News from the North Highlands-Antelope Friends of Sacramento Public Library
A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.
Henry Ward Beecher
What’s happening at the Library in May?
Learn about Backyard Composting on Saturday, May 21 at 2pm. The Compost Education Team, part of UC Master Gardeners, will talk about the value of compost, types of compost bins, building a compost pile using hot and cold techniques, and ways to use compost.
Did you know May is National Physical Fitness Month? School age children are invited to participate in a Lego Challenge on May 12 and a Hula Hoop Challenge on May 26, both at 4pm.
Looking for fun and stress relief? Come to the COLORistas adult coloring program on Wednesday, May 11 at 4pm. All materials will be provided!
Calling all musicians, dancers, poets, & performers! Six minutes to show what you’ve got. A community celebration of artistic talent! All acts welcome (ages 16 and up only). Program runs from 6-7:30pm on Wednesday, May 25. Signups start at 5:45 pm & are on a first come first serve basis.
Are you ready for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge?
From May 15-August 15, read 5 books to receive a prize!
Earn points all summer long for reading, completing challenges, and attending events – the more points you earn, the more chances you have to win!
- 500 points – Book to keep (ages 0-17) or a reusable book bag
- 1500 points – Library champion lawn sign
- 2500 points – Summer Reading medal
- Grand prizes – Every 500 points is another entry into the grand prize drawing for one of four iPad minis or a gift card! (Last summer a NH-Antelope patron won an iPad!)
Summer Reading 2016 will begin May 15 with this year’s theme Read for the Win! Great programs for all ages will be offered throughout the summer. Please check the library events calendar for details. Below are some highlights for June.
For Adults:
You Can Quilt! – Saturday, June 18, 2pm
Inspiration Boards – Tuesday, June 28, 6:30pm
For Teens:
Wii for the Win! – Friday, June 3, 4pm
Box Fort Nerf Wars – Thursday, June 9, 4pm
Teens in the Kitchen – Thursday, June 16, 4pm
Winning Friends with Friendship Bracelets – Thursday, June 23, 4pm
For School Age Children:
All programs are Tuesdays at 4pmMagic Dan – June 7
Mad Science – June 14
Music and Song with Alan Candee – June 21
Nature’s Critters – June 28
Kerri Moore, Branch Supervisor
GIVE THE GIFT OF MEMBERSHIP
As a special promotion during May and June, FSPL is offering a buy one, get one annual membership. Share your support for libraries with someone you love this Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. For an individual, membership is only $15. Membership dues are going up July 1, so a new membership or early renewal will save you money too! New member forms are available at the library by the Friends’ cash box. Or stop in and talk to a volunteer during the May book sale.
FRIENDS SUPPORT A WIDE VARIETY OF LIBRARY SUMMER PROGRAMS
The North Highlands-Antelope Friends of the Library held their spring meeting in April, with a great turn out. Friends voted to support a number of library programs, amenities and Lucky Day bestsellers for our branch. Kerri, Amber Clark, teen librarian, and Denise Lee, children’s librarian have put together a wonderful slate of programs. Special art programs, science, music and reading challenges are in store for school aged kids. Teens can look forward to a teen chef program, the ever popular Harmony Henna, and Library after Dark. There are a number of adult programs, as well, including a Coloring Book Class and Ohana Dance Group, among others. Make sure to check the library calendar for specific dates for these and all library programs. Friends allocated $1550 for programs, including $500 for art supplies and refreshments, $1500 for Lucky Day for the June-October period, $100 for a wireless mic and mic stand for Anything Aloud! monthly community performance programs, and $900 for a Fall Art Program. The 6-week spring Acrylic Arts program was so successful that Kerri thinks it would be great to repeat it.
Friends also decided to replace the August 5-6 book sale with a summertime tea. Friends have been helped so much by local high school students in setting up the book sales, that we decided that trying to do one during the summer break would be difficult.
DUMPLING PROGRAM BRINGS IN A CROWD
Food blogger Lisa Lin demonstrated the technique for constructing several types of dumplings during a Friends-sponsored event held at the library on April 23. This was a hands-on training, and nearly twice as many people as anticipated came to try their hand at making potstickers, and other types of Asian dumplings.
This is just one example of programs sponsored and funded by the North Highlands-Antelope Friends of the Library. Not only informative, we also got to sample a couple types of dumplings that Lisa had prepared.
