May Newsletter

Welcomes all Friends to their monthly meeting Thursday,

May 2^nd, 2013, from 12:00-1:00pm, at the Blue Lake Community Center.  

Everyone is encouraged to attend!

One year ago, I was standing in the Wal -Mart parking lot helping gather food for our local food pantry, and I mentioned to a good friend of mine that swimming in a pool had helped me with a knee problem.  But I was becoming bored with swimming laps in a pool.    With a smile on his face, he suggested I should take up scuba diving in the Gulf of Mexico.    I looked at him as if he were from a different planet and said, “You must be joking, I could never swim around on the bottom of the ocean.”   He was not joking and one thing lead to another until I found myself a year later doing what I thought was impossible.  Since that day, swimming has never been boring and even better; I have shed a few pounds.

   I am Jerry May.   I have the marvelous privilege of serving as Pastor of the best church in the world, First United Methodist Church of Chipley. Sometimes known as the church on top of the hill where God’s love is made real.    My wife Judy and I are excited about the opportunity to share with you our journey into the mysterious underwater world and the lessons we learned while swimming with the sharks at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.  Look forward to seeing you on May 2^nd!

Our next Friends of the Library luncheon meeting will be Thursday, May 2^nd at the Blue Lake Community Center.  The meeting starts at noon.  The hostesses for the meeting are Roxanne Bush and Pat Dickson.  They usually open the Center around 11:00 A.M. to get the room ready for us.  Come early and visit if you like.

We welcome two new members who were at our last meeting.  They are Rhonda Dickinson, from the Vernon area, and Bonnie Walden, a cousin of Pat Dickson’s, who lives east of town.  That increases our actual count of Friends to 79.  I appreciate all of you – you make a difference!

The program for May 2 is Scuba Diving.  The Chipley Methodist minister, Reverend Jerry May and his wife, Judy are in charge of the program.  They will be sharing with us their experience as scuba divers and the benefits people gain from this activity.

We appreciate Cindy Mitchell who has been catering our meals since the February meeting.  We agreed that Cindy would cater through the May meeting and then we (Friends and Cindy) would evaluate how it is going.  I will talk with Cindy before the Board meeting to get her input; I would also like for you to talk to the Board members before April 25^th so that we can make a decision about whether we continue or not.

After the May meeting, we will help the WCPL personnel with the 10^th Anniversary Celebration of the library.  The committee, Catherine Nelson, Melanie Doss, Renae Rountree, and Barbara Russell will let us know how we can help.  We signed up to help with the food at the April luncheon meeting.

We have a break from the May meeting until September 5.  Let’s not forget to visit the library during the summer months and help in anyway we can.                                            

We do love the library and staff!

Make your reservations for lunch by calling Ruth McCrary at 638-1442 or 638-6407 by noon on Monday, April 29^th, 2013. Ruth has an answering service so if she’s not there you can leave a message.  If you need to talk to her about something, leave that message and she will call you. 

The cost of the meal is $7.50.

Be ready to let her know which sandwich and drink you would like. A menu is on the right hand side of this newsletter.

The meal is being catered by Cindy Mitchell, and includes a choice of chips or pasta salad, pickle, diet or regular coke and something sweet – like a cookie. 

Listed below are the types of sandwiches that Cindy is providing.  

1.        Pimento Cheese with Bacon  and roasted red peppers.

                White or whole wheat bread

                Mayo and Tomato

2.        Chicken Salad

 White or whole wheat bread

 Mayo, Lettuce, and Tomato

3.        Rueben on Toasted Rye

 1000 Island Dressing

 Pastrami and Swiss cheese

 Sauerkraut

4.        Ham and Turkey

  White or whole wheat bread –    

  or as a Wrap

  Swiss cheese

  Mayo, Lettuce, and Tomato

Come celebrate 

10 years

of being in the new library building in Chipley

The Date:  May 10, 2013,

The Time:  10:00am to 12:00pm. 

   May is Older Americans’ Month!

This year unleash your power by learning a new skill. Check out one of our books on display in front of the circulation desk.

The Chipley Branch of the Washington County Public Library will be closed starting at 2:30pm on Tuesday, April 30th, until Monday, May 6^th, for staff to attend the Florida Library Association Annual Conference  in Orlando. Each year, library staff from public, academic, and special libraries gather together to learn new technology and discuss how to better serve the needs of their patrons around the state. Branches of the Washington County Public Library will be open during the staff training event. If you need library services, feel free to use any one of the member libraries in the cooperative.

Visit the Chipley Library, starting May 20^th,

to see the artistic talent of Chestnut Hill Art Studio students displayed in the foyer.

Mrs. Winona VanLandingham, art teacher, is graciously allowing us to display the work of her talented students. 

