Friends of the Williston Public Library

SUMMER 2010

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Friends of the Williston Public Library starts its 13th  year and September was an eventful month. We started the year with a very successful book fair the First Saturday. Williston Publicc Library
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CHRISTMAS BASKETS AUCTION

 We have a Christmas Basket Auction each year. When you receive your letter to donate, please be generous. The baskets are always so pretty, and it is a major fund-raiser for “Friends”. More than that, it has become part of the Christmas celebration in Williston and the library is always decorated “to the nines”, thanks to Michelle Traylor who loves to decorate! The baskets usually go on display in early November.  Early December  from 11:00AM - 2:00PM will be the at the Library Christmas Open House and Basket Auction

“FRIENDS” WEBSITE

Is about to appear on your monitor with information you can access as fast as your computer will join the Internet. Peter Zettler has worked with a computer programmer whiz and it is almost ready to go. This newsletter will be on it. The site will be updated by Ruth Parker when any changes occur. It has been said that former Willistonites as far away as Hong Kong and Zimbabwe will be hanging onto cyber space for our every action, that they will want to know what we are doing, will join “Friends,” and we will be trying to figure out international monies before we know it! Oh yeah, sure – but seriously, it will be a step toward broadening our scope. The website address is: www.friendsofwillistonpubliclibrary.org. Log on and enjoy reading about yourselves!

BOOK FAIR

RENEWALS – Friends of the Williston Public Library is proud to say that our membership stays above 100 members, and there is very little attrition. The loyalty of the members keeps us a viable organization, and the renewals are still a major source of income as many members increase the amount of giving as the years go by.

ALSO, the same History Group has videos and CDs for sale on the history of Williston, Containing 45 photographs and narratives they have been “Hot sellers”. Kathryn Harris conducts interviews with Jeanette Barton,Beulah Robinson,Robert H. Stevens, Cornelius Williams, Hank Radacky, Flavius and Gloria Jerrel and Elihu Ross. Bill Whitehurst heads up this talented group which gives so much time to capturing the history of Williston through spoken and photographic means. You can order the videos ($12.00) or the CDs($15.00) by calling the library.
Donations of clean, salable books are needed for us to have the very best fairs. We have the sale the first Saturday of each month September through May. If your shelves are sagging and books are overtaking your house, cull them and give us the extras to sell. All of the monies go to the library or “Friends” for programs. Books can be taken to the library during regular library hours or brought to the sale at the community center. We cannot use old almanacs, dated newsmagazines, old textbooks and dirty, moldy books. We also sell tapes, both audio and video. Cookbooks, poetry, good fiction, sci-fi, mysteries and westerns are particular favorites – but any book is a potential moneymaker.

  1. Check out the “Friends” Website

  2.  Donate to the Christmas Baskets Auction

  3. Order the history tapes for posterity

  4. Buy the book written by our History Committee WILLISTON Crossroads of Florida

  5. Visit the library and check out a book

Mary McDaniell  needs new names to add to her calling list for book sale workers. If you can help with the monthly book sales on the Thursday evening (6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.) or Friday morning (9:30 a.m. to about noon) before the First Saturday Book sale, please sign up by calling her at 528-5972. She will call you the week before to remind you. We need more hands to help.