Judi Brauns Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries is sponsoring a bus to the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday, March 14. The bus will leave SaddleBrooke by 8:15 a.m. and leave the festival at 4 p.m., returning to SaddleBrooke by 5 p.m. The cost is $25, including a driver tip. Tickets will be on sale Friday, Jan. 31,…
Tag: SaddleBrooke Libraries
Generals, January 2020
SaddleBrooke Libraries: An Invaluable Community Resource
Rolly Prager Many SaddleBrooke residents enjoy the convenience of our three community libraries at SaddleBrooke, MountainView and DesertView. Some library users are also members of Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries and help support the libraries through their membership dues. What others might not appreciate is the critical role that FSL plays in the operation and support…
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…
Clubs & Classes, December 2016
New at SaddleBrooke Libraries: “The Voyage of Gigolo” by SaddleBrooke Authors
SaddleBrooke couple Dorothy and Gary Wood recently published the story of their 10 year sailing voyage around the world aboard their 50 foot steel sailboat, GIGOLO. The voyage covered over 50,000 miles with stops in 59 countries. To cope with the demanding highs and lows of ocean sailing, they established an emotional bank account to…
Generals, April 2016
How well do you know your SaddleBrooke libraries?
Janet Fabio and Virginia Bynum Do you know there are three libraries in SaddleBrooke, but all operating as one library system? Each library is unique, but all offer a collection of fiction, non-fiction, paperbacks and large print books. The DesertView Library located in the DesertView Theatre and Sports Building has the largest collection. It is…
Clubs & Classes, October 2015
More free eBooks for residents
Susan Ayers A recent article outlined the digital offerings of the Pinal County Library system. We are fortunate to have access to the Pima County Library system as well. They have a similar range of offerings (full range of eBooks, magazines, media, databases, etc.) but the process to access them is slightly different. Since it’s…
Generals, September 2014
Changes at the SaddleBrooke Library System
Beginning in September the SaddleBrooke Libraries implemented a new software system to better serve the residents. For the past several years two databases have been necessary to administer the library, one to check out books and one to reserve books. Now there will be just one software program to accomplish both tasks. After extensive review…