April 2012

Friends of the Library will have their meeting on Thursday, April 1^st , from

12:00-1:00pm, at the Blue Lake Community Center.   Everyone is invited to attend!

Our special guest speaker will be

Kevin Lee Russell

“All the world’s a stage,

And all the men and women merely players:

They have their exits and their entrances,

And one man in his time plays many parts.”  (1599) William Shakespeare

Make your lunch reservations this month by calling Rosa Nell  Baxley, by noon,

on Monday, April 2, 2012.   The cost of the meal is $7.00.

Be ready to let her know which number sandwich and drink you would like. If you cannot find your menu, please contact a Friend. The meal is being catered again by Boar-Deli, and includes a six-inch sub, chips, pickle, drink, and dessert.

Renae’s

This April, “Get Ready for Gardening!” Some of you may be scrambling to get your gardens ready for planting due to the unusually warm weather. Let the library help you decide just what will make you garden grow with our wide selection of gardening books on display in the adult section of the Chipley library.

April 15, 2012 marks the 100^th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.

On Monday, April 16^th, join us at the Washington County Public Library, Chipley location for an all day marathon of National Geographic and History Channel videos that tell the truth behind this famous ship and her demise!

You may have heard about our e-books, but have you heard about our e-audiobooks? Washington County Public Library along with Recorded Books is happy to provide you with OneClickDigital. Going on a long drive? Hundreds of e-audiobooks are available to download to your computer and MP3 player to help the miles pass quickly. For more information, visit your library and stay tuned for classes on the service in the next few months

"Tombstone Tales:

Cemeteries, Symbols, and Stories"

This adult program focuses on why cemeteries are cool and not creepy.

Come Join us

6:00- 7:00 p.m April 10, 2012

Ruth’s   President’s Message

The Game Night, held on March 15, was a great success. Leola Porter is the ultimate organizer and had things in superb order. Cynthia Johnson had all the food planned to a “T” and what a great variety of goodies we had. The food was pretty and good—ladies, you outdid yourselves. Kathryn Henders organized the card tables and the bridge items. We had games of bridge, hand over foot, Mexican train dominoes, canasta and others. Jane Potter collected and give out the door prizes. Linda Norton, Merle Jones, Angeline Miller and others helped keep the food tables supplied. Approximately 75 persons attended the event. This was a fundraiser for the Friends’ projects. Lucinda Simonson will give us a report at the next meeting on how well we did.

And, speaking of projects, we have mentioned a sign for the library. I have contacted a company out of Sarasota that we used when we obtained a sign for Vernon High School. I have a picture and a quote for a possible sign. Others of you are looking at prospective signs, also. At our next Board meeting and luncheon meeting, let’s discuss our funds, costs of signs, what we want in a sign and see what our options are.

We have approximately 77 Friends for the 2012 year. Congratulations. Cynthia and Lucinda on working diligently toward our membership growth. The new yearbooks should be available at the next Luncheon meeting on April 5. Let’s all come out and enjoy Kevin Russell and the program he has planned for us.

There's nothing to match curling up with a good book when there's a repair job to be done around the house.
— Joe RYAN

Celebrate National Library Week 2012 (April 8-14)! First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support.  All types of libraries - school, public, academic and special - participate. .

Celebrate National Library Week with us! Come into any Washington County Public Library location, April 9-13, for a free raffle ticket. Winners will be drawn daily at the Chipley location and weekly at the branches.

Winners need not be present to win but can only win once!

Money Smart Week was created in 2011 with a partnership between the American Library Association and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to help promote financial literacy. Banking on the success of last year’s national event, Washington County Public Library has joined the cause to help people learn more about their finances. Join us from April 23-27, 2012, for programs, displays, and a variety of information on using your money!