FoL is continually seeking new Volunteers to serve as Members of the Board of Directors and Chairs for Committees.  If you are [...]]]> 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 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 [...]]]> 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.

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.

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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:

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

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.

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 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.

All members in good-standing may be considered for an Officer position. Nominations should be submitted to 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 [...]]]>

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