Volume 18
Winter 2014
Mastodon Book Fundraiser
is a story about the Tualatin
mastodon and a boy who wonders what
it would be like to live when the
mastodons lived. It tells the history of
Tualatin, the awe of the Ice Age, and
represents the excitement of dreams,
discovery, and imagination coming alive
in this community -- then and now.
This full-color picture book shows a boy
encountering the mastodon skeleton at
Tualatin Public Library and imagining
meeting a living mastodon. An
introductory page describes the
discovery of Tualatin's mastodon and the
skeleton's journey to its current display.
The book was commissioned by
CenterCal Properties, the developer of
the new Nyberg Rivers shopping area, as
a fundraiser for the library and several
other Tualatin-area nonprofits. Copies
are available at the library for a
suggested minimum donation of $10.
Letter from the
President
The Friends of the Tualatin Public
Library just keep getting stronger and
stronger. We have had three
wonderful years under the leadership
of Molly Skeen. Her quiet efficiency
and intelligence has led us to our many
successes. Thanks so much, Molly.
We
over $16,600 to the
library this year for a variety of
programs. Each one of these expanded
the number of regular patrons to the
library and helped to engender a love
of books in the children of Tualatin.
continue to
Our
raise an average of $180 a month. For
that we must thank the dedicated
people who put books on those
shelves every week, keeping them
neat and inviting.
Selling books on
requires the
hard work of a number of people:
cullers, listers, shippers. Without them
we could not continue to put books
for sale and sell them all over the
country.
I would specifically like to thank
. She is a jack-of-all-trades,
doing whatever she sees needs to be
done, helping when we need a
substitute, seeing projects that others
have missed. She did a phenomenal job
of organizing the CDs for the October
sales. Thanks so much, Linda. And
thanks to Darrell for being on hand to
take books to Goodwill and to and
from storage.
Now that Nyberg Rivers is nearly
complete, we have some very good
news.
has chosen the
Friends for its Community Connection
and will donate $2500 to us. This in
itself is amazing and will allow us to do
many more activities for the library.
They will also bring nutrition speakers
to the library occasionally and will allow
us to do some Storytimes at the store.
Please make an effort to thank New
Seasons management when you go to
the store.
, the property management
for Nyberg Woods, has donated
thousands of copies of the picture book
written about the Tualatin Mastodon.
We, along with 3 other nonprofits, are
able to sell the books and keep all the
proceeds.
in Wilsonville is
allowing us to hand out flyers. If a
customer shops there for trees and
decorative items, and brings the flyer,
the farm will donate 10% to the
Friends. The teen group at the library
will distribute the flyers after
Thanksgiving.
It isn’t too late to donate to the
. This organization has
begun working to support the all
important WCCLS Levy which gives our
library nearly one-third of its budgeted
funding. If you send $50 (single) or $100
(couple) to PFL, you receive a tax
credit. Go to peopleforlibraries.org for
a form.
Marge Congress
Volume 18
Winter 2014
Best Summer Reading Yet!
The mission of the Friends of the Tualatin
Public Library is to promote, enhance,
and expand the presence of the library
for the benefit of our community.
Everyone is welcome to join the Friends.
CONTACT US
Friends of the Tualatin Public Library
P.O. Box 3914
Tualatin, OR 97062-3914
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.Tualatinfriends.org
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers:
President: Marge Congress
Vice President: Laurie Fredsall
Secretary: Karen Uboldi
Treasurer: Nan Bogdan
At-large Board members:
Allison Austin
Laura Baker
Linda Longworth
Eleanore Mickus
Dee Sitko
Don Swygard
Ex-Officio Board members:
Molly Skeen, Past President
Jerrianne Thompson, Library Manager
Newsletter Editor:
Laurie Fredsall
Library Manager Jerianne Thompson
reports that 2014 has been the most
successful year yet for Summer Reading
at Tualatin Library. The final numbers:
For the children’s program:
▪ 2033 children registered (up 5% from
last year)
▪ 734 children turned in a completed
reading log (57% increase!)
▪ 112 children did more than 1 reading
log
▪ Children read for 875,000 minutes!
(14,500+ hours)
For the teen program:
▪ We distributed 450+ reading logs
▪ 190 teens turned in a completed
reading log (23% increase!)
▪ 159 teens did more than 1 reading log
(up 38%!) and 61 read for 100 hours
or more (up 22%!)
▪ Teens read for 740,400 minutes!
(12,000+ hours)
For the adult program:
▪ Tualatin had the highest number of
adult participants in the county for the
4th year in a row!
▪ 845 adults signed up for the county
program (23% increase!)
▪ 196 adults turned in a completed
reading log
▪ Adults read for 1,008,180 minutes!
(16,500+ hours)
And:
▪ Our Community Reading Goal was 1.5
million minutes. Our final total:
2,612,380 minutes!
▪ The Library gave away more than
3,000 books to children and teens this
summer
▪ More than 360 different teens used
the Teen Room this summer
▪ 42 teens met their summer volunteer
requirement and contributed 1000
volunteer hours!
