D E W I TT C O M M U N I TY

L I B RA R Y

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DeWitt, NY 13214-1799 (315) 446 – 3578

www.dewlib.org

HOURS: Monday - Thursday 10:00 am - 9:00 pm Friday & Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sundays 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Library will be closed on

Sunday, April 20, 2014.

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Children’s Corner 2

YA Cafe 2

Netflix 3

The Cozy Chair 3

Thank You, Donors 4-5

Friends Corner 6

Word Search 6

Y O U R L I B R A R Y , Y O U R V O T E — D O N ’ T F O R G E T T O V O T E O N T H E L I B R A R Y B U D G E T P R O P O S I T I O N !

The primary source of the Library’s fund-ing is voted on by you, Jamesville-Dewitt School District residents. Taxpayers’ con-tributions now constitute more than 95% of our annual income. This year, the DCL proposition on the May 20th ballot is for an additional $28,932. This equals an increase over the 2013 budget proposition of a very modest 2.257% (within the tax cap levy limit es-tablished by New York State). This small increase, which means pennies more per day for most residents, will allow the Library to continue providing the ser-vices and programs that its patrons have

come to expect. Please take the time to vote on the Library Budget Proposition on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. The vote is held at the Jamesville-DeWitt High School Main Gym Foyer from 7am to 9pm, the same day and place where you vote for the Jamesville-DeWitt School District budget. For information about voting requirements, please contact us at (315) 446-3578 or call the Jamesville-DeWitt School District Office at (315) 445-8300.

- Wendy Scott Executive Director

Mar Mar -- Apr 2014Apr 2014

NEWSLETTERNEWSLETTER

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S P R I N G B O O K & B A K E S A L E

This April, the DeWitt Community Library and the Friends of the DeWitt Community Library are hosting the Spring Book & Bake Sale. Join us on Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm to browse our selection of gently used books and pick up a yummy treat to enjoy! All items are $1.00*, unless specially marked. Discover a treasure to read or enjoy a treat to taste. *Donation goes to support DCL programs and services.

Are you looking to donate items for the Library’s book sale? The DCL accepts most hardcover and paperback fiction or nonfiction, except for dated materials (like almanacs and encyclopedias). We also take DVDs, Blu-rays, and CDs. Sorry, no VHS or magazines. For more information about our donation policy and the upcoming sale, stop by the Library, call (315) 446-3578, or visit www.dewlib.org

D C L B O A R D O F T R U S T E E S N E W S

On Thursday, February 13th, The DeWitt

Community Library Board held its annual meeting. New Board members and offic-

ers were elected.

The new board members are Nina Brown,

Nana Ross, and Irene Scruton. The newly elected Board officers are Steven Lux,

President; Mary Keib Smith, Vice Presi-dent; Carl Austin, Treasurer; and Chris-

tene Gantos, Secretary.

The DCL welcomes these new board mem-

bers and congratulates current board members on their new roles. For the full

roster of Library Board members, please

see the sidebar on the back page of this newsletter.

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CH I L D R E N ’S CO R N E R

Bookpacks and Bracelets We’re very excited to share two “kits” we’ve added to our children’s collection. One is Playaway Bookpacks, which allow you to read along with a book while listening to it. Bookpacks contain a set of books and the Playaway all-in-one audiobook in a clear hanging bag. They are a wonder-ful way to help reluctant or struggling readers, as well as those learning English as a Second Language. Some of the titles we’ve purchased are Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and More Stories, Strega Nona and Other Stories From Near and Far, and The Magic School Bus. You can find those titles along with more in the Children’s Room. They may be checked out for three weeks. Happy Read-ing! The second kit we’ve added is Rainbow Looms. Rubber band bracelets are all the rage with school-aged children and after a successful library program this past December, we thought it would be fun to allow patrons to make brace-lets at home. Each kit contains the book Totally Awesome Rubber Band Jewelry by Colleen Dorsey, a Rainbow Loom, and multi-colored rubber bands. These kits are available at the Reference Desk and may be checked out for three weeks. Pa-trons must pick them up and return them to the DCL; they may not be reserved. Happy Crafting!

