John Faulkner In our continuing campaign to raise awareness of our great three-library system, this month’s “Spotlight” is on Joyce Faulkner, the current president of Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) Board of Directors. Joyce’s journey to working with the libraries started shortly after she moved to SaddleBrooke in 2005. She had graduated from South Alberta…
May Lecture Features Crime and Catastrophe in Tucson History Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Thursday, May 11, at 4 p.m. in the DesertView Theater, Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) will host the last of its 2022-23 lecture series. Patrick Whitehurst will present “Murder and Mayhem in Tucson.” Gun play, foul play, playing with fire—sunny Tucson has a…
2023 Board Installed John Faulkner For more than 30 years the Friends of SaddleBrooke libraries have worked tirelessly to raise funds to support our three libraries with books and equipment. Leaving the board are Laura Pauli, Barry Swartzberg, and Sharon Triester who have more than 15 years of combined service to Friends of the Library.…
Cathy Schaber Although both the DesertView and SaddleBrooke One libraries contain extensive holdings of fiction, nonfiction, and large print items, each library also has special collections unique to their location. The following book collections are found only at the SaddleBrooke One library: The Pulitzer Prize winner in fiction is purchased each year, and the collection…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore In March at the DesertView Theater, the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) lecture will focus on the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun located in Tucson. The gallery celebrates both the life of Ettore “Ted” DeGrazia and his art. Established in 1950 by DeGrazia, the Gallery is a Tucson tradition that is a favorite…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Thursday, Feb. 9, at 4 p.m. in the DesertView Theater, Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) will host the fifth lecture in its 2022-23 series. Carolyn O’Bagy Davis will present “Hopi Quilting: Stitched Traditions from an Ancient Community.” According to Davis, the story of Hopi textiles and the history of quilting on the…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore The Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries 2022 Bucks 4 Books Raffle raised money to buy new books, DVDs, and audiobooks for the SaddleBrooke Community Libraries. The raffle is a win–win, because half of the money goes to the libraries and the other half is distributed in cash prizes to lucky ticket holders. On Nov.…
Renee Mazin Books are frequently a setting used by authors who are writing mysteries, cozies, or romances. There are many options! So, join me in a fun, fictional bookstore tour. Starting on the West Coast, The Lost and Found Bookshop in San Francisco is where Natalie is trying to make a go of a bookstore she…
2022 Bucks 4 Books Raffle—Good for You and Our Libraries! Nancy McCluskey-Moore The Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries 2022 Bucks 4 Books Raffle raises money to buy new books, DVDs, and audiobooks for the SaddleBrooke Community Libraries. But it’s a win–win, because half of the money goes to the libraries, and the other half is distributed…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Thursday, Nov. 10, at 4 p.m. in the DesertView Theater, Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) will host the third in its 2022-23 lecture series. Steve Renzi will present “Western Pulp Fiction.” Pulp fiction magazines sold for a dime, and in the 1920s to 1950s they filled American newsstands. Nobody admitted that they…