Upcoming Events
Fourth Annual OCLF Book Sale!
Our 4th annual OCLF Book Sale will be held from September 15 - 18, 2011
(details below). Book donations will be accepted from May 21 through
August 31. If you are interested in volunteering to help with the Book Sale please contact sale chairpersons Melissa Bowden at 706.310.9060 or Ann Steging at (678) 753-1471 or email the friends at oconeelibraryfriends@gmail.com.
What Has OCLF Done for our Library Recently?
This year we have donated a variety of monies and materials to the
Oconee Library. For instance, our Friends group sponsored a kickoff
program for the children's "Catch the Reading Bug" summer reading
program. The event brought in Sam's Path Petting Zoo and drew 125
visitors who enjoyed learning about all sorts of exotic animals.
Sam’s Path teaches about general zoology and the background of their
animals, including a spider monkey, tortoise, Patagonian cavy, angora
rabbit, fennec fox, silver fox, ferret, and a coatimundi.
At the end of the program, adult participants each held one of the
animals and the children had a chance to pet them. Perhaps the favorite
was Parker the Monkey. It was an exciting, unique program that brought
lots of children to the library at the beginning of the summer. Many
signed up for the summer reading program, and everyone received a
reading log at the door. One local teacher brought her Pre-K class and
said, "Some of these kids would have NEVER gotten an opportunity like
this!"
This program is just one of the many that our Friends group sponsors.
Our membership fees and fundraisers help to make children, teen, and
adult programs at our library possible. We often supply the teen
programs with the essential pizza or the adult programs with
hospitality. We’re working to make the Oconee library an even
greater community meeting place and cultural center.
Our success makes us want to grow and do more. We have built on the
foundation of previous OCLF members and will continue to offer
interesting adult programs, entertainment and education for children,
and raise money to support the library and make it an even more
wonderful place.
Won't you
join us in this winning effort?
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