News from the North Highlands-Antelope affiliate of the Friends of the Sacramento Public Library
News from Our Branch
by Justin Azevedo and Denise Lee, Branch Librarians
Another successful
Summer Reading is winding down at North Highlands-Antelope Library, and once
again, a panoply of programs for all ages were presented with the help and
support of the Friends. Harmony Henna returned for the third consecutive year,
drawing yet another all-ages crowd. The Friends also sponsored a number of
special programs for teens, including a raucous dessert-making
contest and a weekend tournament of the collectible card game, Yu-Gi-Oh!
The programs don't stop with the end of summer, though. October will bring a
puppet presentation of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and in the following months
the library will host a live bird of prey program and a Forest Folk craft with the
always popular ArtBeast.
Volunteers Needed for Fall Book Sale
Our fall book sale is fast approaching, September 19-21.
We have plenty of books to offer; now all we need is about 20 volunteers to
help set up and staff the sale.
Our two semi-annual book sales have been netting about
$3,000 per year, enough to fund six months of our branch’s Lucky Day
collection, or all the children and teen programs for the year.
We are especially eager for
volunteers on Thursday, September 19. Come and work an hour or two anytime between noon and 6 pm,
as your schedule allows. We will be filling about 24 tables with books, so many
hands will make light work.
It looks as though we have sufficient help on Friday,
September 20, but still need assistance all day on Saturday.
If you have a teen,
encourage them to sign up for a Saturday shift. Teens waving signs at the both library
entrances have proven to be the most effective marketing tool the
Friends have for increasing sales.
Contact Stefanie Buckmaster with questions or to sign up
for a shift: 916-847-4085 or email stefanie.buckmaster@gmail.com.
Book donations are also welcome. Drop off your gently used
books at the circulation desk, preferably one week prior.
Spelling Bee Shaping Up
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| Spelling Bees are Fun! |
The first spelling bee sponsored by the NH-Antelope
affiliate of Friends of the Sacramento Public Library is starting to firm up.
The event, set for Saturday, October 5, is aimed at our community’s super
spellers between the ages of nine and twelve.
The spelling bee will take place in the NH-Antelope
library’s community room. Registration will be held onsite from 10 am until
10:45, with the contest set to begin at 11 am.
The Friends are partnering
with the Antelope Rotary to present this first ever community event. Trophies will be awarded
and the lucky winner will enjoy a wonderful grand prize, a brand new Kindle
Mark Your Calendars for NH-A Friends Quarterly Meeting
The NH-Antelope Friends will hold our
next meeting on Wednesday, October 16 at 11 am. The meeting takes place in the
NH-Antelope library’s community room. We
will enjoy a potluck lunch as we discuss Friends’ business.
The agenda will include an update on
the search for our new branch supervisor, discussing the future of our book
sales, and getting familiar with new volunteer tracking guidelines in place for
library and Friend volunteers
We will also be
brainstorming additional programs to be sponsored by the Friends for our local
community for 2014. More craft programs and showing of the documentary film “The Hidden Wonder of the World, the transcontinental railroad from
Sacramento to Donner Summit” produced by Bill George are among the prospects. Be sure to mark your
calendars now!
Third Annual Friends Dinner October 25, 2013
It is time to make plans for the 3rd Annual
Friends dinner, Friday, October 25 at 7:00 pm. Last year, NH-Antelope purchased
a table and a great time was had by all. An excellent meal, fun quizzes, silent
auction and a chance to mingle with other library supporters made this a must-attend
event. And we get to pick a theme from one of Poe’s books. I’m leaning toward
“Murders in the Rue Morgue” or “Annabel,” but as branches snap up their
favorites, we are left with fewer choices.
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Please let me know if you intend to join NH-Antelope Friends
for a fun evening. And if you have a favorite Poe story, costumes are
encouraged and best costumes will be judged.
I can be contacted at: karen@klindh.com
or 916-591-7269. Reserve your seat today
Developer Impact Fee Vote Pushed Back
So far it appears that there is sufficient support for the proposed new library fee to get it passed. Nevertheless, please have someone from your affiliate attend if at all possible -- especially if your branch is in the County (not City of Sacramento). We want the Supervisors to see that we are in the audience and that the outcome of their vote is not just a concern for County and SPL staff.
The $63 million that would be collected by 2040 could be used for new
construction or major remodeling for library buildings in the unincorporated
area in accordance with the SPL Facilities Master Plan. One or more new
branch libraries could be built in yet-to-be-developed areas such as the
Vineyard neighborhood or in areas like North Highlands that are expected to
become more densely-populated in the next few decades. Also, these
existing branches could be expanded or re-located:
Arcade
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Orangevale
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Arden-Dimick
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Rancho Cordova
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Carmichael
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Rio Linda/Elverta
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Fair Oaks
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Southgate
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Friends 2012 Financial Report
By Karen Thomas
The Friends of Sacramento Public Library is made of 28 individual branch Friends groups plus Bookmobile Friends and alt+library Friends, all using the same 501(c)(3) designation under the auspices of the Friends of Sacramento Public Library (FSPL) Board. The board also oversees the Friends Book Den and Warehouse, located at 8250 Belvedere Avenue in Sacramento. The FSPL Board is often referred to as the “system board” or the “All Friends board.”
Each year, Friends Treasurer Mike Willis is responsible for collecting financial reports from all the affiliated groups and combining them with the FSPL financial report in order to file our state and federal tax returns.
This is an arduous task and we are grateful to Mike for his patience and commitment to the library and to the Friends organization. Links to the full tax returns are available on the “About” page of our website ~ www.saclibfriends.org. Here is a brief summary of the Friends Revenues and Expenditures for calendar year 2012:
