Ashe FOL August 2014 Newsletter

Friends of the Library
August 2014
Newsletter
Friends of the Ashe County Library
Friends of the Library Meeting
Wednesday, August 27 at 11:00 AM
Howard Covington
Lady on the Hill
The Biltmore Estate - grand, imposing, beautiful and historic.
Come and help us welcome Howard Covington who will discuss his
book, Lady on the Hill, How Biltmore Estate became an American
Icon, a history of this magnificent home and its transition from a
private residence to a world-famous tourist destination. Bring a
friend or two and join us for the program.
You won’t want to miss this!
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Be sure to mark your calendars for this year’s
festival, September 16—20. Come and meet and
greet your favorite authors. Check out this great
line-up:
 Wilton Barnhardt
 Georgia Bonesteel
SAVE THE DATE!
 Kathryn Stripling Byer
 Donna Campbell
Friends of North Carolina Public Libraries will hold
its annual meeting Saturday, October 25, 2014, at
the High Point Public Library, 901 N. Main St.,
High Point, NC. Former Appalachian Regional
Director Mary Sizemore will help FONCPL play
host to FOL’ers from across North Carolina. The
topic of the meeting will be “Social Media and How
It Works for Libraries and Friends.” Awards will be
presented, lunch will be served, and networking will
be ongoing October 25 so mark your calendars now.
Further information/flyers will be sent out soon.
 Wiley Cash
 Dr. Elliot Engel
 Georann Eubanks
 Philip Gerard
 Alan Hodge
 Robert Inman
 Daniel Wallace
 Allan Wolf
From the FOL Corner...
Thanks to each of you who purchased books, magazines, AV material and gift baskets during our
recent Inventory Reduction event. Final results of this sale will be reported next month. The
interesting thing is that non-fiction books were chosen over fiction!! The book sales team feels the
event was a success. Remember, when you purchase from the FOL Corner, you are helping the
Friends support the many programs that are offered for children, teens, and adults by the Ashe
County Public Library.
Readers of the romance genre will have an opportunity to again purchase their favorite books at a
special sale from August 11 - 23. The cart will be filled with LOVE.
Since there are still lots of fiction remaining, a special Friends Fall Fiction Festival is being
planned for September. Dates and other details will be announced soon. The entire FOL Corner
shelves will be filled with fiction. Bring your author lists and choose your books for Fall and
Winter reading.
Marcia Rowe
FOL Sales Chairperson
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July 23, 2014
President Clint Johnson called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. and welcomed all members and guests.
There were 31 people present.
In the absence of Treasurer Gary Wolfe, Clint presented the financial report for the period June 26, 2014 to
July 23, 2014 with the ending balances as follows: $8,239.94 in checking, $10,000 in the CD, for a total of
$18,239.94.
Book/Basket Sales Chairman Marcia Rowe reported that book and basket sales are going well and that sales
for June 2014 were above the sales at this same time in June 2013. At the end of June we had a total of
$1,620.14 in book and basket sales. Marcia reported on the “Inventory Reduction” sale (July 14-July 26).
Sales have been good with 1,345 books/magazines/av materials having been sold for a total of $936.50 and
8 baskets have been sold for a sales total of $1,012.50.
Membership Chairman Lucinda Glover reported that, as of today, we have 214 members. It is renewal time
so, if you haven’t renewed your membership you can do it today.
In the absence of Volunteer Chairman Becky Burgess, Clint reported that we are looking for a volunteer to
serve on the Board as Special Events Chairman. We also want to establish a Fundraising Committee. We are
always looking for volunteers, so if you are interested in these positions or in other ways of volunteering,
please contact Becky or Clint.
And, speaking of raising funds, don’t forget the “Taste of Honey” event on Saturday, August 2 nd at 6:30 p.m.
Shelly Felder will close her store and then re-open for our tasting. Just a $10 admission (donation) and you
will be able to taste lots of different, exotic honeys. Mark your calendars and tell your friends!
Clint reported that the Irish Temperance band gave a great performance on Saturday, July 19 th at the Ashe
County Civic Center, and a little over $2500 was raised for the library. Clint also announced that another
fund raiser is in the making—a Scrabble Tournament. Friends’ member Carolyn Andrucci will chair this
event which will be in the Spring of 2015.
There being no other business Clint introduced our guest speaker, writer Jim Booth, who discussed publishing
fiction and blogging about books. Members learned a lot from his very interesting presentation.
Clint thanked everyone for coming and invited them back for the August 27 th meeting to enjoy writer Howard
Covington. Mr. Covington will discuss his book, Lady on the Hill, a history of the Biltmore Estate and how it
changed from a private estate to a world famous tourist destination.
The meeting adjourned at 12:15 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Pam Tapp, Secretary
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$10
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et's put the "fun" in FUNdraising and buzz on over to The Honey Hole, just after closing (6:30 p.m.)
on Saturday, August 2nd for an EXOTIC HONEY TASTING! Sherry is excited to share with us
some unusual "bee nectar" and attempt to stimulate our pallet with the sweet and sticky stuff we
love. Admission to this "bee-u-tiful" event is just $10 which is donated to the Friends of the
Library.
So BEE there or BEE square - Saturday, August 2nd - at 6:30 p.m. Anyone wanting to wear black and
gold or a pair of wings, feel free - get into the spirit of the night. You'll find the Honey Hole down Third
Avenue, off Jefferson Ave. If you've never been there, you can't miss the sweet little YELLOW building
on the side street, observable from the steps of Ashe County Cheese.
And afterwards you can attend the Ashe County Fiddlers Convention at Ashe Park.
Make a night of it in West Jefferson!
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On the Same Page LibGuide!
Find out about the great line-up of authors and events coming to the On the Same Page Literary
Festival! Here’s how:
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Go to the library’s website - http://www.ashelibrary.com/
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Click on About the Library
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Click on Connect with The Library
You will see links to the Community Read and On the Same Page Literary Festival. These links are
filled with information on schedules, books, authors and everything you need to know. Thanks,
Suzanne Moore and library staff, for these wonderful guides!
Also check out the On the Same Page Literary Festival website for more information about the Book
Fair and the Writing Competition. Hope you will participate in these events!
http://www.onthesamepagefestival.org/
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Good to Know
Library phone number
846-2041
Library website
www.ashelibrary.com
Friends of the Library
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www.ashelibrary.com/
friends
Look for the library and
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Library on Facebook!
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Friends of the Ashe County Library
Officers:
President: Clint Johnson 982-4456 clintjohnson@skybest.com
Vice-President: Kathy Chefas 384-4887 kchefas@hotmail.com
Secretary: Pam Tapp 982-2021 jptapp@skybest.com
Treasurer: Gary Wolfe 877-5243 gwolfe@cbh.com
Committee Chairs:
Archives/History: Mattie Grisham 877-8067 mwgrisham@aol.com
FOL Sales: Marcia Rowe 219-0128 whiteowl7mr@hotmail.com
Meeting Hospitality: Iris Morphew 846-1045 rainbowridge@skybest.com
Membership: Lucinda Glover 846-3729 lucindahglover@gmail.com
Publicity: Karen Moll 384-4255 kandr@skybest.com
Special Events: TBA
Fundraising: TBA
Volunteer: Rebecca Burgess 846-9188 bebepapa@skybest.com
At-Large Board Members:
Chris Arvidson 489-0066 christinearvidson@mac.com
Dick Statham 877-2486 wdstatham@gmail.com
Newsletter Editor: Becky Stragand 846-3031 peterandbeck95@yahoo.com
The Friends of the Ashe County Public Library normally meets at 11:00 a.m. on the
4th Wednesday of each month in the meeting room at the Library at 148 Library
Drive (on the hill looking down on West Jefferson near the intersection of Back Street
and West Main Street). Membership is $10 per year for individuals; $50 for businesses; $200 for lifetime individuals. The Friends is a 501(c)(3) organization so any donations above membership dues are tax deductible for members itemizing their tax returns.