06/17/2026
For donor Judith Stoffer, a lifelong love of libraries began with curiosity and a dark staircase in a small South Dakota general store. At just five years old, Judith wandered upstairs one Saturday night and discovered the town’s tiny library and the librarian who would hand her a book each week to take home and return after she had “read it.”
“That was it,” Judith recalls. “I visited her every Saturday night for years.”
That early experience sparked a lifelong connection to libraries, reading, and community. Judith later became part of the original committee that helped build Humboldt County’s beautiful library facility and continues to be a dedicated library supporter today. From checking out book club reads to donating books back to the collection, Judith’s story is a reminder of how meaningful libraries can become throughout a lifetime.
Thank you, Judith, for your continued support of Humboldt County Libraries and the Humboldt Library Foundation.
