Help Support the Friends of the Sonoma Valley Library
There are many ways you can support the Friends. Here are some of them:
Contribute to the future sustainability of the Library by:
Book Groups
The Mystery Book Club is a lively discussion group
which sticks to the book and does not veer off into personal shares.
All you need to join is a library card. At each monthly meeting the
book that will be discussed at the next meeting is provided. The club
has a loyal following and it has been said that occasionally the
discussion is better than the book. Because we are reading "murder"
mysteries there is some violence in every offering.
Each meeting
begins with a presentation about the author. Members volunteer to do
the research and the presentation. No one person does it all the time.
Each person has as much time as they need to speak about the book
without interruption and with the rest of the members listening with
respect to what is being said.
The club meets for one hour in the
Forum Room at the Library on the first Thursday of each month at 4:00pm.
For more information call Kassandra Miller at 935-9415 or email her at
Kassandra4@comcast.net Check the CALENDAR for date changes.
Book Sales
The
Friends hold four book sales each year in February, May, August and
November. Check CALENDAR for specific days and times. All books,
videos, DVDs or CDs have been donated and are not library discards.
Members of the Friends can shop on the Wednesday from 11:00am to 3:30pm
before the sale opens to the general public. During the sale, all
children from toddlers through high school can choose one free book. At
the end of the sale teachers and non-profits take the remaining books.
Donations can be dropped off in the marked shed behind the library. For
more information or to volunteer, call Carol Brown at 935-7016.
Initiatives
The
FOL Initiative Committee works with the Library Branch Manager, library
patrons, the Friends Board of Directors and partners to develop new
ideas, visions, projects and programs that will enrich the library
experience. The Initiatives Committee is responsible for providing a
clear definition and scope for any proposed plan. All fully developed
initiatives are presented to the FOL Board of Directors for approval.
The
Initiatives Committee is currently attempting to define how the library
will respond and change to the rapidly advancing format of multimedia
digital delivery.
For more information please contact
marla@svol.orgNewsletter
The Friends of the Sonoma Valley Newsletter is published four times a
year, usually distributed prior to the book sales. Content includes
statistics on past book sales, a column contributed by the Manager, Lisa
Musgrove, information on recent contributions and upcoming programs
supported by the Friends. If you wish submit articles, contact the
editor, volunteer, etc. email
ROBYN@SVFOL.org