ˈæftɚ pˈɑːɹks ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt, swˈɛnsən, spˈiːkɪŋ tʊ ˌɛmtˈiː plˈɛzənts kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi θɹuː ðə lˈoʊkəl nˈuːzpeɪpɚ, sˈɛz “wˈɜːkɪŋ wɪð ɐ pɹˈæktɪkli nˈɑːnɛɡzˈɪstənt bˈʌdʒɪt, pˈɑːɹk lˈeɪd ðə ɡɹˈaʊndwˈɜːk ˈɜːli tuː “ɛnlˈɑːɹdʒ ænd ɛnɹˈɪtʃ ðə bˈʊk kəlˈɛkʃən, ɐsˈɛmbəl ɐ pɹəfˈɛʃənəl stˈæf, ɪstˈæblɪʃ ɐ lˈaɪbɹɛɹi sˈaɪəns dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ænd bˈɪld ɐ nˈuː bˈɪldɪŋ” nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv.
After Park's retirement, Swenson, speaking to Mt Pleasant's community through the local newspaper, says “Working with a practically non-existent budget, Park laid the ground-work early to “enlarge and enrich the book collection, assemble a professional staff, establish a library science department and build a new building” (1965).