If you like to learn about the American Southwest, discover new authors or read compelling novels, fasten your seatbelt. The Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) is taking you on a great trip – without ever leaving SaddleBrooke! Mark your calendar to attend these upcoming events. Each is sure to spark your imagination and expand your…
FSL 2016 membership kickoff: Treasures of the Southwest Established in 1893, the Arizona State Museum (ASM), at the University of Arizona, is renowned for its excellence in preserving, interpreting and presenting the material culture of the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico. On January 21, the Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries’ annual membership kick-off event will showcase…
Fascinating Florence, AZ not just a prison town Why would anyone build a new town in the desert? To many people the desert is barren and not an appealing place to call home. Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century early settlers to Florence knew how to survive in the desert and passed that knowledge on for…