I Want Candy Are you looking for something to do during Spring Break week? “Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure im-agination” – at the DCL! We’re celebrating all things candy with “Sweets Week” at the library. On Monday, April 21 bring the entire family for Life-Sized Candy Land at 2pm. You become the game piece and the library is the game board. On Tuesday, April 22 celebrate Earth Day with us from 2:00-4:00pm with some eco-friendly crafts and by

making your own dirt cake. Yum! On Wednesday, April 23 at 2:00pm make some Candy Sushi – it’s like real sushi only without the fish! Our “Sweets Week” culminates on Thursday, April 24 with our Willy Wonka Party at 12:30pm. Dress up as your favorite character and enjoy crafts and more. You know we’ll have candy there! Finish off the week by joining us for a LEGO Ninjago Party on Friday, April 25 at 2:00pm. A sweet time will be had by all! We hope to see you at the DCL!

- Jenny Burke Children’s Librarian

Terrific Thursdays The DCL’s program series specially designed for home-schooling families, “Terrific Thursdays”, introduces home-schoolers to Dewitt Community Library’s services and high-lights how families can use these resources in the home classroom. In March, “Terrific Thursdays” is all about Internet search-ing and safety on Thursday, March 20 at 11:30am. DeWitt Library staffers Marc and Scott share some tips and tricks on how to narrow your internet searches and harvest better result quicker. looks to the skies for an astronomical event. Social media and cyberbullying will also be discussed. Then in April, celebrate Earth Day! We all live on a planet that’s 70% water, but what does that water do when it’s not in our glass? Join us on Thursday, April 17 at 11:30am for a hands-on demonstration of the water cycle and learn about the importance of watersheds and how you can make an impact. Presented by Adrienne Canino from On-ondaga Earth Corps, a local group that empowers youth to be stewards of their community and environment.

- Emily Wormuth Children’s Librarian

Murder, Minecraft, and Mardi Gras Families and Teens will be excited about the next few events for them at the library. The DCL is bringing a bit of New Orleans to you on March 1

st from 2:00 – 4:00pm. Join

us and make an outlandish mask for our Mardi Gras party, then participate in games and great food. We will have tra-ditional King Cake, and of course parade beads to help celebrate. A new spin on our game nights will be a switch to Minecraft Mania. Play Minecraft and build together or on your own. The library will have accounts, or you can use your own. Join us on March 21

st from 6:00 – 7:30 for fun and refresh-

ments. Our Murder Mystery attendance has been hitting over 20. This popular event is fun for the whole family. Our last Mys-tery evening was a double murder, and two lucky people went home with movie passes as prizes for putting the right clues together. This quarters Murder Mystery evening is Friday, April 11 from 6:00 – 7:30. See you there!

- Marc Wildman

Young Adult Librarian Assistant Director

for Patron Services

YA CA F É

Netflix Stream-ing Coming Soon to the Library

If you ever wanted to find out what Netflix is all about, now is your chance! Netflix streaming accounts purchased by the Library will be available to check out on Roku streaming devices. If you have a TV and wireless network in your home, just plug in the Roku to your TV, connect it to your Wi-Fi and start watching Netflix content.

Netflix has many popular and inde-pendent movies as well as TV shows and kids content as well. You can search for a specific title or browse through the categories on the Netflix home screen. Catch up on past seasons of your favorite shows or discover your next favor-

ite movie with free Netflix streaming available on the Roku at the Dewitt Community Library.

- Erin Cassidy Assistant Director

for Technology and Digital Services

Mar - Apr 2014

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DCL WELCOMES NEW OUTREACH LIBRARIAN

This Summer, the DCL will be offering a new online book club, The Cozy Chair.

