Hello from your POA Library. Welcome to December! When you support the POA library; either by visiting the library or donating books, you support our entire Fairfield Harbour community. Our library collection helps us act as the center of an engaged community of readers and adult learners. We listen to our readers and appreciate your feedback. The library is behind the beauty shop in the second POA building and is open Monday-Friday, from 8am-8pm. If you are considering donating items, refer to the donation list on the bulletin board to the left of the library door. We have a return cart inside the door for you to return borrowed books and a large bin labeled “New Books” next to the table in the library. Feel free to drop off newly donated books in this bin. We would like to thank our Patrons and acknowledge your generosity so please leave your contact information with your donations.
For Your Consideration
For the patrons who want to donate books, refer to the Suitable & Unsuitable Criteria List posted outside the library door, inside the library, and listed below. We believe it is beneficial for our donors to better understand what donations (gifts in kind) meet our suitable criteria.
Suitable Gifts in kind the library collects include
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Please donate unsuitable items to other organizations. If you are cleaning out items or moving, look through your books. We do not take damaged books, books with torn pages, water damaged books, or books with stains, or evidence of mold. I know… this seems obvious, and yes, we continue to receive items like this. The librarians curate and dispose of your old, damaged books (I hate throwing out books -I bet you do too). So be considerate of your volunteer librarians and dispose of your books that meet the unsuitable criteria above. Also, do you want to be recognized for your donation? If the answer is no- don’t donate your items. Most importantly, our diverse selection could not exist without you. So thank you all so much for your gifts in kind. and thank you for your support.
Thanks to our Contributors
A huge thankyou to the following: Julia & Ritchie Thompson, Anita Barrey, and Indiaa Monroe. I know so many of you donate. We appreciate you all!
Beverages, Biscuits & Books
Grab your beverage of choice and a snack. I have something a little different for you this month. I am focusing on our Biography genre. Specifically American biographies. This review comes from one of our patrons who wishes to remain unsung. He believes the finest American biography authors choose subjects knowing they could spend as much as two to three years “living” with them. Whether through discoveries, great leadership. contributions to science, art, entertainment, or acts of selfless heroism; authors want the reader to fully understand the character they are writing about. Below is a recommended list of Biographies he has donated to our library. Check out the following:
Tecumseh, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Thomas Edison, Cornellus Vanderbilt, & Alexander Graham Bell.
If you are interested in becoming a part of the POA Library Committee, contact me: Mary Beth Benz at marybethcroft@gmail.com. If you would like to recommend a book, series or author to our readers reach out to me. I would love to hear from you.
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