VOLUNTEERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
What You'll Find on This Page:
Do You Love Your Library?
Interested in Volunteering?
Applications (Friends Volunteer, Library Volunteer, Board Volunteer)
Meet Volunteer Coordinator Ruth
Volunteer Newsletters
Our 2018 Volunteers of the Year
Our 2017 Volunteers of the Year
Book Buddies Poster
Library Volunteers Poster
Interested in Volunteering?
Applications (Friends Volunteer, Library Volunteer, Board Volunteer)
Meet Volunteer Coordinator Ruth
Volunteer Newsletters
Our 2018 Volunteers of the Year
Our 2017 Volunteers of the Year
Book Buddies Poster
Library Volunteers Poster
FROM YOUR PRESIDENT ... A big thanks to all of you who were able to attend our Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on October 19th, 2022, at the Palmbrook Country Club. Due to COVID, we were unable to hold a luncheon in 2020, so we invited inactive volunteers to come join us this year. However, as long as circumstances permit us to hold them, future events will include only our active volunteers.
Ruth Polansky, Events and Volunteer Coordinator, put together the menu and activities.
She chose a lovely room at Palmbrook that accommodated our group very well. It was
well-lit with three walls of windows and was decorated with an autumn theme. The menu was a choice of 3 different pasta dishes, plus salad and breadsticks. A sheet cake decorated with THANK YOU! was the dessert.
It was my pleasure to introduce Glen Brown and Katelyn Morrison, Bell and Fairway Library supervisors who spoke to the group about their experiences and vision for the library. We feel they will be an asset to the libraries and also to the Friends of the Library.
As I mentioned at the Luncheon, I hope you all get a chance to come to the Books Around The Corner bookstore to see the photo memorial that we recently installed in the hallway outside of our entrance. It's hard to believe that it's been a year since she passed... but her legacy lives on in the Bookstore!
The bookstore management passed to Pam Danneman, Cathy Weyers, and Roberta Hawksworth. With the help of volunteer Mary Fischer-McKee, the bookstore is now selling special items online, providing us with a new revenue stream.
We played a game called "Corners" that allowed us to learn a bit more about our volunteers. It had people moving to different parts of the room in response to various questions like Coke or Pepsi? and Where were you born: East or West of the Mississippi, or outside the United States. We discovered three "foreigners" who were born in Australia, Canada, and Iceland.
The luncheon concluded with many door prizes handed out. Each attendee also received a goodie bag. It was a fun time for all. We're already looking forward to gathering again in March, next year!
Ruth Polansky, Events and Volunteer Coordinator, put together the menu and activities.
She chose a lovely room at Palmbrook that accommodated our group very well. It was
well-lit with three walls of windows and was decorated with an autumn theme. The menu was a choice of 3 different pasta dishes, plus salad and breadsticks. A sheet cake decorated with THANK YOU! was the dessert.
It was my pleasure to introduce Glen Brown and Katelyn Morrison, Bell and Fairway Library supervisors who spoke to the group about their experiences and vision for the library. We feel they will be an asset to the libraries and also to the Friends of the Library.
As I mentioned at the Luncheon, I hope you all get a chance to come to the Books Around The Corner bookstore to see the photo memorial that we recently installed in the hallway outside of our entrance. It's hard to believe that it's been a year since she passed... but her legacy lives on in the Bookstore!
The bookstore management passed to Pam Danneman, Cathy Weyers, and Roberta Hawksworth. With the help of volunteer Mary Fischer-McKee, the bookstore is now selling special items online, providing us with a new revenue stream.
We played a game called "Corners" that allowed us to learn a bit more about our volunteers. It had people moving to different parts of the room in response to various questions like Coke or Pepsi? and Where were you born: East or West of the Mississippi, or outside the United States. We discovered three "foreigners" who were born in Australia, Canada, and Iceland.
The luncheon concluded with many door prizes handed out. Each attendee also received a goodie bag. It was a fun time for all. We're already looking forward to gathering again in March, next year!
Do You Love Your Library?
Then think about volunteering on the Sun City Arizona Friends of the Sun City Libraries, Inc. Board of Directors! Meetings (open to the public) are held at 10:00 AM, at Bell Library, on the second Thursday of every month, from September through May. For the 2022 summer months of June, July and August, the Board will meet on Zoom. If you wish to be included in the meeting, contact Sue Blechl to provide the link. Often, work sessions are scheduled on the first Thursday of the same months. Find out more by clicking below for an application, with a list of opportunities. We'd love to have you on our team. Attend our next meeting and check us out!
Interested in Volunteering? Apply here!
Meet Ruth Polansky, our Volunteer Coordinator
Printable Bookstore Volunteer Application
Printable Board of Directors Application
OR
Online Bookstore Volunteer Application
Online Board of Directors Application
If you want to volunteer for the
Sun City Libraries, click here
If you'd like to find out more about our roles, committees,
and job descriptions before you apply, please click here:
Sun City AZ Friends Board and
Committees and Responsibilities
Printable Board of Directors Application
OR
Online Bookstore Volunteer Application
Online Board of Directors Application
If you want to volunteer for the
Sun City Libraries, click here
If you'd like to find out more about our roles, committees,
and job descriptions before you apply, please click here:
Sun City AZ Friends Board and
Committees and Responsibilities
And Now A Few Words From Our Volunteers:
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Friends of the Sun City Libraries Book Friends Volunteers, Joan, Irene and Carol, tell us
what volunteering means to them.
what volunteering means to them.
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Volunteer Newsletters:
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Archived copies for your enjoyment:
December 2022
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022
August 2022
July 2022
June 2022
May 2022
April 2022
March 2022
February 2022
January 2022
December 2021
November 2021
October 2021
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
May 2021
April 2021
March 2021
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
June 2020 - no newsletter
May 2020
April 2020
March 2020
February 2020
January 2020
December 2019
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
July 2018
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
March 2018
February 2018
January 2018
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
September 2017
August 2017
July 2017
June 2017
May 2017
April 2017
March 2017
February 2017 (debut edition)
December 2022
November 2022
October 2022
September 2022
August 2022
July 2022
June 2022
May 2022
April 2022
March 2022
February 2022
January 2022
December 2021
November 2021
October 2021
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
May 2021
April 2021
March 2021
February 2021
January 2021
December 2020
November 2020
October 2020
September 2020
August 2020
July 2020
June 2020 - no newsletter
May 2020
April 2020
March 2020
February 2020
January 2020
December 2019
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
July 2018
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
March 2018
February 2018
January 2018
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
September 2017
August 2017
July 2017
June 2017
May 2017
April 2017
March 2017
February 2017 (debut edition)
Congratulations to our 2018
Volunteer Recognition Recipients!
Ada Weiner, Volunteer of the Year
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Sara Kuykendall, Volunteer of the Year
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Camilla Kuberka, Outgoing Board Director
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Karl Watgen, recipient of Special Volunteer Extraordinaire Certificate
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Congratulations to Our 2017 Volunteers of the Year!
From the left: Karl Watjen, Library volunteer of the year, Monica Fallon, Book Buddy volunteer of the year, Janet Fanning, Bookstore volunteer of the year. Each winning volunteer received an award and special recognition at the Friends of the Sun City Libraries Volunteer Dinner at the Palmbrook Country Club on April 30, 2017. Congratulations winners. We appreciate what you do!
A Few of Our Library Volunteers