Much like a traditional face-to-face book club, The

Cozy Chair discussions will offer more opportunities for everyone to share and chat about our favorite books. Currently, there are four groups planned for the initial launch, including Armchair Sleuths for mystery lovers, and Armchair Explorers for popular science readers.

Official book titles for each group will be revealed in

the 2014 Summer Program Guide. The library staff also will be distributing bookmarks in select books relating to Cozy Chair books. The bookmarks will contain infor-mation on signing up and participating in our online

groups. Keep an eye out for these bookmarks and more information about our online book clubs.

We hope to see you online, commenting, mingling, and sharing your reading experiences with fellow book-lovers.

- Erin Cassidy Assistant Director

for Technology and Digital Services

Goodbye, Kelly B.; Congratulations, Maggie! The DCL is pleased to announce that Bonnie Foster has accepted the position of part-time Reference-Outreach Librarian. She will be replacing Kelly Burkett, who is leav-ing the area to pursue new adventures. Kelly’s last day at the Library is March 13, and we wish her all the best.

Bonnie Margaret Foster – affectionately known as Maggie to friends, family, and colleagues - found her passion for libraries one gloomy, rainy Sunday, when she decided to alphabetize her parents video collection. From there, she did books by subject (using her own vast, 9-year old judg-ment) and then by author.

Years later, she’s in a real library. Maggie realized that her true happiness lay in not just working in a library, sorting books and movies, but bringing the passion of the library to the patrons.

Bonnie, a former DCL Intern who is currently working with us as a Front Desk Assistant, has a BA in Literature and History from the University of Massachusetts and an MS in Library and Information Science from SU. During her time here at the DCL and in her role as part-time Assistant Chil-dren's Services Librarian at Hazard Branch, Bonnie has demonstrated her skills in assisting patrons at the front desk, offering reference services, and participating in programming for children and teens.

The DCL welcomes Bonnie in her new role.

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T H A N K Y O U , D O N O R S ! The DeWitt Community Library would like to thank all of our donors*.

Your donations will help us achieve our goals in 2014 and beyond.

George & Sandra Abbott

Elaine S. Abrams

Nicholas & Cheryl Alger

Anonymous—In honor of Wendy Ressler

Manuel & Theresa Ares

Shirley Ashkin

Dr. Sabita Ashutosh

Roger & Vicki Baker

Edward Balian

Rev. Bruce Barden & Rev. Kathleen

Barden

Donald Barnes

Lynette Bartlett

Barbara Becker—In honor of Mark

Becker

Peter Benson

Roberta Benvenuti

Neal & Naomi Bergman

Bruce Berlin

Carrie Berse, Chris Skeval & Family

Mathilde Bersani

Donald Blair & Nancy Dock

Dolores Bluman

Paul Bocola

Deborah Bondi-Ellison

Frederick J. Bossong

Roger Bourdeau

Richard Bowman

William & Virginia Brandt

Dr. Sharon Brangman

Burton & Susan Bregman

Mr. & Mrs. James Brennan

Harold & Winona Bristol

Jerry & Hana Caporaso

June Card

Beverly Carlson

Douglas & Gail Carmichael

Mr. & Mrs. Charles C. Chamberlain

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Ciciriello

John & Regina Clinton

James & Lois Cody

Lynn Cohen—In honor of Ruth Weiner

Norman Cohen

Ona Cohn Bregman

Jean Comiskey

Mr. & Mrs. David Compton

Linda E. Cook

Jill Copanas

Rick & Lisa Cote, Jr.

Glenda Crenshaw

Mr. & Mrs. Dana Crocker

Mary Lou Crowley

Murray Daitchman

David Daniels

Josub & Solange David

Anthony & Victoria DeFrancisco

Gudrun E. DeLaubenfels

Lindsay DeRollo

Vivian Derrickson & Deborah Hardy

David & Dana DiGennaro & Family

Phyllis Diraddo

David K. Dixon

Mr. & Mrs. James Dooher

David & Robin Drucker

Gregory Dunn

Suzanne Dunn

Lynn Eastwood

Nancy Ebersole

Martha Ely

Brenda Engbretson

Robert & Yvonne Engfer

Linda Ervin

Anita R. Evers

Craig Ewart

Dorothy R. Fagerstrom

Steven Faigen & Bonnie Levy, Esq.

