Dear Friends of the La Jolla Library,

With summer ending, we look back at the many successful programs featured at your library. In particular, the La Jolla Music Festival held their annual workshops with thirty-two musical performances from July 30 through August 20. The musical talent at these performances was at a very high level. Our library community is fortunate to have these "mini" concerts. The library patrons look forward to these workshops as evidenced by the capacity attendance in the community room. Another notable annual event was the Youth Summer Reading Program from July 15 to August 16. This program provides a stimulus for the youth community to explore the world of books. The success of this program is evident by the approximate 8000 books read and an attendance of almost 1200 youths for all events.

As we move into the fall season your library has planned a number of events, including children's programs, art displays, computer and database classes, PSAT and SAT preparation classes, as well as the monthly movies. Please refer to the schedule in this newsletter.

With the changes in season or holidays I'm sure you have noticed the appropriate decorations which appear on the Friends' book sale book-cases. These decorations are prepared by Jane Villani and Beth Dowding who consistently capture the spirit of the occasion. Beth has also been the Friends' Book sales Chairperson for several years. She has put in countless hours with her committee volunteers sorting and pricing your donations of books, magazines, audio/video tapes and CD's/DVD's. Beth has decided to step down as chairperson of the committee. On behalf of the Friends I would like to thank Beth for her devotion and dedication to this effort that benefits all of us. Your purchases of these donations provide funds that are donated to the La Jolla Library. These funds together with a generous match from the San Diego Library Foundation provide your library with the ability to purchase new books, tapes, etc. for their collection. We thank Jane Villani and Darryl Templer who have volunteered to be Co-Chairpersons of the Book Sales Committee. Plan to stop by the Friends' book sale area to inspect and purchase these bargains.

I also invite others to become a member of the Friends of the La Jolla Branch Library. Your membership and gifts help to keep your library at a high performance level in this era of city budgetary restraint. A printable membership form is located on this web site (view). I hope to see you soon in the library.