Friends members can feel proud that our
financial contribution for the summer
reading program helped to make this
year's program such a success. We gave
the library:
Teen Reading Program:
Children’s Summer Reading::
Adult Summer Reading:
Teen Summer Reading:
$ 1,275
4,000
1,000
1,000
Total year-to-date 2014:
$ 6,275
Volunteer Opportunities
. Volunteers are needed to help setup the December book sale starting on
Friday, December 5th. Contact Molly Skeen at [email protected] for details.
. Help decide which books we'll offer for sale in our Amazon.com
store. Check with Eleanore Mickus at [email protected] for more information.
. The library has volunteer opportunities for shelvers, hold processors,
and helpers with spruce-up the library events. Margie Bradley is the library's volunteer
coordinator; she can be reached at [email protected].
Volume 18
Winter 2014
Winter Book Sale!
Remembering
The Friends of the Library will hold their
annual Holiday Used Book Sale this year
over TWO DAYS so you can shop ‘til you
drop! Mark your calendars for Friday,
December 5th from 3:00 to 6:00 pm and
Saturday, December 6th from 10:00 am to
3:00 pm in the Community Room at the
library.
The Friends of the Library lost two
founding members this month within just a
few days of each other.
A flurry of donations hit the library over
the last few months, which means a wider
selection of the following items:
● Young Adult Fiction
● Music CDs (all genres)
● Holiday Books
● Large Print Novels
● Classics
Of course, you can expect the usual supply
of hardcover and paperback fiction and
non-fiction. Most book prices are in the 25
cent to $1 range, except for some
especially nice books priced from $2-$5.
Credit cards are now being accepted for
payment, as well as cash and checks, so
there is no reason you can’t pick up books
for gifts or to add to your own collection.
We can always use volunteers to help with
the sale. Please contact Molly Skeen
[email protected] or leave your
name at the Library Help Desk if you are
interested.
Friends Donations
to the Library
The Friends Board meets bi-monthly to
discuss a variety of topics, including
donations to the library. Since the last
newsletter, we voted to contribute $2900
to the library for three programs:
▪ Hispanic Heritage Month
▪ Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
celebration
▪ Annual movie license renewal
Sue Nelson was the person who realized
how important the Friends could be for
the library and became our first president
in April of 2004. She reorganized the group
after a long hiatus, and spent many years
supporting the Friends both personally and
financially.
Flora Novarra was vice president of the
Friends in 2005. During that time she
initiated a logo contest with the resulting
Friends logo. Most recently Flora listed
books online to be sold on Amazon.com
for the Friends.
We will miss both of these remarkable
women.
New E-Book Service
The library unveiled a new e-book service
on September 23rd. The 3M Cloud Library
Service is an easy-to-use e-book option
available through Washington County
Cooperative Library Service. The service
works on Apple, Android, Kindle Fire, PC
and Mac.
With the launch of 3M Cloud Library,
WCCLS added e-book titles for readers of
all ages – kids, teens and adults. The latest
bestsellers as well as older titles are
available. WCCLS will be adding more ebooks to 3M Cloud Library over time and
working to keep hold queues short. They
will also continue to offer the Library2Go
service that many library users already
have installed on their computers. WCCLS
is adding this second e-book service to
respond to user feedback and keep up
with the ever-growing demand for ebooks.
Detailed instructions for installing the 3M
Cloud software can be found on the
WCCLS website: www.wccls.org/3mcloud
Cozy Books
By Eleanore Mickus
I was recently talking with a woman sitting next
to me about books. She mentioned something
about “cozies” and I thought of flannel pjs and
warm slippers, but nothing related to books, so
asked her to explain what she meant. She went
on to say that this is a category/genre of books
that tells of a crime that occurred but the victim’s
wounds are not described in the manner that we
are used to in a regular crime book.
I got it at once! I had been reading, among a few
other authors, Diane Mott Davidson and her
Goldy the Caterer books. Warm, fuzzy books
that have the emphasis on who done it but not
the gory details. I had to see just how this is
described and where it came from so did some
research on the Internet, and Wikipedia gave me
the history.
The murders are often a result of jealousy or
revenge and the victims usually live in the area
that the murder occurs. In the Goldy books her
usual cast of characters are her family, good
friends and members of her church, all good
people and in the case of her loveable detective
husband, they suffer along with her and her
snooping and wild rides down the mountainside
in Colorado.
The term cozy is fairly new, having just been in
use since the late 20th century. Early examples of
this type of mystery are the Mr. and Mrs. North
novels and Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple, both
made into movies over time. Jessica Fletcher in
was Sunday night TV viewing
in my house for years.
Today there are many themes to suit different
tastes and range from cats, by Lillian Jackson
Braun, to a national park ranger, by Carolyn
Jourdan. British cozies have several TV series for
viewing and feature a woman sleuth in most
cases, unflatteringly referred to as a “busy body.”
Winter is here so check out a cozy book, put on
your flannels, light a fire in the fireplace, grab a
hot chocolate and get “cozy.”
Friends of the Tualatin Public Library
P.O. Box 3914
Tualatin, OR 97062-3914
The Friends of the Tualatin Public Library is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax-exempt organization. All donations, including
yearly membership dues, are fully deductible on your IRS tax return.
If you know someone who would like to join the Friends, or if you haven’t renewed yet, please use this form.
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