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Dorothy Joyner, at 74; inspired a love of books in pupils

Dorothy Joyner once said her work at Acton's McCarthy-Towne School library was ''the most important thing in my life in terms of personal development.'' Dorothy Joyner once said her work at Acton's McCarthy-Towne School library was ''the most important thing in my life in terms of personal development.''
By Gloria Negri
Globe Staff / January 19, 2009

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Dorothy (Steele) Joyner instilled a love of reading in the elementary school children at the McCarthy-Towne School in Acton where she was its first library head. For 12 years, she presided over story hours and special events that made visits to her library as enjoyable as recess outdoors, students recalled. (Full article: 1005 words)

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