Read On, Friends!

FRIENDS OFTHE LIBRARY

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Board Members President Sandy MartinVice President Bill McCalpin Secretary Kay KingTreasurer Jean Felsted Directors Elaine Allen Betty BettacchiKelly BowmanBetty DawsonSarah FischerPeggy GoodeJohn Moran Judy NelsonHeather ThomasSteve Benson Library DirectorSusan Allison Library Asst. Dir.

Inside This IssueSpring Book Sale. . 2Kidsʼ Corner . . . . . . .2

Beyond the Book Sale . . . . . . . . 2

Wildflower 2012 . . 2 Readersʼ Corner. . 3 E-books . . . . . . . . 3

The Dot McCalpinScholarship. . . 3

Join the Forums. . . 3

Best Friends. . . . 3

Donate to the Library through FOL. . . 4

Coming Events. . . 4 Support FOL and the Library . . . . 4

FOL has a NEW Address: P.O. Box 830993, Richardson, TX 75083

FOL’s Special Spring Events

FOL at the Wildflower Festival

InPerson 2013 Seeking Volunteer

with Publicity Expertise

The Friends of the Library will present InPerson 2013: Focus on Texas Authors on January 24, 2013.  We are looking for a volunteer with publicity expertise to promote the event. If you are interested, please contact Betty Bettacchi at bettacc@sbcglobal.netor 972-664-1890.

A Great Spring Book Sale!If you were there, you know ... it was a great book sale. Over twelve hundred

people came and carried away thousands of books. Some came to select carefully chosen books or books they “have always wanted to read.ʼʼ Some came on Sunday to buy an eclectic bag of books. Some came once and then came back. Some of the Sunday shoppers came for “a book or two” and came back for a bag since they had more books than they could carry!

Whatever your strategy, book sales are fun! The Friends of the Richardson Library Book Sale is getting a reputation as a great book sale. Even at the end of the day or the end of the sale, there are thousands of good books to choose from.

The Spring Book Sale brought in thousands of dollars for the Friends of the Library to use on future projects that will benefit the Library and those who use it.

[There is more on the Book Sale on page 2.]

Do you remember the year that the City of Richardson sponsored a snowball fight in July? That is the year that our beloved member Ruby Watson joined FOL! As you know FOL is one of the about seven nonpro-fit organizations that divide the tip money received by the volunteers of these or-ganizations working at Wild-flower. Ruby has been coordi-nating FOLʼs participation at this event for about four-teen years.

A BIG Thank You, Ruby!

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Mark Your Calendars! Fall Book Sale: October 4-7, 2012

“I am eternally grateful ... for my knack of finding in great books, some of them very funny books, reason enough to feel honored to be alive, no matter what else might be going on.

Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - 2007)

People donate books to the Book Sale knowing that they will bring in money to the FOL, who will then use the money to support the Richardson Library. All very good things!

However, the good those books do goes far beyond the walls of the Book Sale. The left over books go to several community agencies to bright-en lives in unexpected ways:• The Elks Club for distribution to many VA facilities in the Dallas area; the books help our vets pass the time while they are in the hospital.• The Network of Community Ministries who nurture literacy by giving books to children whose families cannot afford their necessities, much less books.• The Richardson Adult Literacy Cen-ter to use in their literacy tutorial activi-ties; what better way to build vocabu-lary than by reading!• The Richardson PTA to add to their Book Sale which funds scholarships for Richardsonʼs graduating Seniors.

The Books ThatKeep on Giving!

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Kids’ Corner

Summer is coming...

What book are you planning to read this summer?

What book would you suggest for other kids to read?

Email your ideas to newsletter@ richardsonfol.org. Include your first name and age.

We will print some of the ideas in the next issue of Read On, Friends!To volunteer, please call call Sandy Martin at 972/744-0419

or email booksale.volunteer@richardsonfol.org.

