“No individual builds anything worthwhile by his/her efforts alone.” ~ Lloyd Noble
Dear Friends,
Happy new year to all the Friends of Los Gatos Library—and thank you for your participation. We are building together! Our town-wide mailing in the fall was very successful, and we are still getting new members for 2017. And the Once in a Generation capital-campaign pledges for the building of the library are almost 100 percent paid off. Our community continues to support our beautiful library. Thank you!
You’re invited to participate in the fifth-anniversary celebration of our “new” building on Feb. 11, from 1-4 p.m. in the library. Everyone is welcome, and we extend a special invitation to our donors and members. While you’re at the party, be sure to visit our family-friendly bookstore in the children’s room of the old library. As you know, all the books are donated by the community, and the bookstore is 100 percent staffed by volunteers. Marlene Rodman, our bookstore director, does a wonderful job of organizing our team of dedicated volunteers.
Your contributions to the Friends can be seen in action this February when the library launches “Lend a Laptop,” which the Friends are partially funding. In this innovative program, library patrons may check out a laptop to use on the premises.
Mark your calendars for March 21 at noon at Los Gatos Lodge. The Friends and the Los Gatos Rotary will host a joint event featuring Silicon Valley Reads author Adam Benforado who will discuss his book Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice.
I want to give a big shout out to our dedicated Friends board members and volunteers, and especially to our supportive Los Gatos community. Without your backing, we alone would not be able to build anything worthwhile, as the Lloyd Noble quotation above makes clear. We so appreciate your generosity and participation.
Alyce