"The Things I want to know are in books; My best friend is the man who'll get me a book I haven't read."

Abraham Lincoln

April Newsletter

Welcomes all Friends to their monthly meeting Thursday,

April 4^th , 2013, from 12:00-1:00 pm, at the Blue Lake Community Center.  

Everyone is encouraged to attend!

Our special guest this month will be MICHAEL LISTER!

Author Michael Lister will be this month’s Friends featured guest. He said: “I will be speaking about my two recent novels, Blood Sacrifice and The Big Beyond.” Blood Sacrifice is the 5^th book in my Chaplain John “Blood” series and just won a Florida Book Award.  The Big Beyond is the second book in my 1940s Panama City p.i. series featuring Jimmy ‘Soldier’ Riley, who first appeared in the 2011 bestseller The Big Goodbye.” Lister’s work has been described as “… hard-edged prose rank[ing] with the best of contemporary noir fiction: and is “…a seductive mix of sudden violence and raw emotion.”  The New York Times best-selling author, Michael Connelly, says that “[Lister] may be the author of the most unique series running in mystery fiction. It crackles with tension and authenticity.”

Come meet this accomplished author.

 This April, rediscover poetry with National Poetry Month! Check out our display of funny, romantic, and sad poetry and understand why you should, “Write about your sorrows, your wishes, your passing thoughts, your belief in anything beautiful." 
(from Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet.)

Make your reservations 

for lunch by calling Ruth McCrary  by noon on Monday, April 1^st, 2013. Ruth has an answering service so if she’s not there you can leave a message.  If you need to talk to her about something, leave that message and she will call you. 

The cost of the meal is $7.50.

Be ready to let her know which sandwich and drink you would like.

 1.        Pimento Cheese with Bacon  and roasted red peppers.

                White or whole wheat bread

                Mayo and Tomato

2.        Chicken Salad

 White or whole wheat bread

 Mayo, Lettuce, and Tomato

3.        Rueben on Toasted Rye

 1000 Island Dressing

 Pastrami and Swiss cheese

 Sauerkraut

4.        Ham and Turkey

  White or whole wheat bread –    

  or as a Wrap

  Swiss cheese

  Mayo, Lettuce, and Tomato

The meal is being catered by Cindy Mitchell, and includes a choice of chips or pasta salad, pickle, diet or regular coke and something sweet – l like a cookie!

The Friends have been active for the last few weeks.  Merle Jones, chair of Game Night,  led us to a great night of fun and activity.  She was helped by Rosa Nell Baxley, who publicized the event, Susan Roberts who helped with set-up and games, Jane Potter who organized the food, Pat Dickson who secured the door prizes, and all those who set up the Ag Center who brought card tables, delicious food, games. 

I sat down with Pat and Buddy Dickson and Fred and Amelia Buchanan who were playing Mexican Train Dominoes.  They were patient with me as I tried to learn the game.  However, I wore the “Bonnet of Shame” much longer than the others who were playing.  All-in-all, we donated $19 dollars to the Friends as a group.  Fred decided we would pay if we lost a round.

Lots of food was eaten.  We do have the best cooks!  Thanks to everyone who helped make the affair a success!  I have asked Lucinda to let everyone know how much we made and how much Friends has in the budget at this time.

We do need to finish the sign.  It looks nice but will look much better when we have the bricks around the bottom.  The County workers have been hard at it and we appreciate all of their work in getting the sign in place. 

The Friends voted at the last luncheon meeting to prepare the food for the Library’s 10^th year celebration, which will be held Friday, May 10^th.  We’ll talk more about this as the time nears.

Leola Porter, Susan Roberts, and Lucinda Simonson are serving on a committee to select the 2012 Friend of the Year.  They will announce their selection at the next luncheon meeting in April.  Many, many people contribute to making Friends an active vital organization, which helps the libraries function more effectively.  I thank all of you!

Ruth L. McCrary

President, Friends of the Library

From the Treasurer:

Game Night was a great success. We made over $900.00 in ticket sales and received additional donations from Friends who could not attend.

Our membership drive was very successful. We currently have 67 paid members and anticipate a few more renewals from established members.

Thanks to the income from the book sale, Bridge-a-rama, memberships, Game Night and special donations. We have made the final payment for the new sign in front of the library and have a balance of $3,406.00.

Writers Group

 

Each month, a friendly bunch of writers, readers, and storytellers take it upon themselves to share a wealth of creativity.

Writers who need support for their work, either through writing peer critiques, workshops or classes, or just encouragement, may wish to attend.

Meetings are every third Thursday at 1:00 p.m.

Tai Chi for Health Class, 8 a.m., each Tuesday   @ Your Library in Chipley.

