Take a Chance and Help Our Libraries Win Big! Nancy McCluskey-Moore Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) is kicking off their “Bucks 4 Books” raffle to support the SaddleBrooke Community Libraries. FSL provides the funds to purchase books, DVDs, and audiobooks for our libraries. Fifty-percent of the funds raised through the raffle (after expenses) will be…
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Features, March 2021
Reading Vs. Listening to Books
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…
General, October 2020
SaddleBrooke Libraries: How We Make It Work
Rolly Prager Let’s start with a multiple-choice question. Who pays for books and other materials in the three SaddleBrooke libraries? A. SaddleBrooke One B. Ed Robson C. Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries D. SaddleBrooke TWO If you chose C, you are correct! There seems to be some confusion in the community regarding how books and other library…
Generals, March 2020
Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries
FSL March Lecture Features Win Holden and Arizona Highways Rolly Prager On April 16, Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries will present a lecture by Win Holden, publisher of Arizona Highways magazine. The lecture “The Colorful History of Arizona Highways Magazine” tells the fascinating story of how a brochure produced by the Arizona Department of Transportation evolved into one of…
Generals, August 2019
Friends of SaddleBrooke Library
FSL upcoming lectures Rolly Prager Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) is pleased to announce lectures for October and November, part of the ongoing series offered to the SaddleBrooke community. The Oct. 17 lecture features Greg McNamee, who will present “Cowpokes, Crooks and Cactus: Arizona in the Movies.” His talk will include Tyrone Power, Andy Devine,…
Front Page, June 2019
Summer is easy at your SaddleBrooke Libraries
Janet Fabio and Renee Mazin The snowbirds have left. The heat has arrived. It’s summer in SaddleBrooke! Are you going on a summer road trip? Traveling overseas? Or just looking for ways to stay cool? Your three SaddleBrooke Community Libraries are the place to start. The libraries are in the DesertView building, the SaddleBrooke One…
Front Page, August 2018
Library Lecture Series resumes in September
Rolly Prager Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) is excited to announce the two new lectures scheduled for this fall. All lectures are scheduled for 4:00 p.m. at the MountainView Ballroom. Mark Schwartz will open the series on Thursday, September 13 with “Operation BLACKLIST,” the story of the American military and the occupation of Japan. As…
Generals, August 2017
FSL fall lectures
Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries 2017 Lecture Series will continue on September 14 with guest speaker Dr. Michael Brescia presenting Whiskey is for Drinking, Water is for Fighting: The Living Legacies of Spanish Water Rights in the American Southwest. Spanish water law continues to fashion the rhythms of daily life in Arizona and New Mexico despite the…