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open each monthly FOL board meeting with a quote about books or libraries. I’d like to share with you a few of those I’ve used over the past year.
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I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. Jorge Luis Borges
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When trouble strikes, head to the library. It will either be able to solve the problem or simply have something to read as the world crashes down around you. Lemony Snicket
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The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library. Albert Einstein Dinosaurs didn’t read. Now they are extinct. Coincidence? Unknown
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Libraries remind us that truth isn’t about who yells the loudest, but who has the right information. Barack Obama
There are 70 million books in American libraries, but the one I want to read is always out. Tom Mason
2017-18 Friends officers named Serving from July 2017 to June 2018 are the following dedicated officers: Debora Riggs Grillot President
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And here’s one more quote I picked especially for this, the first newsletter of our new fiscal year.
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Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in. Unknown
Glenna Anderson Past President
@ your library | Summer 2017
Library doors are a gateway to anywhere. Unknown
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Help us open more doors, enlarge the gateways and introduce a whole new crew of Tulsans to the delights and riches of the library. See you in the stacks.
Debora Riggs Grillot 2017-2018 President, Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries
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Sarah Davis Children’s Library Associate, Martin Regional Library
Lynn Peacher Corresponding Secretary
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e are so proud to support the continued education of TCCL staff. In fact, scholarships are our largest single budget allocation! With added support from the library we were able to distribute eight scholarships for the spring 2017 semester to staff pursuing academic degrees. In total we handed out 15 scholarships during the 2016-17 fiscal year, an effort we'd love to expand with your help!
Sherry Leslie 2nd Vice President
Mary Olzawski Recording Secretary
The people you’ll meet are fun, interesting and energizing! And best of all, you’ll make a difference.
Friends award spring scholarships
Pursuing Master's degrees:
Linda Jenkins Assistant Treasurer
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So, how about becoming an FOL volunteer this year and rolling up your shirt sleeves in support of the 24 libraries in the Tulsa City-County Library system? We have numerous Friends committees, each focused on promoting, serving or strengthening some facet of our metropolitan library system. Time commitments are flexible.
Diane Pennington 1st Vice President
Todd Dallenbach Treasurer
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The richest person in the world—in fact all the riches in the world—couldn’t provide you with anything like the endless, incredible loot available at your local library. Malcolm Forbes
Adrienne Teague Teen Library Associate, Rudisill Regional Library Pursuing Bachelor's degrees:
Kat LeFevre Library Associate, Outreach
Krista Beth Dudley Data Analyst
Hannah Moore Youth Library Associate, Broken Arrow
Raquel Garcia Customer Service Assistant, Central
Katherine Morris Customer Service Assistant, Central
Bruce Sander Customer Care Specialist