Cissie Fairchilds

Katherine Flack

Gary & Deborah Freeman

Martin Fried

Gisela R. Gall

Mr. & Mrs. Allen Galson

Francis Gerace

Barbara Gifford

Joan Gilels

Sandra K. Gingold

Glenn Glasford

Edward Glassberg

Jenny Gluck & Jean Swanger

George & Rita Goldberg—In honor of

Clara Lubin

Mr. & Mrs. Joshua N. Goldberg

Nick & Daryl Gonchoroff

Drs. Michael & Wendy Gordon

Grover Gorton Dr. Louis M. Green & Dr. Nanette S. Sable

Asher & Joanne Greenhouse

Joy Gregg—In honor of Hugh C. Gregg

Mr. & Mrs. William Griffith

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Patti Haggerty

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Jeffrey R. Higggins

Judith Hill

Lawrence A. Hoefler

Robin & Noelina Hoffman

Dr. Philip Holtzapple

Dr. William & Sandra Holtzman

Joyce D. Homan

Merrill J. Hopkins

Leonora Hurst

Dr. Linda Imboden

Yvonne Inman

Dr. Abid Iraqi

Marcia James

Natalie Jivoff

Bob & Cheri Johnson

Julie Johnson

Christine Kaiser

George & Deborah Karalunas

Marvin & Gloria Katz

Robert M. Kellman

Theresa Kelly—In memory of Bernard

Kelly

Kevin & Mary Kelly

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Kenah

Steven Kepnes & Arlene Kanter

Mike Kimber

Molly G. King

Richard & Sally Kinsey

Karin Kirnie & Family

Janice Klodowski

Mr. & Mrs. Merrell Knapp

Mary Knepper

Adriel K. Koe

Harvey & Carole Koenig

Barry & Kathryn Kogut

Bethel Kogut

Alan & Myrna Koldin

Adolfine Konefal

Kathleen Kotz—In honor of son, Bill Poli

Peter & Jean Koveos

Thomas & Judith Kowalski

Dr. Sonia Kragh

Jeannie Kramer

Ann Kronner

Marie Kunder

David & Marjorie LaCombe

Arthur Lane

Susan Lang—In honor of L. Herbert Lang

Richard & Bonnie Lang

Rhoda Lange

Ellen Lautz

Cindy LaVallee

Adrienne B. LeBlang—In honor of Leon

Brownstein

Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Leins

Lynette Levan

William & Linda Levy

Michael & Mindy Lorenz

Dr. Thomas & Sandra Lutz

Dr. James & Patricia MacKillop

Mary Jane Madden

Gerald Mager

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Anne Maier

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Marcie Mann

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Maroney

John & Candace Marsellus

Mary McArdle

John Millar

Donna Miller

Carole Millstein

David & Beth Mitchell

Mr. & Mrs. Julian Modesti

Sankar Mohan & Valerie Melburg

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L. Russell More

Stan More & John Comple

Millie Moreland

Mr. & Mrs. John J. Murphy III

Robert & Judith Murrett

Mr. & Mrs. James Napierski

Douglas & Dorothea Nelson

William & Alice Newman

Gloria R. Noble

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John Novak

Alfred Obrist

Kurt & Karen Ohliger

Timothy Orcutt

Dr. Agnes Palocz

Phyllis Pandozzi

Marilyn Pinsky

Michael & Jackie Piscitell

Joan Policano—In memory of George J.

