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FRIENDS OF THE LAKE HAVASU CITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTER

Dear Friends,

Wonderful news! Our Teen Center is actually under construction and due to be completed sometime in June. We are all excited that our LHC teens will soon have a safe refuge for their energies, fun times and positive development. I toured the space last week and can guarantee that our kids will be able to enjoy music, games, movies, books, great ideas and vending machine snacks right in their own space (and behind sound proof glass panels) under the encouragement and mentorship of our Youth Services Staff. Please help us spread the word that our Friends of the Lake Havasu Library is now accepting donations and raising funds to assist with enhancements for the Teen Center that will not be covered in the county budget. Contact me at bonniecampbell@citlink.net with offers of donations or invitations to speak to community groups.

This is my last president's letter as my tenure is up as president effective June 30. Always a firm believer that presidents should not linger long, I want to send all good wishes and pledges of support to our next president. I want to thank you all for the encouragement, suggestion and cooperation shown me during the past two years, and I'll be seein' ya!

Bonnie Campbell

President
                                               "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
                                                   It's learning how to sing & dance in the rain!"

                                                                               Unknown

ELECTION RESULTS

The election for next fiscal year's board members was held at the April general meeting. Results are :

President -Dawn Larsen

Vice President - open
 
Treasurer - Carol Reutter

Recording Secretary - Winnie Pratt

Corresponding Secretary - Merrie MacDonald

Publicity Chair - Nanette Elk

Finance Chair - Jean Macauley

Membership Chair - Nellie Smith

Past President - Bonnie Campbell

As you can see, we are missing a Vice President. The Vice President position consists of filling in for the President when needed and scheduling speakers/programs for out general meetings. We need a Vice President in order to have a full board. Anyone willing to step in and serve as Vice President should contact any board member and it will be greatly appreciated.

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NEWSLETTER NEWS

We have a new, clean look to our newsletter with our Friends of the Library logo! In order to reduce operating costs the newsletter will now be sent out 3 times a year instead of the previous 4 times. It has been called to our attention that some of our members prefer not to receive mail year round and we have a solution to that. Starting with this issue our Newsletter will be on the Mohave County Library Website!

Any member that would rather read it there can access it at www. mohavecountylibrary.info and let us know to remove you from the mailing list. It will be available the middle of the months of April, August and December.

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SUMMER CALENDAR

Friends of the Library - after our May general meeting we will be dark over the summer. Our next general meeting will be held on October 7*, see you there.

Third Friday Book Discussion Group -April 16, 10 am book will be THE TRUNK MURDERESS;
WINNIE RUTH JUDD. May 21,10 am meeting will be planning next season's schedule. The group will be dark over the summer with the next meeting in September.
It might look like there's nothing do to over the summer - but, our library didn't let us down:
 
May 26, 11 am - Make a beaded Guardian Angel Bracelet.

June 4, 10 am - Local author Cindi Miller discussing her novel "Ask Me No Questions".

July 14, 11 am - Water Color Painting Class.

And of course the Summer Reading Programs - "Make Waves at your Library" for teens & adults, "Make a Splash at Your Library" for children. Registration begins on May 15th. Programming begins June and ends on July 13th. The summer reading finale will end with a party for both children and adults at the Aquatic Center.  -

                  HAVE A HAPPY SUMMER!


 NOW ENTERING
THE T-ZONE
 
We have had lots of fun here in the T-Zone lately. We have had several early release programs over the past couples months. Teen Technology week was March 7th - March 13th.  We celebrated by having fun with different types of technology. Our favorite part of Teen Technology Week was getting to play the wii! We rocked out to many different Rockband games and made silly crafts out of duck tape. We are getting really excited about the arrival of the Teen Center. Construction has begun and we can't wait for it to be completed! We look forward to all the new things it will bring!
                                                 Shannon Blakey
                                                 Teen Library Assistant
                                                        
JOIN THE FRIENDS OF THE LAKE HAVASU CITY BRANCH LIBRARY
 
The Friends of The Lake Havasu City Branch Library  is a nonprofit, grassroots membership group dedicated to promoting our Mohave County Library, which is an essential institution of our community. Our volunteer members advocate, educate, and raise funds on behalf of the Library, its patrons, and the larger Lake Havasu City community. The Friends raises funds to be used by The Lake Havasu City Library for activities and materials not ordinarily covered by the Library's operating budget; ongoing Library operations are paid for by county tax dollars and are the responsibility of our county  government.  Our Friends group
currently has about 166 members.  Their monthly meetings fall on the first Thursday of the month with the exception of June, July and August which are dark.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteering at the Lake Havasu City Branch Library connects you with the world of literacy, cultural diversity, and learning. Rewarding opportunities exist at our library.  In all cases, excellent training is provided to ensure that your volunteer experience is both enjoyable and fruitful.