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Friends of the Citrus County Library System Spring Book Sale

Library Programs

Landscape Short Course & Plant Clinic
NaNoWriMo

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Friends of the Floral City Public Library Book Sale Success!
Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Floral City Public Library and Town Center
Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting of the New Homosassa Public Library

 

Artists and Displays
January 2009

Central Ridge  746-6622
Artist: TBA
Display: Mary Ann Kuebler, Lucy Show

Do You Have an Interesting Collection to Share?

The Library System is always looking for members of the community who wish to share these items with the Library for a month. Past displays include military artifacts from WWII, woodworking, antique valentines, vintage clothing, scroll work, turtles, patterns, decorative eggs, rhinoceroses, and a miniature circus. 

Displays provide exposure to the work of artisans and artists, or provide information on subjects of general interest to the public. The display cases are secured.

For more information contact your local library:

Coastal Region  795-3716
Artist: Joan Bourne
Display: William Funtig, WWII Memorabilia
Floral City  726-3671
Display: Snow Houses
Homosassa 628-5626
Artist: Carikyn Hough, Oils
Display: William Funtig, Military Memorabilia
Lakes Region  726-2357
Artist: Audrey Bunchkowski, Mixed Medium
Display: Dermot Samua, Wood Turning and Carving

 


 

Clubs & Groups

Games!

Each Region Library offers a community room for non profit groups and organizations. These groups provide a variety of programs and activities to which the public is invited. One type of activity offered is a variety of board games for adults:

Scrabble-The Scrabble Players have been playing for several years at the Central Ridge Library. 
Chess Club-Thursday at Homosassa Public Library at 2:00. New chess players are always welcome!

For more information call:
Bob Hurley @ Central Ridge Library 746-6622
Marcia Stepanek @ Homosassa Public Library 628-5626


 

Events

Friends of the Citrus County Library System Spring Book Sale
March 27 – 31, 2009
Citrus County Auditorium
U.S. Hwy. 41 S., Inverness
(By the Fairgrounds)

Sale Hours:
Friday, March, 27, 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. ($5 donation)
Saturday, March 28, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 29, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Monday, March 30, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (half-price day)
Tuesday, March 31, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. ($3 per bag)


 

Library Programs
These programs are free and open to the public. For persons with special needs requiring reasonable accommodation, please contact a library at least two working days prior to the program. For the deaf or hearing impaired, TTY lines are available at all libraries or contact the Florida Relay Service at 1-800-955-8771.

Landscape Short Course & Plant Clinic

Trained Master Gardener volunteers of the University of Florida Citrus County Extension offer a free monthly Landscape Short Course & Plant Clinic at the Central Ridge Library, Coastal Region Library, and Lakes Region Library.  Each month a Master Gardener presents a short educational program and is available to answer horticultural questions. Information provided is researched-based, Florida friendly, and non-biased.

Central Ridge Library, 2nd Wednesday of the month, 1:30PM - 2:30PM
Coastal Region Library, 2nd Friday of the month, 1:30PM - 2:30PM
Lakes Region Library, Every Tuesday, 2:00PM - 3:30pm (Q&A Session Only)

 

NaNoWriMo

Have you always wanted to write a novel? Have you started a novel but not finished? Do you need to know how to edit and “shape up” your novel? Published authors lead the way. Get encouraged. Get inspired. Get writing! (More) pdf document

What is NaNoWriMo? Sign up Here!
National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.

Read what last year’s NaNoWriMo winner, Barbara Gardner, has to say about her experience. pdf document

Check Out November Novelists
This group is for Central Florida writers who have participated or are planning to participate in NaNoWriMo.


 

Additional Library News

NaNoWriMo Write-In Inspired Local Writers pdf document
CCLS Thanks SUBWAY® for their support!
pdf document

Focusing on Adult Literacy pdf document
FOCCLS President, Lynne Boele Gives CCLS Great News! pdf document
FLYP Reading Log Winners
pdf document

 

 

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