Friends of the Talent LibraryPO Box 994 - Talent, Oregon 97540 - eMail Us - Map
LIBRARY UPDATE: mid-May 2012Friday, June 15 -- Action-adventure movie at the Talent Library. Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room... until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large - Professor Moriarty - and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective Stars Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law. Rated PG-13. Reviews. Friday, June 22 -- Inspirational movie at the Talent Library. Set in Cold War-era 1988, this film tells the true story of a small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer who enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle. Stars Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski. Rated PG. Reviews. Pick up a free bookmark at the Talent Library, listing upcoming movie names and dates. In June, July, and August, showtimes are at 2pm on Friday in the Talent Library Community Room ... and the movies are FREE! After-school Storytime & Snacks Our popular program is every Thursday at 3:30 pm through May 2012. A wholesome snack for children K through 4th grade will be served in the Children's Area of the library, followed by stories. Stories are geared to elementary school children, but younger children accompanied by a parent are welcome. Book Group discusses the work of Louise Erdrich Did you know the Talent Library has a book discussion group? We do! The next meeting is Wednesday, May 16 at 5:30 pm, and the group will discuss the works of Native American author Louise Erdrich. Copies of her works available at the circulation desk of the the Talent Branch Library. Reviews. Friends Spring Book Sale, Saturday May 19 Stock up on great reading material with gently used books at the Talent Library, 10am to 4pm, Saturday May 19. A free Drawing Class is taught by artist Ann Hinds at the Talent Library. Materials provided by Friends of the Talent Library. Class continues to meet weekly on Saturday mornings, 10am-noon, and new students of all skill levels are welcome. Friends need Friends: Come Join Us!Welcome to the Friends of Talent Library web page. We are a group of volunteers dedicated to the support, assistance, and promotion of our local library. The Talent Friends gives extensive financial support to the Summer Reading and Storytime programs, provides volunteers to aid the library staff, maintains the glass display cases, sponsors a number of free programs and Friday movies throughout the year, and funds the acquisition of additional books, magazines, and DVDs for our Talent Library. Our successful Capital Campaign raised a third of million dollars, increasing the patron and book space in the new Talent Branch Library by over 1400 square feet. Click to read more about the highlights of the Capital Campaign. Current priorities are to maintain open hours at the Talent Library -- and to support and expand the programs, activities, and collection available at the Talent Library. Date and time of Board Meetings - Board Meetings are held at the Talent Library on the fourth Friday of the month at 1:30 pm -- unless otherwise posted here. In March 2012, the meeting will be on the third Friday, March 16. The Annual Meeting, held Thursday, April 26, at 6:30 pm, is in lieu of a regular April board meeting. Please note there will be no board meeting in June, July, and December 2012. Our current Board list. Our meetings are open to all. Bring your ideas and energy. We guarantee you a warm reception. There's never been a better time to join and show our community's support for our new Talent Library! Membership Application. What's in a name? TalentFriends.orgFor the past ten years, Apple has hosted the Talent Friends website, under the URL homepage.mac.com/fotl . Apple will no longer be providing webhosting services after June 2012, so we have taken this opportunity to move our site to its own new domain: TalentFriends.org . In our choice of domain name, we are following the examples of the Friends of the the Ashland Public Library - AshlandFriends.org - the Talent Chamber of Commerce - TalentChamber.org - and the Talent Historical Society - TalentHistory.org . Our new hosting provider is Dreamhost.com, which generously provides this service to domestic 501(c)(3) non-profits at no charge. [Return to top] |
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