Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Thursday, March 21, at 4 p.m. in the DesertView Theater, the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) lecture will feature Laura Markowitz, project producer for the Arizona Public Media(AZPM) series Children of the Holocaust. The lecture is free for members of Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries and $5 for nonmembers to attend. From 1941…
March Lecture to Feature Producer of AZPM’s ‘Children of the Holocaust’ Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Thursday, March 21, at 4 p.m. in the DesertView Theater, the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) lecture will feature Laura Markowitz, project producer for the Arizona Public Media(AZPM) series Children of the Holocaust. The lecture is free for members of Friends…
Janet Fabio Expand your usual reading boundaries with these enticing selections from your SaddleBrooke Community Libraries: Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421 is a gripping novel by Phoenix author and former flight attendant T.J. Newman. Her first novel, Falling, is another edge-of-your-seat thriller that’s going to be a movie. Don’t read these two books if you…
Janet Fabio If you’re new to SaddleBrooke and Tucson, you are probably eager to explore all that this area has to offer. If you’ve lived here for a while, you have likely visited the best-known attractions, and now you’d like to find something new. On Jan. 19 at 4 p.m., the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries…
Sharon Scanlan and Marly Mora Did you know that our SaddleBrooke community has a very special program that is funded by the Friends of the SaddleBrooke Libraries, administered by Senior Village, and supported by the vast audiobook collection at DesertView Library? All three organizations are unique amenities in active adult communities. Most of us enjoy…
Bernice Christian, Sharon Scanlan, and Janet Fabio This is probably not a question many of you have pondered over the years. Folks have just taken for granted that somehow three distinct libraries have been established here. To understand, we have to go back a bit in SaddleBrooke history. In about 1989, a “comfy cozy” room…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Dec. 27, the winning tickets were announced for the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries 2021 Bucks 4 Books Raffle end-of-year drawing. The raffle, which was designed to provide funds for the three SaddleBrooke community libraries, raised more than $10,000 in ticket sales. The libraries will receive $5,000 in raffle proceeds to purchase new…
Virginia Bynum Have you ever stopped to think about who walked on these hills before they were SaddleBrooke? Whose ranch was located here? And what was their connection to Johnson & Johnson? Did you know you could have waterskied on a lake near the Preserve? Who made the pottery shards that you can find out in…
Rolly Prager Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries is thrilled to announce the return of Author Luncheons. Local author Becky Masterman will be the guest speaker on Wednesday, Nov. 17 in the MountainView Ballroom. Tickets are $30 and will go on sale on Oct. 6 at 8 a.m. at the SaddleBrooke TWO Administration Office. Online sales will…
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Ever tried audiobooks? Many of us have, and we can all attest to the fact that they offer an amazing way to hear an author’s written word. In addition, one can listen to a book while doing anything—sort of being a multi-tasking reader! Audiobooks are so versatile—one can listen to a…