Monday, September 14, 2009

Felton Library Festival -- Thanks!


Felton Library Friends is grateful to all who made this year's Festival a tremendous success. The Festival and New Leaf Community Day together added over $5000 to the fund that we’ll use to launch our community capital campaign for furnishings and equipment for the library once the base funding is secured.

As important were the wonderful community connections -- residents meeting with Library Director Teresa Landers and architect Teall Messer to discuss building plans, families enjoying delicious food and the musical talent of the San Lorenzo Valley, and children creating and swapping books and enjoying many other wonderful activities provided by community groups.

Special thanks to:
  • More than fifty dedicated community volunteers who made the event possible
  • Event preparation helpers: Ron Campbell, John Fasolas, Ron Rickabaugh & Felton Fire Protection District, Get Rooted Landscaping
  • Children’s activities: Camp Joy, SVLUSD Charter Schools, Mt. Hermon Playschool, SLVUSD Lunch Program.
  • Food Suppliers: Marianne’s Ice Cream, Redwood Pizzeria, Phil Foster Ranch, Live Earth Farms, Desperately Seeking Chocolate, Tacqueria Vallarta.
  • Performers: Beth Hollenbeck and Jayme Kelly Curtis; Patti Maxine and Friends; The Marbled Murrelets; Little People’s Theater Singers
  • Sound and Photography: Julie Rix, Brian Frus
  • Drawing Donors: New Leaf Community Market, Cynthia Sandberg, Renee Shepherd, Beth Benjamin, Cowboy Bar & Grill, Mama Mia’s, Tyrolean Inn, Oak Tree Ristorante, Coffee 9, Cowboy Bar & Grill, Jenna Sue, Mt. Roasting, Spanky’s, White Raven, Felton Farmers Market, Bookshop Santa Cruz, Capitola Book CafĂ©, Logos, Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Library


Thursday, September 10, 2009

Felton Library Festival

A last reminder that the annual Felton Library Festival this Saturday, 12:30-3:30 (full details below). Please tell your friends and neighbors about this marvelous free celebration of our Valley's commitment to excellent library services.

Tickets to the drawing
can be purchased at the Festival and at Felton New Leaf tomorrow (Friday) from 10 to 12 —you choose which prize(s) you’d like to take a chance on.

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Felton Library Festival, an Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social and Watermelon Feed

Saturday, September 12, 12:30-3:30 p.m. on the site of the future Felton Library (next to the Felton PO)

  • Free admission—fun for all ages!
  • Great food: Marianne's ice cream cones and sundaes, chocolate sauce from Desperately Seeking Chocolate, watermelon, pizza from Redwood Pizzeria, and drinks.
  • Entertainment on stage: Beth Hollenbeck & Jayme Kelly Curtis; Patti Maxine & Friends; The Marbled Murrelets; Little People's Theater Singers
  • Free children's activities: book making, magic lessons from the Great Blindini, apple activities by Camp Joy, food art from SLVUSD Food Program, face painting.
  • Children's book swap/sale (children up to age 12 are encouraged to bring up to five books to swap Literary cupcake walk,
  • Drawing for five prizes worth $100 or more (need not be present to win).
  • Library Director Teresa Landers will speak briefly. Felton Library architect Teall Messer will be on hand to show and discuss preliminary plans and artist renderings.

This annual event celebrates the site of the new Felton library, offered to the library system by the Verutti family, as progress continues on efforts to build a modern library for the entire San Lorenzo Valley.