Classes are free and open to the public.

People of all ages find Tai Chi to be a gentle, effective way to recharge and relax. Whether you are in your first decade of life or your tenth, you will derive benefits from practicing Tai Chi.

The effects of Tai Chi are well studied, particularly in the population of people over 60 years old. The cardio-respiratory benefits of tai chi, revealed by studies in China, include improved resting blood pressure, improved oxygen capacity, and improved overall capacity of the cardiovascular system as demonstrated during exercise testing. Research also has demonstrated that Tai Chi practice improves strength, balance, and bone density.

 Welcomes all Friends to their monthly meeting

Thursday, March 7^th, 2013,

from 12:00-1:00pm,

at the Blue Lake Community Center.  

Everyone is encouraged to attend!

Chipola College oral interpretation students and instructor Carol Saunders will be visiting friends of the Library on Thursday, March 7^th.  Students will be performing humorous, dramatic, and inspirational selections of prose and poetry. Student dramatizations will feature works from a variety of authors, commentators, storytellers and political leaders.

March is National Craft Month! Check out one of our cool crocheting or quirky quilting books today to help you get started on your next project.

Two exciting things are happening on Thursday, March 7, 2013.  We are having our regular luncheon meeting with Carol Saunders bringing some of her students from Chipola to entertain us.  They are very talented and Carol does a great job with them.  

 

And, of course, the second happening is Game Night, which is scheduled for 6:00 – 9:00 P.M. at the Ag Center.  Come play a game with us, or just  come and enjoy the fellowship with others!  It is a moneymaker for us and is usually the biggest moneymaker of the year.  Help it to be that! Merle Jones and her committee are doing a great job of organizing this event.  The food is always fabulous!

The rest of our sign has come in, and the County personnel have been good to help us with it. 

The Friends thank the County, City and all of the library personnel who have helped up with this project.

We are also thankful that the Ag Center came forward with a place for us to meet last meeting.  Not only that, the personnel had the tables set up and the floors spic and span – ready for our use!  Say a big thank you to them when we see them.  And, I say a big thank you for all of the Friends help in making my job pleasant.

Ruth McCrary

Make your Reservations this month by calling Ruth McCrary by noon on March 4^th, 2013. Ruth has an answering service so if she’s not there you can leave a message.  If you need to talk to her about something, leave that message and she will call you. Most likely, she will be at home.  The cost of the meal is $7.50.  Be ready to let her know which sandwich and drink you would like.  The menu is below.  The meal is being catered by Cindy Mitchell and includes your choice of regular or diet cola, tea, or water.   She also includes something sweet – like a cookie.

Listed below are the types of sandwiches that Cindy is providing.  We want to try these and see how you like them.

Pimento Cheese with Bacon  and roasted red peppers.

                White or whole wheat bread

                Mayo and Tomato

Chicken Salad

 White or whole wheat bread

 Mayo, Lettuce, and Tomato

Rueben on Toasted Rye

 1000 Island Dressing

 Pastrami and Swiss cheese

 Sauerkraut

Ham and Turkey

  White or whole wheat bread –    

  or as a Wrap

  Swiss cheese

  Mayo, Lettuce, and Tomato

Friends of the Library Game Night

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Washington County Agriculture Center
6:00 - 9:00 P. M.

$10.00

Game Night is a fund raiser sponsored by Friends of the Washington County Public Library.  All proceeds are given to the library to use for the purchase of books and other materials.  Tickets will be available for Friends to begin sales at the January 4th meeting of Friends.  You may purchase a ticket/s from any member of Friends of the Library, the main library in Chipley, or any of the branch libraries in Wausau, Vernon, and Sunny Hills.

When you purchase your ticket, you may choose a game that is listed on the ticket, or add a game of your choice.  Get your bridge, domino, Bunco, canasta group, or whatever game you wish to play, together and join us for an evening of good food, fellowship, and fun. 

Merle Jones

2013 Game Night Chairman

Saturday, March 16^th, 2013 at 10:30 am,

 there will be a

meeting of the minds for ideas,
 in the WCPL's meeting room for 

Washington County Public Library’s 

very own time capsule!

time capsule provided by the State Library in celebration of Viva 500

Tai Chi for Health Class, 8 a.m., each Tuesday @ Your Library in Chipley.

Classes are free and open to the public.

People of all ages find tai chi to be a gentle, effective way to recharge and relax. Whether you are in your first decade of life or your tenth, you will derive benefits from practicing Tai Chi.

The effects of Tai Chi are well studied, particularly in the population of people over 60 years old. The cardio-respiratory benefits of tai chi revealed by studies in China include improved resting blood pressure, improved oxygen capacity, and improved overall capacity of the cardiovascular system as demonstrated during exercise testing. 

