Beaverton library volunteer spends 90th birthday among the books

Washington County News: BEAVERTON — Phyllis Davis spent her 90th birthday at the library.

No surprise.

After all, she’s been working or volunteering there for 65 years.

“I can’t think of any place else, really, what else I would be doing,” Davis said Monday, taking a break from her job putting the finishing touches on books before they hit the Beaverton City Library shelves. “It just seems to suit my abilities, my interests.”

A day later, in a backroom celebration with co-workers and city dignitaries, she opened a card. Ninety. She couldn’t believe it.

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