Members of the Klok, Zimmerman and Failing families are among the many portraits that are hanging on the walls of the Margaret Reaney Memorial Library in St. Johnsville. (Bill Buell/Gazette Reporter)
First-time visitors to the Margaret Reaney Memorial Library and Museum in St. Johnsville often have trouble focusing on their reading. In this yellow-and- gray brick building constructed in 1909, the written word often takes a back seat to the visual wonderland on display.