THE NEXT DAY, 300BOOKS TURNED INTO MORE THAN1,000.ALL OF THESE BOOKS YOU SEE ONTHE TABLES HERE WERE PICKED OUTrtBY THE LIBRARIANS BECAUSE IT'STHEIR FAVORITE BOOKS AND SOME OFMISS KRISSIE'S FAVORITE BOOKS.HOW DID THEY GET THOSE BOOKS TOHANG FROM A THREE STORY TALLrtCEILING?A LOCAL ELECTRICIAN DONATED ASCISSOR LIFT, AND A LOCALHARDWARE STORE DONATED THEROPES.>> IT WAS JUST A WAY FORCOMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO DIDN'TKNOW HOW TO REACH OUT rtTO BE ABLETO DO SOMETHING.JUSTIN: ALL OF THIS IS FORKRISSIE'S MEMORIAL SERVICE.THEN WHEN IT IS OVER -- THENrt>> WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO USETHESE BOOKS TO STOCK THE LOCALLENDING LIBRARIES THAT ARE ALLOVER THE TOWN AND LOCALCOMMUNITY CENTERS.JUSTIN: THE CHILDREN'S BOOKSWILL ALSO BE DONATEDrt BACK TO THELIBRARY.A MISSION TO MAKE SURE MISSKRISSIE'S LEGACY LIVES ON.THERE WILL BE A MEMORIAL FORMISS KRISSIE AT THE CIVIC CENTERHERErt ON IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLICTUESDAY.IF YOU WANT TO COME PAY YOURRESPECTS.