BOOK SALE ~ October 7th and 8th.
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There
is a plentiful amount of books, and each topic section is identified
by a bright yellow sign. The
library will be closed each Sunday, now through Oct. lst. |
Friends Provide New AV Shelving for Library 
A new
CD shelf unit was installed in our Library on June 6th. The all-metal
unit holds 5,472 CDs and is 18 feet long with pull-out drawers and
shelves on both sides. Interchangeable magnetic drawer labels allow
staff to easily shift genres. The unit was purchased by Friends
of the Olympia Library from book sale proceeds. Circulation Supervisor Adrienne Doman tells us that patrons at the Olympia Library check out more audio visual materials than at any of the other Timberland Library branches. She also notes that patrons are always seen flipping through the CDs, much like in a music store, and CD checkouts have increased with the installation of the new unit. <-- Circulation Supervisor Adrianne Doman and Friends President Wanda Hedrick look through the new CD shelving unit. |
Amy Pavletich, the Olympia Library Volunteer Supervisor, is accepting applications for the Adopt-a-Shelf program. Contact her at apavletich [at] trlib.org or 352-0595, Ext. 2358. |
PageTurners
Kick Off New Season Olympia Senior PageTurners meets at the Senior Center on the third Tuesday of each month from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Cheryl is also the facilitator for this group, as well as Sara Pete and other Adult Services staff. To participate, simply read the book for that month and attend the meeting. You will expand your thinking as you participate in the lively exchange of ideas and opinions that each book generates. Groups
1 and 2 PageTurners selections are: Senior
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Paintings
Illuminated Do revisit them - your appreciation of Bob Chamberlain’s fine artistry and your knowledge of early Olympia will increase even more as you view these fine paintings in “a whole new light.” Look for a bear in every painting, reflecting that the Native Americans called the area “Place of the Bear.” The frames set off the paintings perfectly, and the recessed bullet-style can lighting give excellent illumination. Friends of the Olympia Library provided $8,000 for this project, another example of your Board’s careful stewardship of book sale proceeds. |
illuminated
in the Library. Rex
Ziak’s Talk Wows Anniversary Celebrants
The weather was pleasant, the roses were in bloom, and the mansion was breathing with history. President Wanda Hedrick opened the program, followed by Olympia Mayor Mark Foutch, who presented to Wanda, representing all Friends, a Certificate of Appreciation from the city “in recognition of 35 years of dedicated service to this book-loving community.” Coke Funkhouser told of past outstanding members and Olympia Community Librarian Cheryl Heywood spoke of the many ways Friends helps the Library. Winnifred Olsen introduced the speaker, Rex Ziak. Ziak kept everyone spellbound as described his research of the Lewis and Clark expedition, how he came to write about it, his determination to get it right, and some startling historical omissions and inaccuracies that he uncovered during his research. Historians
had described Lewis and Clark’s voyage in great detail only as
far as the Continental Divide, giving very little information
about the trip from the Rocky Mountains westward. Ziak poured
over the original journals, researched distances and weather conditions,
even visited the actual sites, thereby precisely tracking where
Lewis and Clark were and what they did during the “missing month.”
If accurate history interests you, you will find Rex Ziak’s books, In Full View: A True and Accurate Account and Down and Up the Columbia River fascinating reading. They are available from the Olympia Library as well as Barnes and Noble. Left: In Full View: A True and Accurate Account tells the whole mesmerizing story. Lewis and Clark: Down and Up the Columbia River contains an eight foot accordion fold-out that tracks, to scale, both the down and up portions of their trip along the Columbia River. It includes explorer notations, mileage, weather conditions, and more. Above: Rex Ziak autographs Lewis and Clark: Down and Up the Columbia River for a Friends of the Olympia Library member. |
The
beautiful setting was complimented by coffee donated by Batdorf
and Bronson, flowers donated by Betty Sprouse, and plentiful trays
of goodies donated by members. We thank them all. Also, special
thanks to secretary Eve Johnson, who acquired the “day at the
mansion” at a charity event and then donated it for use by our
organization.
To
his surprise, he was summonsed by Maria Cantwell’s office to testify
before congress about the correct locations of Lewis and Clark’s
travels to and beside the Pacific Ocean. The result was an eventual
official recognition of the corrected facts, including a renaming
and relocating of various historic sites.Treasures
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Friendly Thanks, Cheryl, for the compliments. Let’s all keep up the good work! |
Community
Librarian Cheryl Heywood described Friends of the Library members
in this way as she spoke to attendees at the 35th. anniversary
celebration. 
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