The Power Behind the Book Sale

Back row, left to right: Scott Rutledge, Judy Utay, Tom Goode, Walter King, Kay King;

FOL SupportsRichardson Reads

One Book

Front row, left to right: Carole Thomas, Connie Toney, Irene Dareos, Sandy Martin Not pictured: Clarence Lewis

Have you ever gone to the last day of a Book Sale and found the tables almost empty except for twenty copies of a book that you could hardly wait to give away, too?

This is never the case at the FOL Book Sale. These are the people who sort the books donated for the sale throughout the year, and who keep the tables filled with interesting, enticing books during the sale.

“Those w h o m we support ho l d u s u p in life.”

Marie Ebner von Eschenbach

FOL President Sandy Martin presents a check to Nancy Kubasek, President of Richardson Reads One Book.

A part of the mission of Friends of the Library is to support the Libraryʼs special programs. With their gift FOL has joined the list of community sponsors for this signature event.

To find out more about the One Book for 2012, One Amazing Thing, itʼs author and the schedule of events, check in at http://onebook. cor.net/. Details will be added as available.

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What Are Your Five Favorite Books? Send your Five Favorite Titles to be highlighted in Read On, Friends!

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FOL Provides Gift to Outreach Col lection

Signs of Fr iendship

“We are adver-tis’d by our loving friends.”William Shakespeare

From one of our Friends,

Readers’ Corner:What Are Your Five

Favorite Books?

My Five Favorite Books(not necessarily of my whole life, but of the past couple of years – and worth a second reading)Wish You Well, by David BaldacciMaking Rounds with Oscar,

by David Doss, M.D.Playing for Pizza, John GrishamThe Curious Incident of the

Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon

The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein

Got Books?FOL would very much appreciate your donation of any books, movies, music, and other related media for use in one of our Book Sales!  Pick-up, boxing, and a receipt for your tax deductions will be provided by one of our volunteers.  For further information or to schedule a donation pick-up, please contact either Walter King at 972-235-7843 or Tom Goode at 972-680-3282.

Reserve your sign be-fore Sept. 1 by contacting Walter King at kaweahtx@hotmail.com or 972-235-7843

The FOL provided $1000 to fund the addition of The Plaza of Richardson to the Library's Out-reach Program to Senior Living Homes. The funds were used to purchase 75 Large Print books to form the nucleus of an 11th outreach collection. The Library rotates new Large Print collec-tions every three months to eleven sites including retirement and assisted living homes, nur-sing homes, and the Richardson Senior Citizens center.

Volunteers from Altrusa of Richardson do the physical mo-ving of the books.

FOL Sponsors Three Librarians

When budget cuts preven-ted the Richardson Library from sending representatives to the Texas Book Festival, FOL saw an opportunity to help our friends at the Library.

The Texas Book Festival takes place in October at the State Capitol in Austin. It is described as “one of the most respected and engaging book festivals in the country that is entirely free to the public.”

It was established in 1995 by First Lady Laura Bush and has quickly evolved to hosting annually over 200 Texas and nationally known authors.

www.texasbookfestival.org

to the Book Festival You may have noticed these signs on the tables at the Book Sale. FOL is star-ting a program of table spon-sorship at the Fall Book Sale.

For only $25 become a Sponsor with your name or the name of your business on both sides of the sign.

Show your support for the Library and FOL by reserving your Sponsorship sign now.

Exciting News from The Dorothy E. "Dot"

McCalpin Distinguished Friends of the Library

ScholarshipWill Be Coming Soon!

