Reminder: Meeting of the Friends of the Scottsville Library

Dear Friends,

Please join the Friends of the Scottsville Library on
Sat Jan 22,  3pm – 4pm  at the Scottsville Library.

There are three items on the agenda:

Our 2010 success stories (10 minutes)

What’s going on (adult and youth program (10 minutes)

Where we hope to be going in the digital age. (10 – 40 minutes)

Please remember that $1 annual dues must be paid in advance of the meeting if you are to have voting privileges (if there are voting issues.)

Hope to see you there, and Happy New Year.

Laurel Greene, President, Friends of the Scottsville Library

January Meeting – All come!

The library will host the monthly meeting of the Friends of the Scottsville Library, January 22nd, 3pm. Come get involved with our library, there is much to do, and a fun group to do it with!  Lets start the new year with a plan,  and volunteers to make it happen!

 

Scottsville Friends of the Library Cookbook is Available!

Hello everyone…the Scottsville Associate Friends of the Library cookbook is done and printed (a mouthful in more ways than one!)

We will hold a small celebration and grand kick-off for sales at the library, Saturday, December 11th from 12-1pm and later on at the Christmas party at Victory  Hall on Main Street the same Saturday from 6-7pm.

There will be light refreshments and of course, cookbooks for sale.  (At just $10 each that’s a steal…  about 10 cents a recipe!).

This cookbook has been a labor of  culinary love and an education in editing and publishing.   Treats for all to try!   Thanks to all who contributed!

 

Letter from the President of the Friends of The Scottsville Library

November 10, 2010

 

To:  Friends of the Scottsville Library

 

From:  Laurel Greene, President of “Scottsville Friends”

 

 

Officers met on November 9.  We are delighted to be able to tell you that we have raised over $4,000 for our library.  We netted over $3100 at the sale, the generous folks sponsoring “Run for Reading” donated $870, additional internet sales and private donations account for the remainder.  Our treasurer will give us specifics at the general meeting.

 

Funds from the above will be used by the Scottsville Library to buy out-of-print books and to pay for programs not funded by JMRL or the state.  Our library manager will receive funds twice each year and will account to the Scottsville Friends at the end of each period as to how the funds were spent.  She may request additional funds for a specific project which would be subject to approval by the Scottsville Friends board.

 

In order to allow time for the development of a new electronic media program, the general meeting has been scheduled for mid-December.  (Remember to pay your $1.00 annual dues if you want to vote at that meeting.)

 

Thank you all for your generous donations of time, money, and books, but most of all, thank you for your interest in keeping our library available now and in the future.

 

Sincerely,

 

Laurel Greene

 

 

What are you doing this Saturday?

We’ve had overwhelming response from the Scottsville area community in support of our first book sale.  As book lovers you’ll find plenty here to enjoy – casual reading, exceptional non-fiction, politics, history, literature, sports, religious, spiritual, cooking, gardening, crafts, gift books, children’s books…well, you know how book sales are.

Please drop by if you can.  Stop at the Farmers Market for some great produce, watch a little soccer, and come on in and look at the books.  Come early, pick up some great books, then head back to “Martha’s Market” for the afternoon.  Great way to spend a day.

The details:

Friends of the Scottsville Library Book Sale
Saturday, Oct 9, 9 to 5
Old Scottsville School Gym
Thousands of books under $3
Hundreds of children’s books under $1
Specialty books, gift books,
something for everyone.
Raffle, too

The Friends of the Scottsville Library Book Sale is Almost Here!

Hello all!
The sale is a mere three weeks away and I am lining up people from our
list to help out on three dates, including the date before the dale,  the date of the sale,  and the date
The day before the sale we will transport about 200+ boxes from their
storage place in Fluvanna to the Old Scottsville School gym. I have lined
up five people with five cars or trucks and three handcarts. We will need
additional help in putting up a lot of tables, unloading the boxes and
putting the books on the appropriate tables. Carole and Dotti have
already volunteered for that and will be there at 1 PM. We need quite a
few more. If you can help anytime between noon and 6 PM, please let me
know. There will be a fair amount of sorting since many of the boxes will
say “Mixed non fiction”.

On the day of the sale (October 9) we are looking for cashiers and floor
people (to direct customers, neaten up etc) all day. Carole and Dotti
will help on the floor from 10-1 and Lanie Bittner from 1-3.
We need three shifts of checkers and cashiers (at least two on each
shift, possibly four for the first shift) The shifts are : 9-12, 12-3 and
3-5:30.

