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The Library Corner at SLCC

Bette Hargrave November, the month of Thanksgiving, is here, and we all can relate to this! The library has five new volunteers who have started to work for you in October! Please say hello to Margie Barrows, Patricia Birch, Eileen Cleary, Vickie Dees, and Maggie Jordan. List of recently purchased books: 1. The Jailhouse Lawyer by…

The Library Corner at SLCC

Bette Hargrave Happy Holidays to all! The Library Board met Nov. 5, and it was decided that our library will continue to be accessible to all members, but without regular volunteer hours, due to the continued COVID-19 spread in our state and nation. Please wear your masks, keep distance, and wash hands frequently. We will…

The Library Corner at SLCC

Bette Hargrave Dear friends and patrons: The COVID-19 virus shutdown of the library sent most of your volunteers into quarantine for their safety and health. A few brave volunteers have been working through to try to keep your library safe and functioning. They are board members Doreen Taylor, head librarian; Pat Weitzel, assistant librarian; Mary…

The Library Corner at SLCC

Bette Hargrave Dear Friends and Readers: I recently picked up an issue of the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, Minn., and read a column in the Opinion Exchange. “A Brief Magic Moment Shared Amid Chaos” A brief story of a son who, along with his parents’ caretakers, arrange for his parents in their 90s and living with…

The Library Corner at SLCC

Bette Hargrave Dear Friends and Readers, Your volunteer librarians have a special request for all patrons that you return ASAP all books that you have read. The library is especially short of our large print books; more and more, these books are particularly important to those of us who are experiencing eyesight problems. Please be…

The Library Corner at SLCC

Bette Hargrave Dear Friends and Readers: I’m an amateur birdwatcher who enjoys the songs, antics, and beautiful wonder of our feathered friends. The June/July issue of Birds & Blooms is all about hummingbirds and the blooms that attract them. Along with advice regarding feed for our smallest feathered friends, it has fantastic pictures of many varieties!…

The Library Corner at Sun Lakes Country Club

Library Board of Directors: Myrna Brower, chairperson; Doreen Taylor, head librarian; Pat Weitzel, assistant librarian; Gen Welch, trainer; Marilyn Wiley, social chairman; Mary Droke, sunshine lady and treasurer; Pat Doucet, board director; Bette Hargrave, publicist. Not pictured is Myrna Brower.

Bette Hargrave Sept. 7, 2019, the Board of Directors of the SLCC Library met to plan our annual Christmas meeting for all library volunteers. The annual meeting will be held in the Friendship Room at SLCC on Dec. 5, 2019, at 10 a.m. for all library volunteers. The Sun Lakes Open House raffle prize, where…

The Library Corner at Sun Lakes

Bette Hargrave Have you read the story by Victor Hugo, Les Miserables? Have you seen the 25-year anniversary production musical of the same story on PBS? It was beautiful, and the music was fantastic. The author, Victor Hugo (1802-1885), wrote and published his book in 1862, and I read it in 1962! It is a…