Policano

Edward & Sharon Poplawski

Camille Potter

Edwin & Louise Potter

Mr. & Mrs. Roger Praetorius

Barry & Susan Rabin

Mr. & Mrs. Dan Ramsey

James Read

James Rentos

Wendy Ressler & Michael Cynamon

Jeffrey & Linda Rew

Nancy Rhodes

Donald & Loraine Ridall

Shirley Rifkin

Charles & Gloria Rochon

Flora P. Rockburn—In memory of Santo

& Francesca Peraino Hector Rodriguez & Elvera Scalarodriguez

Mr. & Mrs. Fritz Rohrlich

Raymond Rosenberger

Eli & Sandra Roth

Arthur Rothman

Gary & Vicki Rothman—In memory of

Doris Rothman

Anne Ruffer

June Rybak

Sheila Sakowski

Anatole Sarko

Cheryl Saunders

Mr. & Mrs. Roger Schafer

Karen Scholl

Harry Schoonmaker

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Schroeder

Philip & Joan Schuls

Jack & Sybil Schultz

Edwin Schwartz

Sondra Schwartz

Thomas Schwarz

Hart Seely & Janice Whitcraft

Myra Shayevitz

Elaine Shende

Marcelle Shiroki

Otis Shuart

Robert Silverman

Dr. John Sipple

John & Marilyn Skopek

Dr. Robert & Nancy Slavens

Lisa Smith

Peter Smith & Mary Keib Smith

Joseph & Helena Sofinski & Alisa

Neal & Carol Sorkin

Sam & Carolyn Spalding

Dr. George & Helene Starr

Marilyn Steinberg

Dr. Richard & Kathleen Steinmann

Carol Stephenson

Dr. Jack & Roberta Stetson

Ann Roesgen Stevens

John & Jane Stopher

Mr. & Mrs. Narasipur Suryanarayana

Martha Sutter

Eleanor Theodore

Mr. & Mrs. Teeradet Tongngork

Jorge Torretti

Karen Trapasso

Rick & Natalie Trump

Rev. Richard Tucker

Pirkko Turkki

Frances Van Ostenbridge

Faith VanVoolen

Andrew VonDeak

JoAnn Wallace

Kathleen Warren

Dorothy Washburn

Tim Wasserman

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Dr. Howard & Anita Weinberger

Miriam Weiner

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Maryse Whorral

Dr. William & Karen Williams

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Dr. Ivan & Bonnie Wolf

Ronald Wolk

Dr. & Mrs. David Wormuth

Linda Wozniak

Diana Yeager

Daniel Young

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Robin Young

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Dr. Robert Zimmer

Selma Zucker

Mr. & Mrs. Jozef Zwislocki

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Carpenter Heating and Cooling

DeWitt Animal Hospital

CNY Genealogical Society

The DeWitt Community Library would like to

thank all of our donors who gave throughout the

year. Your donations will help us achieve our goals

in 2014 and beyond.

Have you considered making a donation to the DCL? It’s easy to make a donation online at www.dewlib.org (click

on the donations tab) or by sending a check made payable to

the DeWitt Community Library. If you would like to make a

donation in memory of a special person or in conjunction with

your employer’s matching gift program, please call Carol

Youngs at (315) 446-3578 for more information.

The DeWitt Community Library would like to recognize the businesses and

organizations that contributed to our 2013-2014 Fund Drive*.

GOLD $250 - 499

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

R&R Janitorial Service, Inc.

Price Chopper Golub Foundation

SILVER $100 - 249

Byrne Dairy, Inc.

India Community Religious & Cultural Org.

Jamesville-DeWitt Middle School PTG

The Jewish Community Fund

L-M Painting

Nottingham Residents Forum

*Donations recorded as of 2/25/2014

Editor:

Brian Abbott

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Board of Trustees:

Steven Lux President

Mary Keib Smith

Vice President

Carl Austin Treasurer

Christene Gantos

Secretary

Nina Brown

Miesje Havens

John Millar Julian Modesti

Nana Ross Steven Schroeder

Sybil Schultz

Irene Scruton Lydia Wasylenko

Wendy Ressler Dr. Rosalie Young

Wendy Scott

Executive Director

I N T H E D O G H O U S E

How well do you know your dog breeds? Find 25 of them in our puzzle.

