Dianna Lucas The Friends of the Library (FOL) annual meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 17, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. It will be held in the library in the CATC building instead of the clubhouse this year. All members of Friends of the Library and interested Robson residents are invited to attend. If…
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Generals, March 2024
Friends of the Library – March 2024
What You Always Wanted to Know Dianna Lucas You may know about Friends of the Library (FOL), you may even be a member, but how much do you really know about the organization? Read on to find out some interesting facts and details. As a member, you may already know many of these. If you’re…
Generals, October 2023
FOL Throws New and Improved Puzzle Palooza ‘23
Jane Scholz Robson Friends of the Library (FOL) plans its second picture puzzle competition in the library on Nov. 10 and 11. There, Robson residents will compete for a trophy and nice cash prizes by speed solving a Robson landscape jigsaw puzzle. The team that finishes the puzzle in the shortest time will win a…
Generals, September 2023
Friends of the Library: Upcoming Events for You to Enjoy
Dianna Lucas Friends of the Library (FOL) has a lot in store for the Robson community for the remainder of this year and into next year. There will be book discussions, Puzzle Palooza, new books on the FOL shelves, another Volunteer Luncheon, and decisions made about books to be discussed next year. We hope you…
Front Page, August 2023
Friends Raises $24K for Robson Library
Jane Scholz Friends of the Library (FOL) gathered for its annual meeting in the clubhouse to learn that over the past six years, about $24,000 has been collected in dues and donations. About $14,000 has been spent on the library since 2019, and we are about to invest another $1,000 for books and other materials.…
Generals, May 2023
FOL Leads ‘All the Light’ Discussion in Robson Library
Jane Scholz About 40 Robson residents gathered in the CATC library for a lively discussion of All the Light We Cannot See, a moving novel of a blind girl navigating war-torn France during World War II. The discussion, organized by Friends of the Library, was led by Lynn Moore and Joan Pursley. The group agreed…
Generals, November 2022
Friends of the Library Supports Volunteers and New Book Collection
Jane Scholz The board of Robson Friends of the Library (FOL) expects to spend more than $1,500 by the end of the year to build the Robson Library collection and support its volunteers. FOL membership dues and donations will support a Library Appreciation Lunch at the Wildhorse Grill in November. The board of the 501(c)(3)…
Generals, November 2022
Five Exciting Books Picked for Robson FOL Discussions in 2023
Jane Scholz Robson readers will have five exciting books to read and discuss in the Friends of the Library (FOL) book discussion series in 2023. The five-member Book Discussion Committee, Robson residents Mike Hall, Lewis Toland, Lynne Moore, Cindy Voliva, and La Donna Womochel, have recommended and the FOL Board has approved the following books:…
Generals, September 2022
Friends of the Library Book Discussions: Requesting Your Input
Dianna Lucas Friends of the Library (FOL) book discussions are quite popular among Robson residents. They are much more than book reviews where you merely get an overview of the book itself. Over the past several years, many have enjoyed what one reviewer “found to be more like attending an interesting college professor class lecture—with…
Generals, August 2022
Friends of the Library: Exploring Texas History
Dianna Lucas and Jane Scholz Membership of Friends of the Library (FOL) met for their fifth annual meeting on July 14. Marsha Scholze presided as the final act of her year as chair. Members were afforded the chance to win raffle prizes throughout the meeting. The prizes consisted of gift certificates to Barnes & Noble,…