Janet Fabio, Director, SaddleBrooke Community Libraries This year we’re celebrating 35 years of library service in SaddleBrooke! Your SaddleBrooke Community Libraries are one system with three libraries, located in the DesertView building, the MountainView clubhouse, and the SaddleBrooke One clubhouse. Last year the libraries loaned out 47,152 items to SaddleBrooke residents. The library collections offer…
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March 2025, Generals
Immerse Yourself in Southwestern Fiction at the SaddleBrooke Libraries
Cathy Schaber If you have been interested in learning more about the lovely corner of America we call home, try some Southwestern-themed novels. Start with author Anne Hillerman. The Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries has recently announced the appearance of this New York Times best-selling author at their Spring Author Luncheon. Anne Hillerman is the daughter…
Generals, February 2025
Library Books for Successful Gardening in the Desert
Janet Fabio If you’re new to Arizona, you’ll quickly realize that gardening here is very different from what you knew in the Midwest or the East Coast. Learning to garden in the Desert Southwest is a fun challenge and can be delightful when armed with good information. Even if you have been gardening here for…
November 2024, Features
This I Have Learned: In Praise of Libraries
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg Ever since I was a little girl, I knew that the word “library” meant a place of discovery and learning. The word “library” comes from the Latin word “liber,” meaning book. Loosely translated, the word “library” would then be a place to find books. Have libraries always been around? When were…
April 2024, Clubs & Classes
Recognizing Our Library Volunteers with 20+ Years of Service!
Sharon Scanlan Shortly after SaddleBrooke opened, almost 35 years ago, several forward-thinking volunteers started our first library! Today there are three libraries, which have become one of SaddleBrooke’s highest-rated amenities—lending more than 50,000 books and DVDs a year! Most of our volunteers are “aspirational librarians” who love books and enjoy our patrons! Recently, at our…
Generals, November 2022
Get a Clue at the SaddleBrooke Libraries
Renee Mazin Was it Colonel Mustard in the library with a candlestick? We don’t have a “clue,” but we do know that the library has been a place of mystery, knowledge, refuge, and romance. Many authors have recognized the library’s allure and used it as a setting for their books. SaddleBrooke community libraries offers you…
Generals, November 2022
Local History Books Now Available Online
Robert S. Simpson In the past three years, SaddleBrooke author Robert (Bob) Simpson has written three books on area history, all available in the DesertView and SaddleBrooke libraries. His original From the Cañada del Oro to the Tortolitas (2019) has long been sold out, and a print version of his recent The History of Oracle Junction,…
Generals, July 2022
Cool Books for Hot Summer Days
Janet Fabio What better way to beat the heat than to curl up with a good book set in a cold climate? Your SaddleBrooke Community Libraries offer a variety of fiction and nonfiction books to enjoy during the summer. Your first thought might be books set in Alaska, Iceland, or the Antarctic. And, indeed, we have…
Generals, April 2022
Volunteers Kept the Libraries Going During the Pandemic
Sharon Scanlan, Cathy Schaber, Bernice Christian, and Laura Benson Despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic, all three libraries never wavered in offering outstanding library service to the community. We could not have done this without a core group of very dedicated volunteers who were willing to work, even with all the restrictions and changes.…
Generals, December 2021
Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries
Bucks 4 Books Raffle Helps Fund SaddleBrooke Libraries Barry Swartzberg Many SaddleBrooke residents assume that because the three SaddleBrooke community libraries are housed in the SaddleBrooke and MountainView clubhouses and DesertView, the libraries are funded through our homeowners’ dues. In reality, the HOAs provide space, shelving, and computers for the libraries, but the books, large-print…