Research has also demonstrated that Tai Chi practice improves strength, balance, and bone density.

Writers Group

Each month, a friendly bunch of writers, readers, and storytellers take it upon themselves to share a wealth of creativity. Writers who need support for their work, either through writing peer critiques, workshops or classes, or just encouragement, may wish to attend. Meetings are the first Thursday at 2:00 p.m.

February Newsletter

Friends of the Washington County Public Library

Welcomes all Friends to their monthly meeting Thursday,

February 7^th, 2013, from 12:00-1:00pm, at the Blue Lake Community Center.  

Everyone is encouraged to attend!

Special Guest will be Nancy Springer!

Nancy Springer has passed the fifty-book milestone, having written that many novels for adults, young adults and children, in genres including mythic fantasy, contemporary fiction, magical realism, horror, and mystery -- although she did not realize she wrote mystery until she won the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America two years in succession.  
DARK LIE, recently released from NAL, is her first venture into mass-market psychological suspense.

Born in Montclair, New Jersey, Nancy Springer moved with her family to Gettysburg, of Civil War fame, when she was thirteen.  She spent the next forty-six years in Pennsylvania, raising two children (Jonathan, now 38, and Nora, 34), writing, horseback riding, fishing, and birdwatching.  In 2007 she surprised her friends and herself by moving with her second husband to an isolated area of the Florida panhandle, where the birdwatching is spectacular and where, when fishing, she occasionally catches an alligator.

Make your Reservations

this month by calling Rosa Nell  Baxley 0, by noon, on Monday,

February 4^th, 2013.   The cost of the meal is $7.50.

Be ready to let her know which sandwich and drink you would like. Listed below are the types of sandwiches that Cindy is providing.  We want to try these and see how you like them.

1.        Pimento Cheese with Bacon  and roasted red peppers.

                White or whole wheat bread

                Mayo and Tomato

2.        Chicken Salad

 White or whole wheat bread

 Mayo, Lettuce and Tomato

3.        Rueben on Toasted Rye

 1000 Island Dressing

 Pastrami and Swiss cheese

 Sauerkraut

4.        Ham and Turkey

  White or whole wheat bread – or as a Wrap

  Swiss cheese

  Mayo, Lettuce and Tomato

The meal is being catered by Cindy Mitchell, and includes a choice of chips or pasta salad, pickle, diet or regular coke and something sweet – like a cookie.  

 Writers Group

Each month, a friendly bunch of writers, readers, and storytellers take it upon themselves to share a wealth of creativity.

Writers who need support for their work, either through writing peer critiques, workshops or classes, or just encouragement, may wish to attend.

Meetings are every third Thursday at 1:00 p.m.

  

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Washington County Agriculture Center
6:00 - 9:00 P. M.

$10.00

Game Night is a fund raiser sponsored by Friends of the Washington County Library.  All proceeds are given to the library to use for the purchase of books and other materials.  Tickets will be available for Friends to begin sales at the January 4th meeting of Friends.  You may purchase a ticket/s from any member of Friends of the Library, the main library in Chipley or any of the branch libraries in Wausau, Vernon and Sunny Hills.

When you purchase your ticket, you may choose a game that is listed on the ticket or add a game of your choice.  Get your bridge, domino, Bunco, canasta group, or whatever game you wish to play together and join us for an evening of good food, fellowship and fun. 

Merle Jones

2013 Game Night Chairman

Fall in love with a good book this February!  Check out a romance novel designed to make your heart go pitter-patter.

  We are sorry that Beth cannot cater for the Friends anymore; she did a wonderful job and made all of us feel special with her little “touches.”  The Friends will miss her and we wish her and her family the best.  All of us at the last luncheon meeting signed a card for her and I mailed it. 

We do have a new caterer.  She is Cindy Mitchell from Bonifay and she came highly recommended.  Many of those present at our Thursday luncheon had used her services and felt she would do a good job for us.  We asked that she give us a list of four sandwiches from which we will choose.  She will also provide a choice of chips or pasta salad, pickle, diet or regular coke and something sweet – like a cookie. 

The meal will cost us $7.50 each and we will pay the treasurer as we have done in the past.  For February, we will call Rosa Nell Baxley by noon on Monday of the week of the luncheon meeting for a reservation.  

 We thank Rosa Nell for her help with the reservations.  She has served us in this capacity for several years and has done a great job. Personally, I really appreciate her and I know the rest of you do, too.  She has asked, however, that we find someone else to do it, and if this is something you would like to do, let me know.

If you have any questions about the catering,  food, or any other topic, be sure to let me know.  We want to serve all of you in the best manner. 

Thank you all for your contributions to Friends.