After the sale on Saturday we need to pack up the books and stack them
against the far wall. We need to take down the tables and put away the
chairs. Please, let me known if you can help with that part. The sale
ends at 5 and we can probably stay until we are done.

On Monday we will go through the books that are left and sort them in
three or four categories:

1. Books to use for the Antique Mall book shelf that Cameron Crounse will let us utilize.
2. Books to be recycled (trash)
3. Books to go to Orange Co. sale (we will give them those)
4. Books to take to Green Valley auction.

We will also need several people with trucks or station wagons to
transport the books that are to go to Orange Co. or the auction and take
them back into storage.

To recap:
Friday, October 8– lots of people to help putting up tables and sorting
the books onto those tables (I will have signs ready). We begin at noon
and will work until we are done.
Saturday, October 9–checkers and cashiers, floor people, help to box up
the books and stacking them. Sale runs from 9-5.
Monday, October 11– sorting the books, transporting. We begin at 9 am.

Thank you!
Marianne

Scottsville Library has a new Children’s Librarian!

Scottsville Library warmly welcomes BG Stinchfield as our new children and youth services  librarian. BG has a long and rich history within the JMRL system, watch for the Scottsville Monthly for a full article. We are very lucky to have her, and we hope to keep BG for a long time!

BG Reads to Scottsville children

Save the Date! Run for Reading

Lindsay Snoddy has organized a wonderful fundraiser in collaboration with the Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle County.   Think cooler weather and a chance to get in shape for the holidays while supporting two wonderful literacy organizations!    Save the date for October 2nd.  Registration information and links to detailed information follows!

SCOTTSVILLE RIVERBEND RUN
5K RUN/WALK
“Run for Reading”
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2010
10:00 a.m.
Proceeds to Benefit Friends of the Scottsville Library &
Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle

QUESTIONS? Contact Lindsay Snoddy at:

scottsvilleriverrun@hotmail.com or (434) 960-9061. Registration forms
available at Town Hall, Scottsville businesses, Scottsville Library, Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle
and online at http://www.scottsvilleva.com/.

Friends of the Scottsville Library thank Walton Middle School!

Hats off to Walton for collecting four boxes of books for the Friends of Scottsville Library fall book sale!   The Friends of Scottsville Library are the grateful recipients of 20 boxes of books, donated by the Friends of JMRL library system this spring.   Scottsville will be holding a book drive over the summer,  and will announce a select a September date for the book sale at our meeting, Saturday afternoon.

The Southern Albemarle Elementary Schools  have volunteered to have a book drive in August when school is back in session! Watch our local Scottsville stores for donation boxes this summer,  and look for a date for the book sale to be announced shortly!

Summer Programs at the Library!

Things are heating up at the Scottsville Library. We’re gearing up for our 2010 Summer Reading Program: Make a Splash at Your Library. Signups begin Monday, June 8 and continue throughout the summer. There’s a great line up of programs for your enjoyment starting in June with the return of the Origami Swami, Megan Hicks, on the 15^th and then Tuesday July 6^th artist Stefanie Newman returns to Explore the many Textures of Art through tactile collage.

For the teens Jessica Partain will be back to share more jewelry making magic beginning with the basics on June 22^nd, and then creating “ice cream” jewelry out of polymer clay on June 29^th. Beginning June 16^th and running through July 28^th story time will be shared with first the toddlers, then the preschool set Wednesday mornings at 10:00 and 10:30. Plan to join us for signing, dancing, and of course, stories.

Summer wouldn’t be the same without Thursday morning family programs. We’ll kick them off on June 24^th with Nicolo the Jester & the Amazing Queen of Whimsey, followed by Word Play with Megan Hicks on the first of July.  July 8^th plan to get down and groove to the World Beat with Robert Jospe and Kevin Davis as they share salsa, mambo, Calypso, and merengue rhythms.  July is jam packed with excitement, the Wildlife Center of Virginia will be presenting “Home Sweet Habitat” on the 15^th followed by a musical adventure with singer/songwriters Cathy and Ross Bollinger on the 22nd, then we’ll finish up the month in supreme silliness with all time favorite Bill Wellington and his Radio Woof program on the 29^th. Everyone is welcome to join us for our Thursday morning family programs just remember to arrive early to find a seat. All programs begin promptly at 10, so we won’t miss a minute of the fun.  The workshops for kids and teens require registration that begins two weeks prior to the event. So email, call, or better yet, stop in to sign up and pick up some super summer reads.

By popular demand this year the Scottsville Library will be including the grown-ups in the summer reading fun. Stop in for details.

Looking forward to seeing you at the Library!

Susy Scerbo