FOL Sponsors Great Summer Programs! Check out these free programs! See www.cor.net/ or call the Library at 972-744-4350 for details.Adult Opportunities-• Rose-Mary Rumbley, book reviewer extraordinaire reviews One Amazing Thing, Aug. 9, 10:30 am• The Write Stuff presented by writer C.J. Critt, Aug. 25, 10:15 am-12:15 pm. Registration begins Aug. 1Kid Stuff-• Summer Reading Kick-Off, The Secret Agent Magic Show, June 2, noon-1:00 pm. Everyone invited!• Incredible Bubble Show July 28, 2:00-3:00 pm or 3:30-4:30 pm. Limited free tickets will be available.Teen Programs (for teens ages 12 and up)-• Break it Down! Learn the latest Hip Hop Dance moves. June 12, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.• Oh My Origami! June 26, 6:30 - 7:30 pm• Teen Kickboxing, Aug. 7, 6:30-8:30 pm

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Support the Richardson Library and FOL!

Richardson LibraryHours

www.cor.net/library

972.348.4350Monday

thru Thursday10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday and Saturday

10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Sunday

2 p.m. to 6 p.m.The Library will be closed on July 4th

Upcoming Events

June 30 Playaway DayJuly 14 The True Story of

Jack and the Bean- stalk by the Story Time Theater

July 21 Peace Palooza Teen International Day

July 28 The IncredibleBubble Show withinternational bubble artist, Lynn Berman

August 4 Zooʼs Clues by Zooniversity

Free tickets are needed for some of these events and seats are limited.

For more events and all the details see www.cor.net/Library

The Richardson LibraryJune, 2012 Annual

Childrenʼs EventSeptember, 2012 FOL

Annual MeetingSeptember, 2012

Unwrapping the Classics

October 4-7 Book Sale... and much, much more!

If you would like to take part with FOL in any of these events, volunteer by calling 972.744.0419 or sign up on the FOL website.

For more details see www.richardsonfol.org

Friends of the Library

Has your email changed? Update it online!Join or renew online!www.richardsonfol.org

Ordering merchandise from Amazon? For each purchase Amazon.com will give up to 15% of the amount of your purchase to FOL! See www.richardsonfol.org

Tom Thumb/Safeway and Kroger will contribute to FOL a percentage of the amount of your total grocery purchase, at no cost or penalty to you!  

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The instructions to link your Kroger Card can be obtained on the FOL website.

See the storeʼs Cus-

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Did You Ever Want to...• See Sir Arthur Conan Doyle explain the

source of Sherlock Holmes?• See Samuel Beckett critique his own play?• Hear James Joyce read from “Finneganʼs Wake?”• Hear Walt Whitman read from his poem “America?”• See William S. Burroughs demonstrate his art of

cut up writing?• Hear T. S. Eliott read from “The Wasteland?”• Hear W. H. Auden read his own poetry?• Hear William Faulkner read “As I Lay Dying?”• Hear Virginia Woolf speak on “Craftsmanship?”• Hear e. e. cummings read his own poetry?• Hear Raymond Chandler talk with Ian Fleming?• See video of Mahatma Gandhi, Anne Frank,

Mark Twain, James Joyce, Leo Tolstoy or Gertrude Stein? ... and all Free? All of this and much, much more is available on

the website, www.openculture.com. If you sign up, they will even send you a daily email on what is new on their site.

If you enjoy reading and dis-cussing the best in literary fiction, nonfiction, memoir and biography, then one of the BOOKbabble book discussion groups is for you!

There are several groups to choose from including two morn-ing groups and an evening group. Copies of the books are available to members of each group.

The Friends of the Library provided the seed money to sup-ply discussion books to begin this popular program in 2008. The Li-brary has continued to provide a supply of book club books each year to participating BOOKbabble members.

Call Janet Vance at 972-744-4376 or Penny Manly at 972-744-4350 for more information or to register.

BOOKbabble!In Memory ...Looking for a mean-

ingful memorial for the birthday, anniversary, or day important to a loved one who has passed away? The FOL can help select and purchase a book for the Library on a topic that you designate.

The Library will send you a letter acknowled-ging your gift and a book-plate will be placed in the book indicating in whose memory the book has been donated.

For more information on donating books through FOL, call Sandy Martin at 972-744-0419.

“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)