Charlotte Moughton was born on April 22, 1919 in Birmingham, Alabama. The following year, her father (an architect) and mother (a librarian) relocated to Sanford, Florida. Her mother began working at the Sanford Public Library. From a very young age, Charlotte knew she wanted to be a librarian as well. In 1940, Charlotte graduated from Maryville College in Tennessee with BA. She then returned to Florida and taught English at Sanford High School. From 1942-1945, she attended Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Here she earned her degree in Library Science. After she completed library school, she took a position at the Newark Public Library in New Jersey and served as the librarian in charge of the Children’s Department. When she was able to do so, she returned to Florida and served as the librarian at Sanford High School. In October 1948, she was appointed Head Librarian at the Winter Park Public Library. She served in this capacity over thirty years and provided the leadership and foresight that established high quality library service for the people of Winter Park. On the professional level she was known for her keen intellect, expertise, and strong work ethic. On the personal level, she was also known for her gracious manner, an appreciation of people, and her warm smile. She saw many changes over those thirty years, including renovations to the existing library at that time, and the construction of the library on New England Avenue. Unfortunately, Charlotte died on October 22, 1978. The new library opened in 1979. A reference room in the new library was established in Charlotte's memory and a plaque was designed to commemorate her service to the library.   Appointed as Head Librarian in 1948, Charlotte Moughton was Winter Park’s first professional librarian. “In the three decades that Charlotte was its librarian, to the people of this community the library meant Charlotte.”                                                       ~ Dr. Geneva Drinkwater (Larger photo: Charlotte with Mary Wattles) “For thirty years she gave her professional skill and high standards, her imagination and love of beauty.”                                                       ~ Dr. Geneva Drinkwater (Larger photo: Charlotte with Francis Jackson) “Personal feeling is what she embodied and inspired among all those who worked closely with her.”                                                       ~ Rachel Murrah (Larger photo: Left to right: Robert Miller Jr., Francis Jackson, Dr. Oswald Delgado, Mary Wattles, Charlotte) “Charlotte was generous to the point of sacrifice with her time, her energy and her love.”                                                       ~ Rachel Murrah (Larger photo: Charlotte with a gentleman who is unidentified on photograph) “Her abilities went beyond her professional expertise. She was tops in her field, but she never let library science interfere with personal service.”                                                       ~ Kenneth Wacker Groundbreaking ceremony, December 4, 1977. (Larger photo: Left to right: Harold A. Roberts, Richard W. Stevens, Jerome Donnelley, Rachel D. Murrah, Charlotte, James A. Driver, Guy Butler) “I have always been aware of the personal feeling people have about their library. I believe the people of Winter Park will feel a justifiable and genuine pride in this handsome new facility and that they can always feel it is their library.”                                                  ~ Charlotte Moughton Brunoehler Groundbreaking ceremony, December 4, 1977. Charlotte died on October 22, 1978. This document is a Memorial Resolution drafted by the Board of Trustees of the Winter Park Library Association after her death. This document is a letter written by David A. Johnston, addressing his fellow Library Board members. This is the plaque that was designed to dedicate the Reference Room to Charlotte Moughton Brunoehler. *All quotes were taken from an article in the Winter Park Sun Herald. The article was written by Nancy Long and is dated October 26, 1978.