Constitution display relocated to Nichols Library

In conjunction with Constitution Week that will take place Sept. 17 to 23, the Daughters of the American Revolution teamed up with Naperville Public Library to showcase a historical display dedicated to America's famous document that details the rights of American citizens.

Bettye Wehrli, librarian for Daughters of the American Revolution, worked with the library to complete the impressive display - consisting of books about the U.S. Constitution, an enlarged image of the Constitution, a 1776 photo of the flag as well as a map of the U.S. as it looked with 13 colonies.

"It's a breath-taking display," Bettye said. "What better place to showcase it than the library that houses all the books about the revolution and the Constitution."

Bettye worked with Gail Rattray, customer services assistant II at the library, to come up with the vision for the display, which was originally installed last year at 95th Street Library. Gail devoted many hours of designing the mobile display. This year, the display was relocated to Nichols Library so downtown library patrons can now appreciate its glory. The library intends to put the informative display up every September to bring awareness to Constitution Week.

Along with stirring up American pride, the display will help educate library customers on what the first words of the Constitution stand for.

"What a profound statement - 'We the people," Bettye said. "The freedom we have here is envied. I would like more people to understand the internal battle those men went through to write the Constitution. Hopefully, every year we can promote the Constitution," Bettye said. "This is a way that Daughters of the American Revolution and Naperville Public Library give back to the community."