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Darla Bressler, a wonderful colleague, friend, and dedicated educator, passed
away at her home last week on Wednesday, March 14th, with her daughter Kelly by
her side. Darla was the education librarian at
Bloomsburg University, Andruss Library for
over 16 years and had retired from the University fall semester 2017 for
medical reasons. After a brief hospitalization at Geisinger Hospital in early March, she went home to hospice care.
We will miss her greatly.
Deeply committed to students, Darla was
passionate about the power of children’s literature to instill a love of
reading and learning in young children and adolescents and was justifiably
proud of the Juvenile Collection (children's literature) that she had developed
over the years for the BU Library. It was -- and is -- a vibrant collection,
heavily used by education students and members of the University community.
Darla had requested
after her retirement that in lieu of gifts, people make donations to her
beloved Juvenile Collection, and her family has requested that the fund be
continued to honor and commemorate her work.
A visitation for friends
and family will be held at the Kevin A. Beardsley
Funeral Home in Curwensvile, PA, on Tuesday, March 20, from 5 - 8 pm. Her
obituary may be viewed and condolences posted online at https://www.pasimplecremation.com/obituary/darla-j-bressler/
