$980,000 less than two weeks later. The immigrants had been solicited by a recent U.S. Army retiree, Perla Huerta, to travel to Massachusetts where those so recruited had been misled to believe they would receive English lessons, funds, legal services, jobs and housing at their destination. Notification had not been given to the destination community regarding their impending arrival and needs. Education For most of its history, education was provided only for white children. Crestview School, the first school for African-Americans in Crestview, was built in 1926. In 1944, a city block was purchased for a new high school for black students. In 1945, Crestview Colored High School was built on School Avenue. Later, it was renamed after George Washington Carver, and eventually was renamed Carver-Hill School in honor of the efforts of Ed Hill. After integration in 1966, high school students were transferred to the previously all-white Crestview High School and Carver-Hill was utilized for younger students until 1982, when it was converted to administrative use. Library The Crestview Robert L. F. Sikes Public Library was first started as a small library operating out of the home of Crestview resident Bertha Henry in the 1940s, renting out books from hers and her mother's personal collections. The library was moved into the Episcopal Church, as endowed to Henry by her mother, Lucy, and for whom the library was named. It was later moved to a house on West Highway 90. After the library was taken over by the Women's Club of Crestview, it again moved to an apartment and then a shopping mall. In 1976, a building was constructed specifically to host the library, and was renamed to honer Congressman Robert "Bob" Sikes. In 1993, the building was sold by the City of Crestview to the Okaloosa Walton Community College, now Northwest Florida State College. The library remained a part of the building until a new building was constructed. The current library was opened in 2002, and is located at 1445 Commerce Drive. The library is recognized by the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Sciences. The library is a part of the Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative (OCPLC) consisting of six libraries which share materials through a courier system. Membership at any of these libraries includes membership in the entire Cooperative. Membership to the Robert L. F. Sikes Public Library may be granted to patrons age