The SaddleBrooke Libraries – a valued community resource Love to read, listen to audio books and watch DVDs? If so, circulation statistics at the three SaddleBrooke Libraries during the first half of 2015 show that you’re not alone. Total circulation was 33,626 items with June, usually one of the slower months at the libraries, the…
On Saturday, February 20, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) will be providing local authors with the opportunity to promote and sell their work. Authors who reside in Tucson, Oro Valley, Catalina, SaddleBrooke and Oracle will be able to: * Talk with attendees who visit…
Pearl Hart, the Lady Bandit: A lecture by Christine Rand Jay Wilson Separating fact from fiction is no easy task when it comes to flamboyant stagecoach robber Pearl Hart. A mountain of conflicting stories abound, thanks in no small part to Pearl who was so enamored with the Wild West that she embellished her own tale…
And the winner is… You! Did you know that essentially 100% of the donations by Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries members are used to buy books and movies for our three libraries? In 2014, thanks to the generosity of 690 members and other supporters, we were able to give $27,821 in grants to help purchase 1,336…
New Mexico guided bus tour March 28 – April 1 The Southwest New Mexico Tour sponsored by the Friends of the SaddleBrooke Libraries will explore the unique character of southern New Mexico. The five day, four night bus tour will be from Saturday, March 28 through Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Day 1: SaddleBrooke to Silver…
New Mexico Bus Tour The Southwest New Mexico Tour sponsored by the Friends of the SaddleBrooke Libraries will explore the unique character of southern New Mexico. The five day, four night bus tour will be from Saturday, March 28 through Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Day 1: SaddleBrooke to Silver City The first destination is Silver…
Actually, Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries and their guests were treated to much more than an art gallery. They gathered for a professional tour of the very structures that were built by the artist whose fame initiated Tucson as a visitor’s destination. One of those adobe structures displays many, but not nearly all, of Ted DeGrazia’s…
Linda Ryan After the MountainView Clubhouse renovation, the Cholla Library became a reality that provides a unique and very user friendly library. Unlike the other two SaddleBrooke libraries, the Cholla is open whenever the clubhouse is open which means you can take out books evenings and even on Sunday. Books are not cataloged nor do…
Winnie Ruth Judd: The Trunk Murderess – lecture February 19 Jane Brancaccio Can Phoenix, Arizona claim a real murderess? What happened on the night of October 16, 1931? Who was the Blonde Butcher? Did Winnie Ruth Judd kill her two roommates? What was the motive? On October 16, 1931, two women were killed with a .25…
Winnie Ruth Judd lecture February 19, 2015 Jane Brancaccio Can Phoenix, Arizona, claim a real murderess? What happened on the night of October 16, 1931? Who was the Blonde Butcher? Did Winnie Ruth Judd kill her two roommates? What was the motive? On October 16, 1931, two women were killed with a .25 caliber handgun.…