March 2016 Newsletter

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1 March 2016 Newsletter A Spring Note from Gloria: We are now on track to finish this year of Friends of Rockwall County Library with a bang! We are excited about our Easter Bonnet Tea with the famed, Rose-Mary Rumbley, on Tuesday, March 22 nd at 2:00 pm. IF you have not reserved your place please contact Judy Buffington, Space is limited. In April we have the delightful Petty s who will sing and play the piano into your heart. Finally we will be excited by the May 10 th program which is entitled A Dozen Fun Day Trips so you can plan places to explore this summer. Please plan to attend these great events. My motto as your president this year was the Three F s: Forward Moving, Fundraising, and Fellowship with Fun. I hope that you feel as I do that we have met all three of our motto goals. I especially hope that you have made new friends, gotten excited about our new logo and purpose which is to enrich and be a voice for this wonderful gem of a library that is right here in our community, and volunteered to get involved. I hope to see each of you these next few months at the library as we wrap this fun-filled year. Blessings to all. It has been a privilege to have served you. Gloria PS News for You: You may now pay for your luncheon reservation at the door via credit cards or the usual cash or check. This convenience is available at the table as you check in each month. Soon to be available will be a way to use your credit card to pay for reservations and special events on our website so, watch for that convenience to be announced. Also a new page has been added to our Friends website: under About Us at the top of the front page, you can click on the drop down menu and find Latest News. This is where all important news events will be placed for your convenience. Please check it out as well as our Facebook and Instagram pages. You do not have to be a member of either to see the Friends pages. Business Memberships Our Business Membership drive for will begin in May. This year 38 businesses joined Friends of the Library for a total of over $6,000. We would like to see more businesses join in and will be asking each member to ask one business to join. We all deal with businesses in Rockwall each day. Be thinking of a business you could encourage to join Friends. We will have business membership forms available at the May meeting. Take one or two and be a part of this important fund raising effort. Kathy Melston

2 Congratulations to the board that was voted on at the February general meeting. I am looking forward to working with these wonderful women. President President-Elect Karen Parks Brenda Cross 1st VP Programs Pat Booth Evelyn Harrill 2nd VP Fundraising Darlene Bealmear Edie Zehr 3rd VP Membership Jane Buie Cathy Boewe 4th VP Business Membership Kathy Melston Recording Secretary Corresponding Secretary Treasurer Past President Sheila Clark Marcia Gilbert Nancy Barnett Gloria Bishop Committee Members Needed As a member of the Friends of the Rockwall County Library you have shown that you support the wonderful work that the library brings to our community. Continue that support by joining a committee that suits your talents and passion. The committees include: Book Alcove Help keep the shelves looking great. One hour a week on Tuesdays or Thursdays Business Development- Help with ideas to encourage businesses to support the Library Christmas Luncheon- Contact Nell Welborn or Pat Calhoun to find out more Display- Help update Friends display in the entry of the Library Fundraising- Help with ideas to raise funds for Children s Programs; Literacy Area and more Hospitality-Help with setting up for our meetings throughout the year Marketing-Help with ideas to keep the Library in the public eye Publicity- Help write press releases; articles to papers; make posters/flyers for events Membership- Help with planning annual membership drive Please contact Karen Parks at Karen.parks@inwoodbank.com or the Vice President of the area you are interested in to find out more. Hartman Award Update There was only one nomination submitted for the Hartman Award. The name of this outstanding Friends member will be announced at the May General meeting. Kathy

3 Program for April We are looking forward to a wonderful program, April 12 th, 2016, at the Library. Linda and Larry Petty, back by popular demand, will be entertaining with So You Wanted a Little Broadway? show. This fantastic duo (singer and accompanist) is sure to delight us with many Broadway songs and entertainment. Please come and join us on: April 12th, 2016 at 11:00 am Community Room of the Library. An optional lunch may be ordered with a reservation made by seven days in advance. Deadline is 5:00 pm on Tues April 5 th, Leigh Plagens cplagens65@aol.com or call A delicious lunch will be served by Zach s Catering, the cost is $20. Unless cancelled by the deadline payment is required. Program for May Our Program for May 10 th, 2016 will be, Installation of Officers , by Judge Sweet, the presentation of the Hartman and Cecil Hayes Awards, and our featured speaker, Ruth Sears. Ruth has an outstanding program on A Dozen Fun Day Trips in the Dallas area. Mrs. Sears is well versed on places to see and fun things to visit. Be sure to come and join us as she enlightens and inform us on all these exciting day trips. Our last meeting of the year will be May 10 th, 2016 at 11:00 am, Community Room of the Library. An optional lunch may be ordered with a reservation made by seven day in advance. Deadline is 5:00 pm on Tues, May 3 rd, Leigh Plagens cplagens65@aol.com or call A delicious lunch will be served by Zach s Catering, the cost is $20. Unless cancelled by the deadline, payment is required. Program Co-Chairs Becky Achenbach and Darlene Bealmear Painting with a Twist on January 19 was a great success with a full house of 52 in attendance. A check for $1820 was presented by Christine Pilling, owner and sponsor of the Painting with a Purpose evening. A great time was enjoyed by all as they painted sunflowers. March 22 Easter Bonnet Tea with Rose-Mary Rumbley from 2:00-4:00 pm. $25.00 pre-paid reservation required. Seating limited. A full English tea with scones, assorted tea sandwiches and desserts will be provided by Sterling Tea. Rose-Mary will entertain with stories and tales about Easter traditions. Plan for a fun filled afternoon. Call or to make a reservation. April 12 Lunch Meeting will feature a raffle of three beautiful and unique gift baskets as the last fundraiser of the season Raffle tickets will be 1 for $5 or 3 for $10 so don t miss the opportunity to win something very special! Susan & Judy The Friends of the Library Book Club meets the 3 rd Monday of each month including the summer months at 9:00am at the library in the Community Room where the F.O.L. luncheons are held. Everyone is welcome. Some books that have been enjoyed by the group are: The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate and Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. Joan Wells

