May Book Discussion—’The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson’ Dianna Lucas All Robson residents are invited to attend the next FOL book discussion on Thursday, May 19, at 2:30 p.m. We will meet in the Robson Library to discuss Mark Twain’s The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson. We hope the library will provide a comfortable setting for the…
Tag: Friends of the Library
Generals, April 2022
Library Patrons’ Reading Preferences
Joan Muyskens Pursley In last month’s Pioneer Press, the Library Board asked residents to take a short “What Do You Like to Read?” survey. The first 100 surveys have been tallied, and the results are below. However, we need at least another 100 of you to participate in this survey to have a more accurate…
Generals, April 2022
Friends of the Library: New Books for New Shelves
Generals, March 2022
Friends of the Library: Something Old, Something New
Dianna Lucas If you’ve been to the Robson Library lately, you’ve noticed a few changes. Immediately to your right as you walk in the door you will notice the new Friends of the Library bookshelf. This shelf serves a specific purpose. On top are flyers, which provide information about upcoming FOL book discussions: book to…
Clubs & Classes, February 2022
Friends of the Library—More than Books: Movies and Puzzles and Music! Oh My!
Dianna Lucas Of course, the Robson Library has books. Hundreds and hundreds of books. Hardback books. Paperback books. Large Print books. Books of all genres. Everyone goes to the library to check out books to read. There are also audiobooks to check out for those who prefer that option. You will find a few hundred…
Generals, January 2022
Friends of the Library: A Year of Books to Review
Dianna Lucas Thanks so much to all the Robson residents who made donations to Friends of the Library during the holidays. Your generosity made it possible for us to purchase books that will be read and enjoyed by your friends and neighbors. The dates and books for the book reviews for this year have been…
Generals, January 2022
Friends of the Library: Meet the Final Seven New Library Volunteers
Joan Muyskens Pursley This final feature on the wonderful residents who work in our library introduces seven women who responded to our late-fall call for new volunteers to fill open time slots and help us extend library staff services into the early evenings and weekends. They are Beth Di Tommaso, Phyllis Formhals, Judy Gillespie, Judy…
Features, December 2021
Kudos to Our New Library Volunteers
Joan Muyskens Pursley One of the nice things about living at Robson Ranch is that when you need help, someone always steps up. Such was the case when we needed additional volunteers to staff our library. About a dozen residents promptly offered their services. Here, we introduce you to five of them: Linda Bono, Debbie…
Front Page, December 2021
Friends of the LibraryBooks We Embraced
Generals, November 2021
Friends of the Library
Meet Robson Library’s Collections Committee Joan Muyskens Pursley Among our library’s many volunteers are four women who not only work the desk, but also manage our collections. Marcia Elving, Elaine Kushmaul, Patricia (Patti) Rea, and Diane van Naerssen work many hours a week processing new donations, updating and maintaining the database, and culling and weeding…