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May, 2013
Welcome to the Friends Corner
Dear Community —
Please stop reading this unless your calendar is within reach. I’m going to give you several events that you will want to put on your calendar’s pages for May, June, July, August and September. Each of them has been enhanced by donations from Friends.
Here goes:
MAY
22 – Norm Stamper will speak on Community Policing in the 21st Century at the Orcas Center at 5:30 p.m.
JUNE
13 – Dori Gillam speaks on Baby-Boomer Boot Camp, Library, 3 p.m.
20 – Tony Ghazel speaks on Cybersecurity at the Library at 5:30
JULY
10 – Nancy Pearl speaks on How to Find What You Like To Read, Orcas Center, TBA
13 – LIBRARY’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY PICNIC, Library, 11-2 p.m.
AUGUST
10 – LIBRARY BOOK FAIR will be held on the Library Grounds
SEPTEMBER
15 – FRIENDS’ ANNUAL MEETING, TomWelch will be our speaker, Library, 2-4
A reminder that FRIENDS continues to collect books for both of our Book Sales each year. Thank you for your donations.
FRIENDS is involved with the library’s exploration of a program this summer on Orcas for school-aged children. We’re hoping this becomes a reality for our Island.
And to think that everything listed above, because it involves the Library, is without charge. Life is Good.
Sandra Wilson
for the Friends of the Orcas Island Public Library
Pierrette Guimond, Lynn Carter, Jean Soderquist, Carol Ordway, James Lobdell, Tim Lunde, Jim Wiemeyer, Kathy Morris, Valerie West, Sandra Wilson
Contact the Library or any Friends member about joining the Friends Board, and about the many different volunteer opportunities.
Purpose
- To establish and maintain an association of persons interested in a public library on Orcas Island;
- To focus public attention on and develop public support for the Library;
- To encourage and receive gifts, endowments, and bequests for the Library;
- To conduct fund raising activities for the benefit of the Library and to manage funds at its disposal for the benefit of the Library;
- To support and cooperate with the library in developing services for the community; and
- To stimulate more extensive use of the Library's resources.
Areas of Interest
- Endowment Fund
- Capital Improvement Fund Children's Services
- Community Awareness Collection Development
- Technology Landscaping, Furnishings & Building Enhancement
- Staff & Volunteer Staff Training
- Freedom to Read
Annual Events & Activities
The Friends Corner — Online Newsletter
Winter Book Sale — Smaller book sale held in February
Library Fair — Art auction, silent auction, book sale, crafts and food booths, music, quilt raffle
Officers of the Board
- President — Pierrette Guimond
- Vice President — Valerie West
- Secretary — Jean Soderquist
- Treasurer — Lynn Carter
Committees & Chairs
- Book Sale — Library Fair: Lynn Carter
- Book Sale — Winter: Pierrette Guimond
- Holiday Tea Chair: Jean Soderquist
- Library Fair Chair: James Lobdell
- Art Auction Chairs: Sue Lamb and Glenna Richards
- Booths: Tim Lunde
- Quilt: vacant
- Membership: Pierrette Guimond
- Property Coordinator: James Lobdell
- Traffic Control: James Lobdell
- Publicity/Media Chair: Tom Maiuro
- Library Representative : Phil Heikkinen
Friends of the Orcas Island Library Board
Lynn Carter — Treasurer
45 Waldron View Lane Eastsound WA 98245 360-376-4287
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Alayne Goodhart
P.O. Box 373 Deer Harbor WA 98245 360-376-1049
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Pierrette Guimond — President
P.O. Box 66 Orcas WA 98280 360-376-4264
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James Lobdell
45 Waldron View Lane Eastsound WA 98245 360-376-4287
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Tim Lunde
5178 Orcas Road Eastsound WA 98245 206-399-7657
Email Tim
Kathy Morris
478 Old Pottery Road Eastsound WA 98245 360-376-5599
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Carol Ordway
P.O. Box 50 Eastsound WA 98245 360-376-4190
Email Carol
Jean Soderquist — Secretary
P.O. Box 50 Eastsound WA 98245 360-376-4190
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Valerie West
P.O. Box 968 Eastsound WA 98245 360-376-3715
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Jim Wiemeyer
P.O. Box 266 Orcas WA 98280 360-376-5358
Email Jim
Sandy Wilson
P.O. Box 339 Deer Harbor WA 98243 360-376-4524
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