Did you know that there is a teen/adult coloring program held monthly at the library? The next COLORistas program will be held at 4:00 pm Wednesday, May 11. Bring your creative spark, the library (thanks to the Friends) provides the rest.
FRIENDS VOTE TO HOLD ICED TEA AND TRAVEL FUNDRAISER
Building on the success of the High Tea and Mystery fundraiser held in January (see photo), the Friends Board voted at its April meeting to hold a second tea, on Saturday, August 6 at 1:00 pm in the Community Room. This will substitute for the summer book sale, previously scheduled for August 5-6.
Instead, we are seeking an author to speak with a focus on travel, while serving “summer-friendly” fare, like iced tea and coffee and mini sandwiches. We hope to recruit about a dozen volunteers to handle all the duties, including decor, food, set up and clean up. This is intended to be a more casual event than our January high tea. Suggested donation for tickets will be $15. Tickets will go on sale in June. Contact: nhantelope.friends@gmail.com for more information.SPRING BOOK SALE HELD MAY 6-7
Thanks to about 40 teen and adult volunteers, the NH-Antelope Friends held our spring book sale the first weekend in May. Our quarterly book sales provide about half the annual revenues available to support our branch. In addition to distributing free book with purchase coupons, Friends posted the sale on local social media sites, like Next Door and Friends of Antelope Facebook page.
Net revenues for the sale were about $1100, enough to cover one month of programs and two months of Lucky Day books. Thanks so much to Debby Karaman, Stefanie Buckmaster, Karen Sanders, Carole and George Raine, Gayle and Ed Fishkin, Charlyne Nichols, Michele Weiss, Michelle Weeks, Rita Dector, Joan Townsend, Sigrid Wilgohs, Chuck Solt, Kathy and Andrew Long-Turner, Darlene Russell and Ray Oliver.
HELP WANTED
Social Media Committee
At our last meeting, the suggestion was made to introduce a social media committee, to make sure that our meetings, book sales, member recruitment programs, special library programs, etc. reaches our friends and neighbors in North Highlands and Antelope. If you would be willing to service as part of such a committee, contact Karen Lindh at karen@klindh.com. Would not require meetings, just agreeing to post or repost Friends’ messages.
Summer Tea Committee
We are recruiting between 6 and 12 members to act as an organizing committee for the tea planned for August 6. Assignments may include: table decor, food, raffle prizes, clean up. No more than two meetings are anticipated. Contact Karen Sanders at chocolatebunnie@earthlink.net for more info or to volunteer.
NEWS FROM FRIENDS OF SACRAMENTO PUBLIC LIBRARY
FSPL JOINED SACRAMENTO’S “BIG DAY OF GIVING”, SUFFERED FROM WEBSITE OUTAGE
In spite of elaborate plans to make the May 3 Big Day of Giving a great success, the failure of the website nationally put a crimp in many organizations plans, Friends included. The Friends partnered with the Sacramento Public Library with a series of events for Big Day of Giving donors, including excerpts from the Hound of the Baskervilles performed by Sacramento Theater Company and a lively discussion by Craig Sweeney, Executive Producer of “Limitless” and previously associated with “Elementary.” Craig and local TV personality Cody Stark entertained the crowd, and even answered the question that everyone had “what exactly is an Executive Producer?” It was a great evening at the Sacramento Galleria. While a final tally has not yet been completed, all funds raised will be used for the BookFirst program, to provide as many first graders as possible with their own books.If you donated, thank you! If you had problems, we apologize. And if you meant to, well, there’s always next year.
MEASURE X ON JUNE 7 BALLOT
Voters in the City of Sacramento will go to the polls on June 7 and support Measure X. The measure will continue the current parcel tax assessment for an additional 10 years. Currently, the parcel tax provides about 1/3 of the support for the City’s 12 branches, and if the measure does not pass, there will be serious impacts upon Sacramento Public Library’s annual budget.
Even though this does not directly affect Sacramento County, budget constraints will have impacts upon all of us. That is why the North Highlands-Antelope Friends board approved a resolution at its April 20 meeting in support of the parcel tax measure. So urge your friends and relatives living in the City of Sacramento to vote YES on Measure X.
Dates to remember
July 20 - 6pm
Friends Summer Meeting and Potluck Supper
Library Community Room
August 6 - 1pm
Summertime Tea and Tales Fundraiser
Library Community Room
$15 suggested donation
October 19 - 11am
Friends 3rd quarter meeting and potluck lunch
Library Community Room
November 4-5
Fall Book sale
Library Community Room
