SPRING BOOK SALE April 27, 28, 29
Hood County Public Library
222 N. Travis St.
Granbury, TX
Join Friends of the Library and Shop Early
FRIDAY, April 27, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (MEMBERS ONLY DAY)
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
SATURDAY, April 28, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and SUNDAY, April 29, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday is Box Day (box of books for $5)
Most paperbacks 25 cents. Most hardbacks $1. Many extra special books. Now accepting MasterCard, VISA and Discover cards.
Proceeds benefit the Hood County Public Library.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to help set up on Wednesday, April 25, noon-6 p.m. and Thursday, April 26, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. maritacrowder@gmail.com or 817-578-0164
After making your purchases at our Spring Book Sale on Friday or Saturday, be sure to participate in the annual Granbury Wine Walk on beautiful Granbury Square and support some
local charities and vendors.
FoL has short-term and ongoing Volunteer opportunities. Have fun and make a special contribution to the community! Watch this site for announcements of specific new opportunities.
FoL is continually seeking new Volunteers to serve as Members of the Board of Directors and Chairs for Committees. If you are interested in serving in such an official capacity, Contact Linda Somervill: 817-573-7000 or president@hoodfol.org.
Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, operation, and clean-up for our Spring and Fall semi-annual Book Sales. Contact Marita Crowder at 817-579-7761 or maritacrowder@gmail.com.
To Volunteer to work in the FoL Book Store, contact Annette Joseph: 254-326-1120 or lrjoseph@charter.net.
FoL has short-term and ongoing Volunteer opportunities. Have fun and make a special contribution to the community!
FoL is seeking a Volunteer Newsletter Editor. Duties include: formatting quarterly newsletter in MS Word from articles submitted by the Friends Executive Board, and distributing the newsletter via email or regular post. Contact Linda Somervill: 817-573-7000 or president@hoodfol.org.
Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, operation, and clean-up for the Fall 2011 Book Sale being held October 21-23. Contact Marita Crowder at 817-579-7761 or maritacrowder@gmail.com.
To Volunteer to work in the FoL Book Store, contact Annette Joseph: 254-326-1120 or lrjoseph@charter.net.
Scary fun is coming to Hood County Library. Be part of it! Volunteers are needed to staff booths, set-up and clean-up. Contact Library Assistant Director Samantha Smith Norris at 817-573-3569 or srsmith@co.hood.tx.us.
Copyright Keith Graves
Hood County Library Summer Reading Club for Kids (partially funded by FoL) needs Volunteers to help with crafts (setting out supplies and supervising activities – Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays) and registering participants (Saturdays) from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m., June 4 to July 30.
Contact Christina Proctor at the Library for more information:
The Friends of the Library for Hood County is pleased to announce the May 25th Grand Opening of our in-Library Book Store!
Join the Friends of the Library and the Granbury Chamber of Commerce for:
FoL Book Store Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
4:30 p.m. – May 25th
222 N. Travis St.
Granbury TX 76048
The Book Store will open at 10:00 a.m. on May 25th
FoL Book Store hours (weekly) will be:
Tuesday 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Saturday 12:00 Noon – 4:00 p.m.
FoL Member Dee Powell passed away earlier this month. Dee served the Friends of the Library for many years sorting and pricing donations for the used book sales. The Special Books sale of collectibles, first editions and rare items was her area of expertise. Dee was also a retired college professor and a journalist. Her many contributions to the Friends live on.
Memorial services for Dee (Dorothy) Powell will be held:
1:00 pm, Saturday, March 26, 2011,
in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Bridge St., Granbury
The family suggests that memorials be made to:
Dee Powell Memorial Fund
Friends of the Library for Hood County
222 N. Travis St
Granbury TX 76048
or to:
First Presbyterian Church of Granbury
202 W. Pearl St
Granbury TX 76048
The Book Sale Committee is busy as a one-armed paper hanger as we prepare for the Grand Opening this spring of our used bookstore in the library. So much to do: signage, organizing books by topic, shelving, pricing. Many thanks to Courtney Kincaid, interim Library Director, and the library staff for working with us on this big project.
QUESTIONS:
WHERE: In the “old” library area off the meeting room on the Travis St. side of the library
HOURS: Three times a week, fours hours each time (TBA), including some evenings and Saturdays also.
WHAT: Great selections of current fiction, nonfiction and other media, bargain books, and a children’s section. We will have something for everyone.
