Joan Muyskens Pursley Some 40 volunteers attended the library board’s Volunteer Appreciation luncheon at the Wildhorse Grill on Sept. 16. Many of the volunteers who work a weekly two-hour shift have been featured in the recent Pioneer Press “Meet the Volunteers” series. There are other groups of volunteers, however, that also help keep our library…
Tag: Friends of the Library
Generals, October 2021
October Book Discussion: Still Life by Louise Penny
Dianna Lucas The Friends of the Library (FOL) are pleased to invite all Robson residents to the final book discussion of 2021. We will meet in the Legacy Room of the Clubhouse at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21. The conversation will continue afterwards at the Wildhorse Grill where there will be a cash bar.…
Generals, September 2021
Friends of the Library: Introducing the Board
Dianna Lucas In July we inducted the board members for the new year and they’re off and running. They have been busy preparing for the book discussion on Emma, that was held in August, and dispersing funds to fill some long-standing needs for the library. Let’s find out a little about each one of our new board…
Generals, August 2021
Friends of the Library
Friends of the Library Annual Meeting and August Book Discussion on Jane Austen’s Emma Dianna Lucas Thank you to everyone who attended the annual meeting of Friends of the Library (FOL) in July. We had an impressive turnout. FOL would like to introduce the newly elected slate of officers. They are as follows: Chair Marsha…
Generals, July 2021
Friends of the Library: A Free Beverage? Food? Door Prizes? Join Us July 14!
Alan Albarran Hopefully our headline grabbed your attention! The annual meeting of the Friends of the Library (FOL) is coming soon—Wednesday, July 14 at 3 p.m. We will meet in the clubhouse for an in-person meeting for the first time since July 2019! We were able to gather on May 27 for our second book…
Generals, June 2021
Friends of the Library Annual Meeting Focus on Membership
Alan Albarran/Dianna Lucas With pandemic-imposed closures and self-isolation ending, it is time to enjoy each other’s company! Mark your calendars: Wednesday, July 14 is the FOL annual meeting. We will gather in the clubhouse at 2:30 p.m. for a brief social and a cash bar before the official meeting at 3 p.m. There will be…
Generals, May 2021
Friends of the Library: Discussion on Hemingway’s ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’
Alan Albarran The Friends of the Library invite you to join us at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 27, as “live” book discussions return at the clubhouse with Ernest Hemingway’s classic For Whom the Bell Tolls. The discussion will be led by the trio of LaDonna Womochel, Mike Hall, and Alan Albarran. For Whom the…
Generals, April 2021
Friends of the Library: The Library and Newspapers
Alan Albarran We are asking all members of the Robson Ranch community to help us in making important decisions regarding what type of newspapers we should provide in our local Robson Ranch Library. In short, you will soon be hearing about a brief survey Friends of the Library (FOL) is launching via HOA emails and…
Generals, March 2021
Robson Ranch Library Introduces 2021 Board
Joan Muyskens Pursley In January, the Robson Library Board of Directors elected G. Gil Clifton as chair, replacing Linda Terry, who recently moved to Arizona. Ms. Terry had been board chair since 2010 (two years after its founding) and donated literally thousands of hours of her time to ensure the library is a well-organized, comfortable,…
Generals, March 2021
Welcome to Your Library
Linda Bono, Friends of the Library April 4 through 10 is National Library Week, and Welcome to Your Library is this year’s theme. Actress, author, and activist Natalie Portman will lend her star power to shine a spotlight on our nation’s libraries as the honorary chair for 2021. As she says, “Libraries show us anything is…