Friends of the Washington County Public
Library
will have the first meeting of the new
season on Thursday, October 4th, 2012 , from 12:00-1:00pm,
at the Blue Lake Community Center.
Everyone
is encouraged to attend!
Robert S. Davis was born June 1, 1943, and reared in
Calhoun County, Florida. He received his high school education in the Calhoun
County Public Schools System. His undergraduate work was at Florida State
University in Tallahassee, Florida, and University of North Florida in
Jacksonville, Florida, where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in
1979. He received his Master of
Christian Education at Southern Christian College, in Blountstown and his
Doctorate in Christian Education at Southern Christian College. Robert is a
dedicated genealogist and historian (you can’t be good at one, without the
other), specializing in that period of time between the War of Independence and
the conclusion of the Florida Indian Wars. Doctor Davis, besides working on the
sequel to Out of Savannah, is working on a book about Major David Moniac
(pronounced Manack). Major Moniac was a Creek Indian and a graduate of West
Point. He was killed in Action while leading his men in the Battle of Wahoo
Swamp, in the Second Indian War.
Fall into a scary good book this October! Check out
one of our spine tingling mysteries or a ghastly horror novel on the display
table by the circulation desk.
Make your Reservations
this month by calling Rosa Nell Baxley by noon, on Monday,
September 24,2012. 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.
President’s Newsletter Notes
Ruth’s
Article
Members,
let’s remember our Book Sale which is scheduled for Friday –hours 9:00 A.M.
until 4:00 P.M. and Saturday, 9:00 A.M. until 12 noon. If you haven’t signed up, you can call me at
638-1442 or 638-6407. We have slots available
at all times except 11:00-12:00 noon on Friday.
Two persons have already signed up for both of these times. Thank you, members, for always volunteering
to help in this worthy cause.
We
are so sorry that Ricky Biggins is leaving us.
She has been such a good member and a great secretary for the Friends
luncheon business meeting as well as the Board meeting. We will truly miss her. I hope she will give us her new address so we
can keep in touch with her. We do need a
new secretary since she has left. If you
know of someone that you think would like to be secretary or who would take the
job, let me know. We need someone before
the next meetings. Just give me a call
about that person or about yourself.
The
Board and membership have approved a sign for the library and the purchase of
it. I am ready to give the information
to Linda for her to begin the process of purchase. Also, if any of you know a bricklayer who wouldn’t
mind doing a small job and will work for pennies, let me know. (Is there anyone out there like that?) We need help for sure.
Lastly,
thank you for your attendance at board meetings and the luncheon meeting. Last time we had excellent attendance. Remember, the board meets Thursday, September
27 at 4:00 P.M. at the library and the luncheon meeting is Thursday, October
4. We start gathering at the luncheon
meeting at 11:30 and begin eating at noon.
Thank
you for you for your support and generosity. The Friends as well as the library
staff make my tenure pleasurable. You
are a great group to work with.
"A library's
function is to give the public in the quickest and cheapeast way information,
inspiration, and recreation. If a better way than the book can be found, we
should use it." Melvil
Dewey (1851-1931)
