Friends of the Amador County Library (FACL)
What's Happening?
2018 Fall Book Sale - Save the Dates
The annual Fall Book Sale is scheduled for October 19-21, 2018, at the American Legion Hall, Highway 49 at Airport Rd., Martell/Sutter Creek.
Book Drives (donation days) are Saturday, August 4, and Saturday, September 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 42A Summit St., Jackson.
The Spring 2019 Book Sale is scheduled for April 12-14.
New Amador County Poet Laureate Program
FACL is partnering with the Amador Arts Council to select an Amador County Poet Laureate. Nominations will be accepted through June 30, 2018. For more information or to make a nomination please visit www.amadorarts.org/programs/poet-laureate-program/.
FACL Brings California's Poet Laureate to Amador County
Dana Gioia, the California State Poet Laureate, is on a mission to visit all 58 California counties during his two-year term. Amador's turn was June 15. 2017.
Gioia was appointed by the Governor in December 2015 for a two-year term as California's Poet Laureate. The Poet Laureate serves as the state advocate for poetry and literature in libraries, classrooms, and boardrooms across California. Born in Hawthorne, California, Dana Gioia was the first person in his family to attend college. As National Endowment of the Arts chair (2003-2009) he launched several nationwide programs, including Poetry Out Loud, a national competition for high school students to learn poetry, perform it, and win prizes. He is also a prolific essayist, reviewer, critic, and translator.
SEE MORE ABOUT THIS .... in the Summer 2017 Newsletter >>
A MILESTONE IS REACHED ON THE "SAVE OUR HISTORY" PROJECT
Looking for information on people, places, or events in Amador County's past? The Save Our History project has made it possible to search online for stories and ads in Amador County newspapers dating back to 1855. Phase 1 of the project includes newspapers through 2004, and we are currently working on bringing the website up to date. Generously funded by the Ledger Dispatch and by many local donors including Stan Lukowicz, the Native Sons of the Golden West, Rotary, and numerous individuals and families, the project is co-sponsored by the Ledger Dispatch and the Friends of the Amador County Library.
The archives are available free of charge to everyone. No library card is needed. Access is via the library home page (http://www.co.amador.ca.us/departments/library).
More details about the project and this milestone are on the SAVE OUR HISTORY page.
FACL Has a Brand New Bag
You'll want to have at least one of these handy, sturdy bags to haul your contributions to the book drive or your new reading finds home from the next book sale. Pick yours up at the Jackson branch of the library or buy one at one of the book drives/sales. They're just $5 each, and your purchase helps FACL support the library.
Membership
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