4 Friends of the Rockwall County Library Annual Membership Form Membership Year June 1 May 31 PLEASE PRINT Include your tax deductible membership check and mail to Friends of the Rockwall County Library, PO Box 1371, Rockwall TX If you would prefer to complete the membership form online and use a credit card for payment, go to and select the Membership tab. Date: Please Check: New member or renewal Name/Names: Address: City, State, Zip: Phone: (home) (cell) ( address will be used only for Friends correspondence) CHECK YOUR CHOICE OF MEMBERSHIP: O Individual $15 O Family $30 O Gold $50 * O Platinum $100 * O Sponsor $250 * O Patron $350 * O Benefactor $500 * *Individual or Family YEARBOOK INFORMATION: (Check information to include in the Yearbook) O Yes, you can include my information in the Friends Yearbook. O Do not include: (ex. , phone, etc.). O Use only my name in the yearbook. O No, do not include my name or any information in the Friends Yearbook. CHECK YOUR INTEREST IN SERVING ON THE FRIENDS BOARD: O President Elect O Program VP O Fundraising VP O Membership VP O Business Development VP O Secretary O Treasurer O Parliamentarian CHECK YOUR INTEREST IN SERVING ON A COMMITTEE: O Hospitality O Christmas Luncheon O Marketing O Publicity O Newsletter O Reservations O Yearbook O Website O Facebook O Fundraising INSIDE THE LIBRARY: O Shelving books O Adult Literacy Center Tutor O Book Club O Friends Book Alcove

5 FUNDRAISING for FRIENDS YOU CAN HELP!!! Kroger Plus Shopper s Card: Friends received $153 from the Kroger Community Rewards for the last quarter. For those who have programmed their Kroger Plus cards to give back to Friends, a big THANK YOU! To enroll or re-enroll, visit Sign in to your account or create an account, find and select Friends of the Rockwall County Library (#80320) and click Save. A percentage of your total purchase price will be donated back to Friends! Please ask family and friends to register their cards for Friends, too! Shoppers may shop at any Kroger store! Such an easy way to help. Amazon Smile: If you or anyone you know is an, please register for donations to Friends. Go to and sign into your regular Amazon account or create a new account if you don t have one. Type Friends of the Rockwall County Library in the search bar and click Search. Select Friends of the Rockwall County Library located in Rockwall, TX. Each time you make a purchase through smile.amazon.com, 0.5% of your payment will be sent to Friends. DONATE YOUR USED BOOKS TO THE BOOK ALCOVE Did you know that the Book Alcove is another means of raising funds for the Friends of the Library? Please consider donating your used books so that they may be available in the Book Alcove. Give your donations to the staff at the desk and then browse the Alcove yourself to find books to read this summer. There is a donation container on the check-out desk. All proceeds go the Friends of the Library to help support the library s programs. Best of all, read the book of your choice and then re-donate it so someone else can enjoy it. News from the Webmaster While next year s membership signup season officially begins May 1, the Friends website is ready-to-go now with the new membership levels in case you want to join early. Did you know that you can join and pay online? See and click on the Membership tab to access both the Individual/Family and Business membership options. Check out the new Latest News page under the About Us tab, where you can read about the recent gift to Friends and the renaming of the Adult Literacy Center. Denise Fudge, Website Coordinator Come join us and be a Friend to your Library. The Friends of Rockwall County Library is beginning their Membership drive for Can you believe we have wrapped up another year for Membership? was a good year for Friends. We had 66 new members and 212 renewals for a grand total of 278 members. We have some great new programs and fun activities planned for the New Year. We invite you to come and help us grow even more in Help us to help our Library. Your Library needs YOU as a FRIEND. Jane Buie Spring is upon us again! Do you have big spring project plans need some guidance to get you started? The library has material in the nonfiction area on gardening, lawn care, landscaping projects big or small, decluttering, cleaning of all kinds, room decoration, and much more! Please ask for help finding just what you need to successfully get those spring projects moving forward. A full slate of spring story times are planned and a variety of computer classes are scheduled. See the Library newsletter at rockwallcountytexas.com/library for schedule details or ask at one of the library service desks. As always, the generous support of the Friends of the Library helps make these programs possible. Thank you or all you do for our community. Marcine McCulley, Library Director

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