FOL MEMBERS will get special discounts. ANNUAL BOOK SALES will continue; a benefit of FOL membership is early shopping privileges at these events.
Thanks go out to our Friends’ Members and other shoppers for another great Semi-annual Fall Book Sake in October, 2010. Special thanks go to all the special Friends Volunteers who never fail to help us make each sale a big success. We all enjoy the sight of people browsing books to find just the right “reads” for the upcoming winter season.
Speaking of winter, we’re entering the Christmas shopping season! Our weekly Wagon Wednesday sales have resumed. Members and non-members alike can shop our “mini” book sale held in the Library foyer each Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Wagon Wednesday sales feature “like new” hard and soft cover books from popular fiction authors, non-fiction books, and children’s books as well as Music CDs, Video Tapes, DVDs, and Books on Tape.
Thanks also to those who took the Friends of the Library for Hood County Night flyer to Chili’s on October 25. As a result of your efforts, we’ll be getting a nice “give back” check from Chili’s soon.
The Friends of the Library for Hood County is in need of Volunteers for the upcoming Fall ’10 semi-annual Book Sale.
Set-up for the Book Sale runs into National Friends of Libraries Week (October 17-23)! So, please consider Volunteering to help the Friends! A Volunteer Sign-up sheet is available at the Front Desk of the Library. You may also contact Book Sales Chair Jack Padilla.
The Friends need Volunteers for three tasks during the Book Sale (all times are “come when you can”):
Book Sale Set-up
Thursday October 14 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Table/Box Movers, Book Sorters, Book Shelvers
Friday October 15 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Table/Box Movers, Book Sorters, Book Shelvers
Monday October 18 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Table/Box Movers, Book Sorters, Book Shelvers
Tuesday October 19 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Box Movers, Book Sorters, Book Shelvers
Wednesday October 20 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Box Movers, Book Sorters, Book Shelvers
Thursday October 14 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Table/Box Movers, Book Sorters, Book Shelvers
Sales Assistance Volunteers
Friday, October 22 and Saturday October 23, three shifts: 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m., 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. – 6 p.m.: Cashiers, Door-Prize/Membership Table Assistant, Floor Assistance, and Re-Stocking Assistance.
Sunday October 24, one shift: 1:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m.: Cashiers, Door-Prize Table Assistant, Floor Assistance, and Re-Stocking Assistance.
Clean-up Assistance
The week after the sale, Monday & Tuesday, October 25 & 26, we will need help with Table Break-Down, Box Moving, Book Boxing, & General Clean-up : 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Nominations Committee Chair Char Hitz has called for re-opening nominations for 2010-11 FoL Board Officers. President-elect, Richard Densley, and First Vice-president elect, Jack Padilla, re-considered their ability to serve and have withdrawn their names from the Officer slate.
All members in good-standing may be considered for an Officer position. Nominations should be submitted to Char Hitz. Self-nomination is deemed a leadership quality and, as such, is appreciated and welcomed.
Remaining Officers-elect may consider taking other posts on the Board. Those Officers-elect include:
2nd Vice President – Susan Goodrich
Recording Secretary – Elisha Cernicek
Corresponding Secretary – Jane Vaughn
Treasurer – Karen deFranchi
Therefore, nominations will be accepted for all Board Officer posts for the organization. The Board Officer posts include:
President – The President sets the agenda for and presides at all regularly scheduled meetings of the Friends, Board, and Executive Committee meetings as well as any called meetings. The term of service for the President is one year. The President also appoints Chairs for Committees not designated by an elective office and serves as an ex-officio member of all Committees except the Nominating Committee.
First Vice-president – The First Vice-president serves as Chair of the standing Fund Raising Committee and oversees all FoL fundrasing activites, including our ongoing and semi-annual book sales. The term of service for the First Vice-President is one year. The First Vice-president also presides at meetings in the absence of the President.
Second Vice-president – The Second Vice-President serves as Chair of the standing Membership Committee, encouraging membership and maintaining a membership roll. The term of service for the Second Vice-President is one year. The Second Vice-president also presides at meetings in the absence of the President and First Vice- president.
Recording Secretary – The Recording Secretary records and keeps minutes of all meetings of the Friends and the Board. The term of service for this post is one year.
Corresponding Secretary – The Corresponding Secretary conducts all general correspondence of the Friends organization. The term of service for this post is one fiscal year.
