@ your library Volume XXIV Number Three
A NEWSLETTER OF
Summer 2017
Celebrating milestones by Sherry Leslie
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t seems fitting to acknowledge a quiet but meaningful birthday which just occurred—the Friends turned 60 this year! We have grown up so nicely, and oh! the places we are going. Thanks to strong beginnings, Friends are continuing to be of vital service to the community of libraries “Changing Lives.” We remember fondly the beginning: In May of 1957, around 100 people met in the old Central High School building. With Lillian Norberg at the reins, those Friends mulled over ideas to help the young library grow and ways in which we could be of service. A few of these first members, who chipped in a dollar as “dues” for a great financial start, are still living and reading among us. We threw a big party in 2007 on our 50th, but this year we will be emphasizing how proud we are to be supporters and helpers to our libraries all year long. It is great to be 60 and in our prime! We have learned so much, we have great ideas for the future, and we are grateful for the support of our committed volunteers.
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nother milestone worth noting is the 100th birthday of the Collinsville Library. Tulsa City-County Library is bursting with pride to invite everyone to a party for the grand old lady on Tuesday, July 18, 3 p.m. Collinsville, opened as a Carnegie library 100 years ago this year, isn't showing her age a bit. Years after the 1917 opening, Collinsville Library joined the Tulsa system in 1962. Since then it has doubled in size, has been modernized a couple of times, and has had a thriving customer base and program schedule. The Mayoral Challenge was won here during the 2016 Summer Reading Program, with 40 percent of the resident children and teens registering.
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Plans for the party include releasing 200 balloons (100 for the past and 100 for the future), viewing exhibits of the building’s early years, filling a time capsule to be opened in 50 years, and consuming birthday cupcakes!
President's Podium: You can quote me on that. page 2
The Collinsville Library will celebrate its 100th birthday on July 18 with a celebration and dedication of a time capsule. Library Manager Rhonda Weldon is anxious for party-goers to submit photos of themselves in front of town views that might be changed by 2067. Any photo in front of a Collinsville building, business, school, park and other civic area, or outdoor favorite spot would be meaningful for the time capsule. Print out your photos or email them to rweldon@tulsalibrary.org ahead of the event, and include names of persons shown plus name and address of the building or location. Patrons also will have an opportunity to have their photos taken standing beside the cornerstone of the library during the event.
Membership Campaign kicks off July 1 page 3
Library volunteers celebrated page 5
Summer Reading Program challenge issued page 7