Beach library sets budget hearing Thursday
Weekly Activities
Preschool Story Hour starts at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15.
Knitting and Needlework Group meets also on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Dog Day literacy program is Thursday, Sept. 16, 4:00 to 5 p.m.
Book Discussion group meets Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 10 a.m.
Upcoming Activities
Join the Sanibel Shell Crafters to get tips on the various techniques and skills for making shell flowers from the shells and sea life you find on the beach. Each person will make an arrangement to take home. Pre-register and $3 materials fee.
Return on Investment
For every tax dollar received, Florida public libraries in 2008 provided $8.32 in value. The value provided by Florida public libraries increased significantly from 2004 to 2008.
If you’d like to review details of this 2010 report by the Haas Center for Business Research and Economic Development, University of West Florida, check for a copy available at the front desk. You can also download a copy of the brochure at dlis.dos.state.fl.us/bld/roi
Hearing
Our first budget hearing will be on Thursday, Sept. 16, at 6:30 p.m., meeting in the library Conference Room. You are welcome.
We’ve made efforts to keep expenses under control and prepared for construction to respond to the increased services the community desires and wants. Our millage stays the same as last year, which means the revenue coming into the library will be 10.69 percent less than last year.
We are grateful for the gifts left in the Library Construction Fund donation box near the model of the library. These gifts, out of the goodness and/or sacrifice of one’s heart, say a lot and also are a sign of support.
Community Rug
The Knitting and Needlework Group, which meets the first and third Wednesday of each month from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., has adopted a project to benefit the Library Construction Fund.
Their goal is to have community members gather in the conference room this Wednesday, and continuing in October and beyond until the rug is finished. The rug is an opportunity for artisans to join in this project. Sharing ideas and conversation is invited, and at the same time the final rug will benefit the library.
Disney
“The Mouse That Roared” by Giroux and Pollock (384.806 GIR) proposes that we raise questions about Disney, e.g. What role it plays in shaping public memory and childhood values? How does it contribute to consumerism? The authors include all of Disney (parks, merchandise, media, the corporation) in their discussion.
Edible
Edible landscaping replaces plants that are strictly ornamental with plants that produce food. Consider “Eating & Healing” (615.321 EAT), “The Edible Flower Garden” (635.9 CRE) and “Florida’s Incredible Wild Edibles” (FL 581.6 DEU).
Library Hours
Don’t remember library hours? When we are closed, a recorder gives the hours on 765-8162 or on 765-8163. Except for holidays, we are open Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We look forward to seeing you.