NOTE: Don't forget to renew your membership 

CORPORATE FRIENDS AND SPONSORS

We actively encourage participation in the Friends  by local clubs, organizations and businesses who support our purpose.  We publish a list of our Corporate Supporters in all newsletters and at all our functions.  Corporate supporters provide services, materials and financial support to our fundraising efforts and programs.  Our current Corporate Sponsors are;

CORPORATE FRIENDS

Alpha Internal Medicine,  770-719-5490                                                      

 BetsyHorton, MD, 745 S. Glynn Street                                                .   

 Fayetteville GA 30215       

 The Book Nook,  678-463-2557   

 204 Southworth Court 

 Peachtree City 30269

 The Dinoff School,  770-560-7609               

 Headmaster Lesley Dinoff,

324 E. Broad St, Griffin, GA.

Dollar-Wise Mini Storage, 770-461-4334           

1658 N Hwy 85, Fayetteville 30214

JAN TRAMMELL, REAL Estate, 770-461-3461                                                                         104 Ellis Rd, Fayetteville 30214

MINUTEMAN Press, 770-719-8424                      

PATRONS

Ken Beebe, Fayetteville

Vince and Linda Bobkowski, Fayetteville

James L Delay, Fayetteville

Bill and Sandy Holcomb, Fayetteville

Jeff and Katherine Jellets, Fayetteville

L. Carol O'Neal, Fayetteville

Fred and Linda Payne, Fayetteville

Patricia G. Poole, Fayetteville

Dr. Helen and Dr. Ferrol Sams Jr., Fayetteville

Martha Stephenson, Fayetteville

Leon and Dortha B. Stinson, Fayetteville

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Spend Some Time With Your Friends  And Enjoy Some "Friendly Observations and Expressions".

You don't have to sit on the porch to share some time with your Friends.  We want to thank all our Friends who take the time to share their thoughts and opinions with us, especially long time Friend Cheryl Davis who so obviousy has a love for, and appreciation of, libraries. 

 The Subtle Struggle

 By Cheryl Davis

                There is a struggle going on around us.  The dispute is a cultural war with a subtle attack waged on the dreamers by those in a hurry to gather facts in the quickest way possible.               

                The idea of ambience and quiet contemplation are lost on the straightforward, ultra modern who insists books, and the libraries that house them, are outdated and just not worth the overhead. Their hard, bright light reasoning is, “Why do we need physical libraries when virtually all information is just a mouse-click away? Throw it all out and simply surf the Web at home,” is their mantra.

                But who is to lead the way into this labyrinth of information? Are we supposed to abandon social interaction and find all the answers alone in our own little corner of the universe?

                The skills necessary to successfully utilize technical information are not innate. Why else would computer classes be the courses in most demand in our schools and colleges? Often interaction, a guiding hand, is needed to achieve the optimum understanding of the abundance of data surrounding us.  

                Often the only teacher available to the public is the librarian in that “unnecessary” building. Librarians are some of the few people knowledgeable enough to point the way to the reliable path in the ever growing maze of information swirling around us. And they work in of a building full of not only bits of data, but bursting with works of art, and music, and conversation—and, oh yes, books!

                My firm belief is that we have long been, and still are, a culture of storytellers as well as technicians. Eons ago some smart guy sharpened a rock in an attempt to create a better spear point. He worked on his marvelous invention while seated around a communal campfire, inspired by one of his fellow villagers telling an amazing story of a long past, exhilarating hunt—or, better yet, an exciting adventure of a hunt planned for the next day.

                Perhaps there is a place for both the storyteller and technician in our culture. Maybe that place is a library where we can come together to dream new thoughts in an agreeable, social atmosphere as well as quickly access what is already known.

   D. C. PRATT**

NIGHT STORM

Jagged streaks of light bring meadows to sight,

And distant views are paled by the rain.

A timber-trembling roar, and it is night,

And the angry wind presses each window pane.

Too long the hot broiling sun ruled the sky

As the thirsting green seemed to cry for rain.

Great escaped power, and the sky seems to cry

As sweeping and rushing tears cleanse each pane.

In life, when struggles get too much for man,

Thank goodness, for the burst of rewarding power.

There is renewed strength that we understand

Like new life emerging from the thunderstorm.

Behind walls, we seek shelter from the light

As nature’s restlessness makes us wait and shake.

A new dawn will come from this power tonight,

And the stunted, waiting sprouts will cheerfully wake.

 ** The late Mr. D.C. Pratt was a prolific poet and contributed many of his works to us over the years. 

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CONGRATULATIONS AIMEE GUMMERSON

Kudos to our long time Friend and former Board Member, Aimee Gummerson who has been selected as the 2011 Fayette County Teacher of the Year (TOTY).

