Helen Georgia BISSELL
Obituary

Helen Bissell Almy

Helen Bissell Almy, 82, wife of Robert L Almy, died May 21, 1994. She was the daughter of Raymond and Helen (Warren) Bissell. Helen was the beloved librarian in charge of the Crestwood Library in Yonkers during the 1960s and 1970s. She lived in Scarsdale for many years before moving to Hartsdale, New York in 1987.

Helen was born in Buffalo, New York, April 15, 1912, and she remembered that her father wondered if she would have a "tempestuous life," as it was the date the Titanic sank after crashing into an iceberg. She lived in Paris for a time as a youngster, and was a graduate of Smith College, and the Columbia University School of Library Service, yet she never bragged about her Ivy League background.

She began her career at the Crestwood Library as a children's librarian in 1964, and she knew the names and preferences of every child she helped. Helen particularly enjoyed her story hours every Thursday, and the popular summer reading programs. Later, she enriched the adult book collections through her expert knowledge of music, art, travel and poetry. She admired her former Smith College classmate, Julia Child, and never found a chocolate recipe that she didn't like!

Helen will long be remembered for her intelligence, tremendous sense of humor, religious faith, devotion to family, love of the arts and of Cape Cod, and respect for the dignity of every individual she served. She will be sadly missed.

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