[Notices]
| The next Board meeting of FOSTPL is on Monday, September 15, 2008 at 5:45pm sharp in the Enid M. Baa Adult Reading Room. On the agenda are a wrapup of the Summer Reading Program, Friends of Libraries Week (October 2008), the "Read a Book, Share its Treasures" campaign, FOSTPL radio PSAs, and other important updates. Current Board members are urged to be in attendance, as the drafting of new Board members will take place, and the general public is welcome. Membership applications will be available. |
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2008 Summer Reading Program
| "Fired Up" Youths Ace Baa Summer Reading Program: The 2008 Summer Reading Program sponsored by the Friends of St. Thomas Public Libraries (FOSTPL), the Enid M. Baa Public Library & Archives and the Foundation for Enhanced Learning ended with an awards ceremony on Saturday, August 9th at the Tutu Park Mall... Read more... |
Special thanks... to Dockside Books!
NBA legend Library Card Sign-up Month honorary chair
| July 11, 2008: September is Library Card Sign-up Month - a time when the American Library Association and libraries across the country remind parents that a library card is the most important school supply of all.
The observance was launched in 1987 to meet the challenge of then Secretary of Education William J. Bennett who said: "Let's have a national campaign...every child should obtain a library card - and use it." Since then, thousands of public and school libraries join each fall in a national effort to ensure every child does just that. Library cards are generally free to those living in the library's service area. In most cases, borrowing privileges are granted on the spot. Some libraries may require some form of identification, proof of residency or the signature of a guardian. Libraries play an important role in the education and development of children. |
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