The award was announced by Superintendent Jeff Bearden on April 21, 2011 and Aimee will represent Fayette County in the Georgia TOTY competition in 2012. Aimee was a math teacher and is now Assistant Principal at Fayette Middle School, where she was once a student. 

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SPACE ON THIS PAGE IS RESERVED JUST FOR YOUR OPINIONS, OBSERVATIONS AND LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS.  PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT AND SEND US YOUR POEMS, ESSAYS OR THOUGHTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

SEND TO:

 FFCPL@YAHOO.COM 

 SUBJECT: NEWSLETTER

Or Mail To:

FFCPL

P O Box 142307

Fayetteville, GA 30214      

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 BOOKS FOR BABIES

.One of our ongoing projects is the Books for Babies Program (BFB), which is a national literacy program of the Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations (www.altaff.org).  The program is to acquaint parents of newborns with the important role that they pay in the development of their children.  The Books for Babies Program kit contains Baby's First Book (a small board book), Baby's first library card, a bookmark with tips for parents and brochures to help develop readers. 

 BFB Kits are available in the library, physicians' offices, the Fayette Physical Health Department and the Pregnancy Resource Center. BFB kits are provided free to expecting parents, parents of newborns, medical facilities, health and pre-natal care providers.  If you would like to provide BFB kits in your health care facility, your church or civic organization, please  contact the Friends at friendsfcpl@yahoo.com, subject, BFB or leave your information in the library.

You may also contact us if you or someone you know would like a BFB kit for a new or prospective parent. 

Funding for the Books for Babies Program comes from proceeds from our used book sales and community and commerical grants.

NOTE:

We need a BFB Chair Person to coordinate the program. This involves ordering and distributing the kits.  Please volunteer so that we can continue this very worthwhile project.  

 www.growupreading.org

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BOOK ENDS

BOARD VACANCIES!!

2012 Board Meetings

 Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the library.  Our meetings are open to the public.

Special Note, the January meeting was held on January 10, 2012 so we could prepare for the Book Sales on January 27 & 28, 2012

 -February 28

-March 27th - Annual General Membership Meeting and Election of Officers **

-April 24th

-May 22nd

-August 28th

-September 25th

-October 23rd

 **We still need Board and Committee Members.

    2011-2012  

   Board of Directors

· President-Arlys Ferrell

· Vice Pres.-

· Secretary-Shirley Williams

· Treasurer-Judy Belcher

-Book Sale-Sig Hall & Elizabeth Grindrod

 Membership-Angela Hotard

Newsletter-Cheryl Castings and Lucia Benzor

Website-Dortha Stinson

        Members-at-Large     

 Jane Anderson, Diana Ballard,    Ann Cubbage.

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Advantages of Being a Friend

In additon to the pride of being a part of a dynamic organization that makes many programs and events available to the community, our members also;

• Receive our quarterly newsletter
• Can shop early at our Members Only book sale. Our thrice-a-year book sales are held on Saturdays from 9AM-4PM but members may shop the Friday before all sales for the best selections.
• Receive tax deductions for dues and donations
• Are advocates for the Public Library System
• Can publish original work in the newsletter and on this site.
• Make a difference in the community by helping in the decision making process of the organization.

 Historic Starr's Mill  

 Located on Georgia Highway 85 South at Highway 74.

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THREE WAYS YOU CAN HELP YOUR LIBRARY....

• JOIN!

Support the work of the Friends by becoming a member.  You can help our community and meet others with whom you can share your love of the library.

• VOLUNTEER!

Give your time and talents

Advocate for libraries

Help sort books

Work at our book sales

Be a board member

• DONATE!

Contribute books for our book sales, or make cash contributions.  All donations are tax-deductible.

WEBSITES OF INTEREST

www.altaff.org

www.fogl.org

www.ilovebooks.org

www.babieslovebooks.org                                                        www.ilovelibraries.org                                               www.georgia-friends.org www.georgialibraries.org

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 GOING OVER TO THE DARK SIDE

 (OR IS IT THE LIGHT SIDE?)

GOING OVER TO THE DARK, (or is it lighter?), SIDE.....

It has been written on this very page that some of us would never allow a device  to replace a paper/print book. It was also said at one time, maybe not on this page, that a virtual store would never replace a brick and mortar store. We're here to confess now, before it becomes public knowledge, that yes, the device is a great tool for readers. True it will never give you the same tactile satisfaction of a new book, (new being 'new' to you, not necessarily pristine and just from the bookseller), but it does travel easier, holds dozens of book titles as well as other mediums, and diversions of all types.  Being of a certain age where large print is now preferable, a great new book can now total 600-700+ pages making it heavy and unwieldy and if you want to carry more than one book on a trip, you could wind up hyper-extending your shoulder or  going over the airlines' checked bag weight limit.  So a capitulation is in order.  The      e-readers are a great invention, convenient and apparently,  here to stay.

We'll be making good use of the library's Georgia Downloads.