Treasurer – The Treasurer establishes procedures for receipt and disbursement of all funds, for establishment of accounts, and any other matters consistent with sound financial management, as approved by the Board. The Treasurer is in charge of receiving and disbursing all moneys and retains receipts for disbursement of funds. The Treasurer submits a written or oral report fiscal summary at all meetings, serves as the Chair of the standing Budget Committee, and submits account books for audit at the end of the fiscal year. (Currently, the organization uses QuickBooks to maintain fiscal records.) The term of service for this post is one year.
The FoL Spring ’10 Book Sale was a huge success. This Spring’s event brought in almost $10k in sales and around $2k in memberships. Thank you, FoL Members and Shoppers!
Congratulations to a spectacular Book Sale Volunteer crew! We had an amazing number of FoL Volunteers helping with the set-up process. We think we may have had the greatest number of books ever, and everyone just went to work and got them all sorted with smiles on their faces. A special “Thanks” goes to the First National Bank of Granbury for providing eco-friendly tote bags for our shoppers.The FoL Volunteers who worked during the Book Sale were all extremely helpful, and we received many compliments from our shoppers!
Spring '10 Book Sale Success
Another special “Thanks” to the FoL Volunteer clean-up crew. That’s always the job we do not look forward to, and we had some great workers on Monday and Tuesday after the Sale.
Book Sale Chairs Sandy Bryant, Dee Gormley, Mary Lee, and Sandra Tarver wish we could tell each of you “Thanks” personally. You are all true Friends of the Hood County Library!
Book Sale Guru, Dee Gormley
The Friends of the Library for Hood County is in need of Volunteers for the upcoming Spring ’10 semi-annual Book Sale.
Set-up for the Book Sale coincides with National Volunteer week! So, please consider Volunteering to help the Friends! A Volunteer Sign-up sheet is available at the Front Desk of the Library. You may also contact Book Sales Chair Dee Gormley.
The Friends need Volunteers for three tasks during the Book Sale (all times are “come when you can”):
Book Sale Set-up
Wednesday April 14 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Table/Chair/Box Movers
Thursday April 15 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Table/Box Movers, Book Sorters, Book Shelvers
Friday April 16 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Table/Box Movers, Book Sorters, Book Shelvers
Monday April 19 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Table/Box Movers, Book Sorters, Book Shelvers
Tuesday April 20 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Box Movers, Book Sorters, Book Shelvers
Wednesday April 21 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Box Movers, Book Sorters, Book Shelvers
Sales Assistance Volunteers
Thursday April 22 – 24, three shifts: 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m., 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. – 6 p.m.: Cashiers, Door-Prize Table Assistant, Floor Assistance, and Re-Stocking Assistance.
Sunday April 25, one shift: 1:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m.: Cashiers, Door-Prize Table Assistant, Floor Assistance, and Re-Stocking Assistance.
Clean-up Assistance
The week after the sale, we will need help with Table Break-Down, Box Moving, Book Boxing, & General Clean-up .
Monday April 26, two shifts: 10:00 a.m.-1 p.m. and 1:00 p.m -4:00 p.m.
Tuesday April 27, two shifts: 10:00 a.m.-1 p.m. and 1:00 p.m -4:00 p.m.
Wednesday April 28, two shifts: 10:00 a.m.-1 p.m. and 1:00 p.m -4:00 p.m.
The Friends are also seeking Nomination of Volunteers to serve on the FoL Board of Directors for 2010-11.
Hands On - National Volunteers Week
At a recent FoL Board meeting, Char Hitz was named by outgoing President Jeanell Morris to Chair this year’s Nominating Committee to draw-up a slate of Nominees for election to the 2010-11 FoL Board of Directors. Once elected, incoming Board Officers will begin their terms of Office in June 2010.
Serving as an Officer of the Board is one of the best ways to contribute to the FoL organization and the Library. The Nominating Committee seeks nominations for all Officer posts. Self-nomination is appreciated and welcomed. Nominations should be submitted to Char Hitz no later than April 1, 2010.
Long-time Friends’ supporter and former President, Eloise B. Ikard, 87, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, at her Granbury residence. She was an often present Volunteer at the Friends’ semi-annual Book Sales.
Eloise much enjoyed playing bridge and working crossword puzzles. In her honor, her “bridge playing friends” have made donations to start a Memorial Fund for her with the Friends of the Library for Hood County.
