By\u00a0Sue\u00a0Hotz | San Carlos Friends of the Library<\/p>\n
Their salary is zero. Their rewards are personal. We love our volunteers!<\/p>\n
On Sept. 8, Friends of the San Diego Public Library (FSDPL) will take time out to thank all the volunteers from the various San Diego Chapters of FSDPL. Festivities will be held in the Neil Morgan Auditorium at the Central Library starting with refreshments at 9 a.m., and the program begins at 9:30 a.m. The agenda includes updates on the state of the library system, followed by the recognition of each Friends chapter\u2019s 2018 honorees. The keynote speaker is FSDPL life-member, Wanjiru Warama, author of \u201cUnexpected America\u201d and \u201cEntangled America.\u201d<\/p>\n
Honored volunteers from the San Carlos Friends of the Library (SCFOL) receiving recognition for their continued and outstanding contributions to SCFOL are: Evie McGhee, long-time SCFOL secretary; Su Bonnet, who assists our art chair Barbara Stewart with the monthly art shows; and Jo Matthews and Sue Dennis, whose help with SCFOL\u2019s monthly used books sales is invaluable. Congratulations and a heartfelt thank you to all of our Friends volunteers.<\/p>\n
This past fiscal year, SCFOL volunteers donated a total of 4,713 hours, which is equivalent to almost 2.4 full-time employees. Monthly book sale volunteers worked 2,877 hours; SCFOL board members donated 1,786 hours to keep us organized; and 50 hours were spent on miscellaneous activities. We invite you to join this uniquely committed group of volunteers, and attend a third Wednesday at 4 p.m. board meeting.<\/p>\n
Programa de lectura de verano<\/strong><\/p>\n The San Diego Public Library\u2019s Summer Reading Program (SRP) ends in August. Reading prizes must be picked up before Aug. 31, and are available only as long as supplies last. This year\u2019s participation may reach record numbers. Congratulations to all who joined in the fun.<\/p>\n Our last SRP special event, Aug. 15, 2:30\u20133 p.m., is Hullabaloo. Expect to be entertained with quality music the whole family can enjoy! You\u2019ll hear traces of twang, funk, rock, folk and blues in Hullabaloo\u2019s songs. Be inspired to laugh, think, sing, dance, clap and stomp your feet. Afterward, please pick up a Fall Events Calendar and continue to join us for fun Wednesday \u201cAfter School Special\u201d programs starting Sept. 5.<\/p>\n Library employee update<\/strong><\/p>\n Please introduce yourselves and welcome our new library clerks Jorge \u201cGeorge\u201d Rosas and Ashley Urquhart to the San Carlos Branch Library staff.<\/p>\n If you have been looking for our long-time clerk Tim Mountain, he has joined the staff at the Oak Park Branch. Mountain\u2019s photography will be on exhibit during October in our art gallery.<\/p>\n espect\u00e1culos de arte<\/strong><\/p>\n Aug. 7\u201330, we are pleased to spotlight the art of our own San Carlos Branch Manager David Ege in the Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery. Ege has titled his show \u201cGrand Designs: Oodles of Doodles.\u201d<\/em> As soon as Ege could hold a pencil, he covered endless pages with doodles. His favorite high school art teacher was amazed by the complexity and intricacy of his drawings and encouraged him to turn his doodles into works of art. Twenty-five years later, on the night that Ege learned that his beloved teacher had passed away, these \u201coodles of doodles\u201d<\/em> appeared in a dream. Ege considers himself a \u201cminimal expressionist, post-modern, neo-symbolist,\u201d the term that he applies to his art style. Come meet Ege, and see \u201cOodles of Doodles\u201d at his artist reception, Aug. 18, noon-2 p.m.<\/p>\n Coming Sept. 5, our art gallery will be filled with the amazing, unique works of two Spanish Village artists, Kathi Vargo and Beth McClellan. Vargo is a self-taught mixed-media artist who works mainly with collage and assemblage, while McClellan <\/strong>is self-taught in the art of paper-cutting. Their artist reception is planned for Saturday, Sept. 15, noon\u20132p.m.<\/p>\n Autores y libros<\/strong><\/p>\n Our visiting author this month is professor Rosalyn Kahn who will speak Friday, Aug. 24, 2\u20133 p.m.<\/strong> Today\u2019s life is filled with noise and chaos. If you are looking for a way to break up your stress it can be as simple as reading Kahn\u2019s book, \u201cDogs and Roses: How to Reduce Stress and Anxiety in Today\u2019s Troubled Times.\u201d<\/em> Kahn\u2019s answer to combating her own depression was her passion for dogs and roses \u2014 both offer huge benefits in healing. Proceeds from her inspirational book are being donated to help create a dog foster care program where veterans can place their dogs when they return to duty. Kahn is also the author of \u201cRandom Acts of Kindness are Changing the World.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Sept. 13, 12:30\u20132 p.m., the Library Book Club is discussing, \u201cLincoln in the Bardo,\u201d by George Saunders. This prize-winning, New York Times' <\/em>No. 1 best-selling author begins with the historical fact of the death of Abraham Lincoln\u2019s son, Willie, in 1862, the first year of our Civil War, and the effect of Willie\u2019s death upon the president. The novel moves on to describe Willie\u2019s confusion as he enters into a transitional-purgatory called Bardo, a supernatural state occupied by ghosts who struggle to win Willie\u2019s soul. Thought-provoking moments are interspersed with hilarious ones. Copies are found directly inside the library to your right.<\/p>\n Remember to check the SCFOL website each month to see what new adult and children books have been added to the San Carlos Branch collection.<\/p>\n Free OASIS program<\/strong><\/p>\n Aug. 17, 2\u20133 p.m.:<\/strong> OASIS <\/strong>presents \u201cHow to Write a Book and Get Published.\u201d <\/strong>Carlsbad author Antonio F. Vianna, writer of 23 published books and nine screenplays, will explain the five basic steps of writing: Planning, organizing, writing the draft, revising and editing \u2014 and then describe the process of submitting your work for publication. This workshop will emphasize the importance of branding, promoting, and showcasing your work.<\/p>\n Fechas para recordar<\/strong><\/p>\n Aug. 14: CANCELED Youth Chess<\/p>\n Aug. 15, 4\u20135:30 p.m.: SCFOL monthly meeting. Please join us.<\/p>\n Aug. 31, 1:30\u20133:30 p.m.: Friends of the Library only, Used-Book Pre-sale. Join SCFOL during the sale<\/p>\n Sept. 1, 9:30 a.m.\u20133 p.m.: SCFOL Monthly Used Book Sale<\/p>\n Sept. 3: CLOSED Labor Day<\/p>\n Sept. 9: Grandparents Day and Rosh Hashanah begins<\/p>\n