- Lauri Fortino Tech. Processing Assistant

BEAGLE BICHON FRISE

BOXER BULLDOG CHIHUAHUA DACHSHUND

DOBERMAN PINSCHER GERMAN SHEPHERD GOLDEN RETRIEVER GREAT DANE

HAVANESE HUSKY

IRISH SETTER JAPANESE CHIN LABRADORE LHASA APSO

MALTESE PAPILLON PEKINGESE POMERANIAN

POODLE PUG SAINT BERNARD SHIH TZU

YORKSHIRE TERRIER

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V L U N P C E W V J A P A N E S E C H I N E S R B

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C D C G E X O T D A C H S H U N D P X M T R S H A

C D Z O M T D R Q I Z A K Y B I N A X E Y R R P P

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M K Q D Z G R R L H A S A A P S O I L P B T L H K

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S T X E G G T G I L I R J I U M S N V T Z H P M E

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H S L R D O O M A M L O G K N N W J J R U K M E E

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The DCL FRIENDS CORNER

Library Lingo Do you feel as if the Library speaks a different language than the rest of the world? Learn Library language right here.

OPAC (Online Public Access

Catalog)- The Library's catalog

is used to look up items that are

owned by the Library. The Li-

brary has three OPAC stations

or you can access the OPAC

from you home computer by

going to dewlib.org and clicking

on Catalog.

Mark your calendar! The DCL Friends will host their

12th Annual Tea on Sat., May 17th, 2014 at the DeWitt Community Library,

from 2:00 to 4:00 pm.

Guest Speaker: Sean Kirst, columnist for The Post-Standard

Join us for Sean’s presentation followed by home-made refreshments served by the DCL Friends. The Friends’ major fundraiser of the year, the Annual Tea encourages you to meet

new friends in a lively, social setting and support your Library.

Donations Appreciated. Please make a reservation at the Library, call 446-3578, or visit

the Library’s website: www.dewlib.org

F R I E N D S A N N U A L T E A A R E Y O U A F R I E N D ?

Become a Friend of the DeWitt Community Library!

The Friends of the DCL began their mission in 2001 to help support, pro-mote, and advocate for the DeWitt Community Library. Since then the organization has sponsored numer-ous programs, bought furnishings, and hosted events such as the Annual Meeting (see right).

Help support your local library and join the Friends of the DCL! Mem-bership brochures are available at the Library and on the DCL’s web-site: www.dewlib.org

F R I E N D S N E W S

The Friends of the DCL held its annual meeting on January 18th. At that meeting vacancies on the board were filled and a new slate of officers was elected for the year. New members of the board are Ray O’Connell, Shelly Field, Karen Fruehan, Jean Eschner , Helen Rezak and Pavlina Ivanova. New members give new life and ideas to any board, and we welcome the participation of these new Friends. The newly elected Board officers for the year include Larry Hoefler, President; Gretchen Roberts, Vice President; Sandra Abbott, Secretary; and Mike Kimber, Treasurer. The board is busy decid-ing on committee participation to manage the many community activities the Friends sponsor.

Remember that Friends members are very welcome to participate in these activities initiated by the board. There is always an opportunity to get involved, even in a small way. If you’re inter-ested in helping out please leave your name and contact information with the Front Desk staff at the Library to the attention of the Friends and you will get a return call. Date to remember…please reserve Saturday, May 18 at 2PM for the Friends Annual Tea—our annual fund raiser which features a speaker of local interest, refreshments and the company of like-minded people who enjoy an afternoon of ideas, insights and even a few laughs. Look for an announcement soon of this year’s speaker and then check your mail for your invitation and return request. Even if you can’t make the presentation, we welcome any contributions you can make to support the tea and the work of the Friends.