Eloise will be missed by her Library Friends as well as her bridge friends.
Contributions to the Fund may be sent to:
Eloise Ikard Memorial Fund
Friends of the Library for Hood County
222 W Travis St
Granbury TX 76048
Mark your calendar for the Friends’ Spring ’10 Book Sale!
Our most popular activity, the semi-annual book sale, will open to the public on April 24th and 25th.
The Members Only Sale begins April 22nd and 23rd for Members of the FoL.
Volunteers will be needed to help with the April Book Sale set-up and/or the Sale itself.
Set-up will begin on April 15th-16th and 19th-21st.
We welcome donations of books, which can be dropped off next to the Library check-out desk any day the Library is open.
Sales feature hard and soft cover books from popular fiction authors, non-fiction books, and childrens books as well as Music CDs, Video Tapes, DVDs, Books on Tape, and more!
2010 Spring Book Sale
Sandy Bryant - FoL Volunteer
Five years ago, my husband Ray and I decided to retire and leave California, where we had lived for years. We were heading to a quiet life on a farm in Arkansas when our oldest son suggested we might like lake life instead and to look at Granbury. We did look. Coming from the “big city life”, this was just what we wanted and stayed. Ray and I have raised 5 boys between us and are proud grandparents of six. While most of our family still lives in California, we are working on them to come to Texas.
We had many interests to take into retirement. I’ve been interested in calligraphy since working with the 1984 Olympics as a calligrapher. Other of my interests include Chinese brush painting, quilting, cross stitch, and working jigsaw puzzles. Ray enjoys motorcycles and building hot rods. Together we have kept some unusual animals, such as tarantulas, ferrets, falcons and hawks, a couple of Great Danes, and were beekeepers for seven years. Since moving to Granbury, we enjoy the simple life, he with his “classic” motorcycles and me with my puzzles and quilting.
I got involved with the Friends of the Library for Hood County three years ago. I started with a book sale, just lending a hand. Then I found myself organizing books for the children’s section and now I’ve added sections for textbooks and home schooling. I met and became friends with Sandra Tarver, another volunteer who works with “collectibles” and the Wagon Wednesday Book Sale books, so I now help out with those tasks, as well. I also volunteer in the Library, helping Assistant Librarian Samantha Smith with Interlibrary loans and Cataloger Cindy Lincoln with maintenance of books yet to be shelved.
Why do I enjoy FoL volunteering so much? Not just because I love books, but because I love people and being a part of something special: reading and being involved in helping others who love reading as much as I do!
We are in need of Wagon Wednesday helpers for the Wagon Wednesday mini Book Sales. Two people are needed each time, one to run the cart and one to assist. Wagon Wednesday sales run from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., held in the Library foyer. New volunteers will be paired with experienced volunteers.
If you are available, please login to the Members Only area to place your name on a date, or email our Booksale Chair.
Mailing Address
Friends of the Library for Hood County
222 N. Travis St.
Granbury, TX 76048
Via E-mail
For additional information on certain topics, you may contact us by e-mail:
FoL Board of Directors Members for 2009-2010:
President: Jeanell Morris
First Vice-President: Vacant
Second Vice-President: Mary Lee (Acting)
Acting Treasurer and Recording Secretary: Susan Goodrich
Correspondence Secretary: Brenda Staples
Committees:
Publicity: Char Hitz
Books for Babies: Barbara Althouse
Author Events: Stan & Carol Lippincott
Community Information: Dee Gormley
Newsletter: Mary Hayden
Hospitality: Linda Somerville
Membership: Mary Lee (Interim)
Scholarships: Karen deFranchi
Web Site Coordinator: Mary Lee
Membership in the Friends of the Library for Hood County is very affordable at $10 per year for individuals and $15 per year for a family membership.
Member benefits include:
- Advance notices of Friends’ book sales, author events, and other activities.
- Early shopping privileges at our used book sales.
- Access to the “members only” area of our web site.
- Opportunities to make a difference in our community through volunteering, from serving as a Member of the Board of Directors to lending a hand with book sales.
- Fellowship with other book lovers and the satisfaction of supporting the importance of a strong library in our community.
Now you can apply for new membership online and both new and renewing members can make online membership payments!
Or, you can still download the membership form, complete it, and drop it by the Library or mail-in your remittance.
If you are a member needing assistance with membership services,
contact the Membership Coordinator or sign in to the “Members Only” area to post a request for assistance.
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