OCTOBER 2020
FRIENDS OF NORTH HIGHLANDS-ANTELOPE LIBRARY
NEWS & UPDATES
If you have been missing the library, we have a fantastic volunteer opportunity available at the North Highlands-Antelope Library. The county will station a ballot drop box outside of the branch. Volunteers are needed for the task of ballot drop box monitoring. Ballot box watch shifts are for either 1 to 2 hours. Shifts will be available Tuesday – Saturday from 10am to 6pm, starting October 5th. If you are interested, you can contact Catherine Jackson (by email or phone – cjackson@saclibrary.org or 916-264-2920) so she can arrange trainings and place you on the schedule. Feel free to email her with any questions
Our branch will also be a voting center, and volunteers will be needed for “drive thru” ballot collection and traffic control. I encourage all the Friends to take a shift or two during this election cycle, which is a benefit to our community and to the nation!
Book First will be launching later this year. See the article below to see how you can be involved. This is one of the most satisfying volunteer opportunities available to us as the Friends.
FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK
The Friends of the North Highlands-Antelope Library has an official Facebook page. If you are on Facebook, please visit often, “Like” for updates, and share! Information about Friends membership, fundraisers, volunteer opportunities, and library programs are posted on a regular basis.
NORTH HIGHLANDS-ANTELOPE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY UPDATE
- Curbside pickup by appointment now available at North Highlands-Antelope and most other locations. Reserve your book online, SPL will email you when the book is available. Drive over to the branch any time the library is open, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and text the number listed on the sign. When prompted, enter your library card number. A staff member will bring your book to the table in front.
- Sacramento Public Library now offers computer appointments at six locations, including North Highlands-Antelope Library Thursdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This service is available in addition to curbside pickup and returns. Patrons can schedule a one-hour computer appointments by calling Customer Service at (916) 264-2920 or (800) 209-4627.
- The Friends, Friends Investing in Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento Public Library and the Renaissance Society are presenting a free Zoom webinar series, Enlightened Aging Academy.
- The program continues at noon on Thursday Oct. 1, noon-1:30 with In-Home vs. Skilled Nursing Care vs. Home Health Care. What to expect from In-Home Care, with April Carni, community relations manager of Apex Care. Debi Morales, director of admissions & business development of Asbury Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, explains Skilled Care and why you might need it. Joe Sharpe, chief operating officer of Rx HealthCare Services, will share the basics and benefits of Home Health Care. Sign up for one or all of the webinars in this free series at https://www.saclibrary.org/enlightened-aging.
- Enlightened Aging Academy explores Dementia: Open Your Mind To It in our free webinar series. Thursday October 8, noon-1:30, join us for Becoming Dementia Aware, with author and “dementia whisperer” Laura Wayman. UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Center will educate us about the various types of Dementia, how to spot early symptoms and how to navigate care for those with advanced stages of the disease. Sign up for one or all of the webinars in this free series at https://www.saclibrary.org/enlightened-aging.
- Dying to Know: Making your Wishes Known is Enlightened Aging Academy’s topic for Thursday, October 15, noon-1:30. Join us at this free webinar to hear Myra Bennet -- author, Death Doula, and founder of compassionate Crossings. She will take us on a journey to learn the gift of comforting and caring for ourselves and our family in the most difficult of times – dying. Life Tribute Celebrant Tayce Vogel shares some of the choices available to craft our own unique and personal death experience. Sign up for this free webinar at https://www.saclibrary.org/enlightened-aging.
- Enlightened Aging Academy winds up our free webinar series with Building a Lasting Legacy, Thursday October 22, noon-1:30. Sacramento Public Library Director and CEO Rivkah Sass will discuss the many components that constitute our legacies. Anne Rosenthal, shareholder at Drobny Law Offices, Inc. offers current information on how to preserve your financial estate and leave a legacy through a well-constructed estate plan, answering some of our most common questions. Sign up for this free webinar at https://www.saclibrary.org/enlightened-aging
SACRAMENTO PUBLIC LIBRARY UPDATE
Even during the pandemic, Sacramento Public Library continues to offer lots of online programming, from story time, to teen programs, and several adult book clubs. Check out saclibrary.org to get the complete list.
Starting September, SPL will host a monthly virtual meeting with the Sacramento County Veterans Officer as part of our services for the veteran population.
A monthly drop-in virtual chat with County Veteran Services Officer (CVSO), Rochelle Arnold. Find out more about benefit entitlement determinations, claim development, claim filing, and case management services. Open to veterans and family members and dependents of veterans. This program is held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on October 29, November 19 and December 17.
BIG DAY OF GIVING/BOOK FIRST
Due to the pandemic, Book First will look a little different this school year. There will be two books, a work sheet and parent letter in a fun pack for first graders.
Sorting will be handled on a “work from home” basis. About 14,000 book packs will need to be assembled. Each volunteer will take materials home, prepare the packs and return the packs. Maybe we can have Zoom labeling parties.
Class visits will be virtual, and volunteers can join in. By the end of October, SPL will schedule Zoom meeting on book packs. In November, volunteers will assemble book pack. SPL will assemble book packs into classroom packs.
Vicki Rondeau, with the North Natomas Friends, is co-chair for this year. If you are interested in volunteering for this year’s book sorting or virtual school visits, contact her at: libraryland11@yahoo.com. Vicki also reported that last year’s students that got left out when the pandemic closed schools will be getting their books. This effort will encompass a couple of schools in the North Highlands-Antelope area. Vicki also noted that there is a need for a new co-chair for Book First. If you would like to be a leader in the Book First program, contact Vicki.
FRIENDS OF SACRAMENTO PUBLIC LIBRARY
ALL FRIENDS MEETING
At the September 27 All Friends meeting, the membership approved a change to FSPL bylaws allowing the Board to suspend meeting requirements for branch Friends during an emergency. The Board then voted to suspend required meetings until the end of September 2021.
The action items for each branch Friends group across the Sacramento Public Library system that were identified at this meeting include:
- Working with your branch supervisor or volunteer coordinator, reach out to your members to recruit volunteers in support of the election projects that will be held at all branches, except Orangevale and McClatchy.
- Working with Vicki Rondeau (libraryland11@yahoo.com), recruit volunteers to assemble book packs and other tasks for 2020-21 Book First. The Friends are also seeking a new Book First vice-chair, so contact Vicki if you would like more information.
- Arden Dimick is planning a holiday book giveaway to kids in its community with virtual story time and a virtual visit with Santa. Other branches are invited to join in the reindeer games.
- Report all your volunteer hours. For election volunteering, for Book First, for writing a newsletter, for selling branch books on Amazon, for making bank deposits, for everything. All your hours for all your volunteer work.
BOOK DEN
The Book Den is currently open twice a month for warehouse sales. The tentative dates are October 10 and 24. Reservations are by appointment only.
Book donations are once again being accepted by appointment. The phone number is 916-731-8493 (leave a message) and the email for donations is macsa46@gmail.com. Please remember to let us know at least two days prior to bringing in your donation and make sure your appointment has been confirmed.
FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK
The Friends of the North Highlands-Antelope Library now has an official Facebook page. If you are on Facebook, please visit often, “Like” for updates, and share! Information about Friends membership, fundraisers, volunteer opportunities, and programs are posted on a regular basis.
