Tag: Friends of the Library

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…

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…

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…

Friends of the Library: The Library and Newspapers

Newspapers and the library

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…

Robson Ranch Library Introduces 2021 Board

Seated (left to right): Nancy Tarpley, Marcia Elving, Diane van Naerssen, and Sally Ryerson; Standing: Gil Clifton, Fred van Naerssen, Jerry Tarpley, Linda Bono, Doris Koenig, and Joan Pursley.

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,…

Welcome to Your Library

Library volunteer, Michele Nuttall, greets patrons with a smile (under her mask)!

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…