News from the North Highlands-Antelope affiliate of the Friends of the Sacramento Public Library
News from Our Branch
The NH-Antelope Library community bade a fond farewell to our branch supervisor, Beth Attard, at a special luncheon on July 12. Beth has been an outstanding leader at our branch and will be sorely missed.
Beth and her husband are looking forward to exciting changes. They are relocating to the Midwest and Beth will begin law school at De Paul University Law School in the fall. She plans to specialize in nonprofit law.
Rivkah Sass, head of the SacPubLibrary system, will be holding interviews for Beth’s replacement. In the interim, Denise Lee, children’s librarian, will act as branch supervisor.
And if you haven’t been in lately, check out the changes to our branch.
Besides some painting and sprucing up, we have moved to a one desk system, which has freed up more floor space.
Please note that the Friends cash box has been moved atop the book case housing the magazines we are selling
Friends to Sponsor Spelling Bee
At our summer meeting and potluck dinner on July 17, the North Highlands-Antelope Friends group began making plans for our first spelling bee. Children in our community between the ages of 9 and 12 are welcome. The spelling bee will be held on Saturday, October 5 in the community room of our branch library. Registration will begin at 10 am and the spelling bee will begin promptly at 11 am. Prizes will be awarded.
If you are interested in helping with the spelling bee, contact Doris Vermillion at rosiegran@hotmail.com or (530) 300-2427.
We will also be holding a papercrafting workshop in early November. Angela Brown will demonstrate useful techniques just in time for the holidays. Supplies will be provided, although we are requesting a $5.00 donation. Stay tuned for more details.
Fall Book Sale Approaches
Don’t forget our semi-annual book sale, which is set for Friday and Saturday, September 20-21. Set up will take place on Thursday, September 19 from noon to 6 pm.
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Something for everyone at the Fall Book
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We are once again calling upon our Friends and teens to volunteer to work this sale. Our volunteer coordinator for the sale is Stefanie Buckmaster, stefanie.buckmaster@gmail.com or (916) 847-4085.
This is a fun event, and gives our volunteers first opportunity to buy our gently used donated books.
Friends Donate Extra Seating for Teen Lounge
At the summer quarterly meeting of the Friends on July 17, we heard about new and ongoing programs at our branch.
In addition to Friends participation at the Summer Reading party and book swap, our volunteers will be assisting Denise Lee with the Cork Boat Racing program on August 1.
Justin Azevedo, our youth/adult librarian discussed some upcoming programs at our branch, including a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament with prizes and a 6 week program on bullying, for kids and by kids, which will be presented at our branch.
With the changes to the floorplan, our teen center now has more space. The Friends authorized an additional $750 for a high top table and chairs to accommodate the high usage of our teen lounge. We expect that this will really add to the comfort and convenience of the teens in our community.
The other major expenditure made at the quarterly meeting was to fully fund the Lucky Day collection until the end of the year.
Mark your calendars for the third quarter meeting, Wednesday, October 17 at 11 am. We will get a status report on the new branch supervisor, and consider funding requests for child, teen and adult programs. We will also evaluate the success of the spelling bee and papercrafting class to determine whether to maintain a schedule of special programs.
Third Annual Friends Dinner October 25, 2013
Friends of SPL Supports Developer Impact Fee
The County Board of Supervisors will take up a proposed new Development Impact Fee at its August 27 meeting. The proposed new fee will be levied upon infill projects in the unincorporated portions of Sacramento County. While the money collected with the proposed fee would not provide 100% of the funding needed for library construction over the next few decades, it would provide enough working capital to allow the County, the Library Authority Board and the Library Administration to seek partners, apply for grants, or solicit donations for the remainder.
The Friends of the Sacramento Public Library has communicated with the Board of Supervisors how important this measure is to the Sacramento Public Library and the Sacramento Library Authority. The long term plan for the SPL system recognizes the need for an additional library in the North Highlands area, so passage of this new fee will directly benefit our community.
