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New Way to Help
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South County's Tenth Anniversary
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South County Regional Library celebrated ten years of service on August 23, 2006. Friends of South County Regional Library, Inc. maximized the celebration with many great events.
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Friends-to-Friends Newsletter
In both 2007 and 2008 the Friends-to-Friends was awarded the Florida Library Association Friends and Trustees Section Newsletter of the Year Award!
Friends-to-Friends is published regularly by Friends of South County Regional Library, Inc. to inform our membership of the events and progress of the organization. It is mailed to you for free with every level of membership.
• March 2008
• January 2008
• November 2007
• March 2007
• January 2007
• November 2006
• March 2006
• January 2006
• November 2005
• Spring 2005
• Winter 2005
• Fall 2004
All previous issues are available in .pdf format. If you don't have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it for free at: http://www.adobe.com.
Photo Gallery
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Find a photo of yourself or friends at a past Friends event! Our photo gallery includes pictures from author luncheons, book sales, and community events.
 For example, it you attended Robert Macomber's luncheon, you might be in the gallery! If you missed it, feel like you were there.
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News Releases!
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Charter Friend Kathy Mayo Honored
March 2008
Kathy Mayo, Friends member and South County staffer will receive the first Maria Chavez-Hernandez "Libraries Change Peoples' Lives" Award from the Florida Library Association. Named in honor of Florida State University’s Dr. Maria Chavez-Hernandez, this award recognizes an individual library employee whohas made a demonstrably positive and big difference in the lives of Florida’s library users. Congratulations to Kathy!
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American Folk Trio Highlighted in Press
January 2008, Estero
The January performance of the American Folk Trio at the South County Regional Library provided by the Friends of South County Regional Library, Inc., was highlighted in the Fort Myers News-Press. Read more...
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Library Advocate Award Presented to Friends President
November 2007, Estero
The Southwest Florida Library Network honored Friends President Claire Hauenstein with its 2007 Library Advocate Award for her leadership in growing the Friends and the non-profit's support for and participation in local and statewide library efforts. Read more...
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South County Friends Snag Three State Awards
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Estero—Annual awards from the Florida Library Association went to the Friends of South County Regional Library, Inc. in three categories: First place in the state for best newsletter and honorable mentions for best website and best special events for the Tenth Anniversary Birthday Party of August 2006. Read more...
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Bonita News Article: Friends group brings books, extras to library
Friday, March 30, 2007
Imagine no magazine racks on the south end of the South County Regional Library. No glass bookcases to display in the atrium. The lengthy list of library programs cut down to a simple few. Read the entire article..
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News-Press Article: Estero Library Has Friends
June 3, 2006 Just inside the doors of the South County Regional Library in Estero is a bookshelf full of books, not to be checked out, but purchased. "First Dibs" is a fundraising program for the Friends of South County Regional Library, an organization that helps fund programs at the library. Read the entire article... |
 Mission Impossible? Condensed Books Treasure Hunt
April 14, 2005 $1320.00 raised so far!
Estero— Have you ever fantasized being part of a daredevil Mission: Impossible team, making earth safe for all of humanity? Now’s your chance. The Friends of South County Regional Library, Inc. has issued a challenge in the spirit of Mission: Impossible. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find, root out and bring to the library any Readers Digest condensed books. Read the Entire Story... |
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 'Friends' lends more than helping hand to library
June 8, 2005
When Dorothea Meldner moved to the United States from Germany 25 years ago, she brought 100 bookcases with her. "My husband told me I had to use the library more because I can't singlehandedly support the publishing world on two continents," she said, laughing. "When we moved here, one of my first tasks was to find myself a library." Read the Entire Story... When Dorothea Meldner moved to the United States from Germany 25 years ago, she brought 100 bookcases with her. "My husband told me I had to use the library more because I can't singlehandedly support the publishing world on two continents," she said, laughing. "When we moved here, one of my first tasks was to find myself a library." Read the Entire Story... |
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