Tag: Friends of the Library

End of Two Seasons, aka Fun Is on the Way!

Nancy Hale In getting ready for two October Friends of the Library events, you need to set aside Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. On Wednesday, Oct. 16, Friends of the Library will be having our end of the season final book talk. The…

New Library Donations

Joan Muyskens Pursley As Robson Ranch Library patrons know, our collection is constantly evolving. Below are a few recent additions donated by Robson residents or purchased by Friends of the Library (FOL). Others are featured on the library’s website, www.robsonlibrary.org. • Flight of the Wild Swan, by Melissa Pritchard. This is a sweeping yet intimate…

Friends of the Library Annual Meeting July 17

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…

How Does a Donated Book Get on the Robson Library Shelf?

Lorraine Wilson Many residents donate their slightly used, much-loved fiction and nonfiction books to the Robson Ranch Library. Donations have been the heart of the Robson Library since it opened its doors in 2008, including the many books purchased and donated by Friends of the Library (FOL), which raises the question, “What criteria is used…

FOL Receives Donation from Alice Book Club

Dianna Lucas Alice Book Club recently made a generous donation to the Friends of the Library (FOL) in memory of Libby Tidwell. She had been a member of the club since 2006. A previous donation was made to FOL in memory of Kay Murray in 2020. Kay had been a member since the club’s beginning…

Friends of the Library: September and November Book Talks Engage Robson Readers

Dianna Lucas An enthusiastic crowd of about 50 readers gathered on Sept. 16 for a lively and timely discussion. Friends of the Library President Elaine Kushmaul started the program by comparing and contrasting George Orwell and Aldous Huxley. Co-presenter Klaus Dannenberg continued the introduction with the definition of a dystopian novel, explaining that a dystopia…

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.…