Fernandina Beach Friends of the Library
The Friends of The Fernandina Beach Library
Friends of the Library
P.O. Box 17155
Amelia Island, FL 32035
904-530-6500
fernandinalibfriends@gmail.com
Insight- Electronic Newsletter
Officers
Chuck Comeau, President
Jody Mackle, Vice President
Margaret Bellucci, Treasurer
Peggy Sauer, Secretary
Meetings
Fernandina Beach Library
Meetings are monthly 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Library Community Room
25 N. 4th St.
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Meetings at 9:30 am in the Community Room of the Library
January 23
February 27 (Board Meeting 4PM & Annual Meeting 5:30 PM)
March 26
April 23
May 28
June 25
July 23 (if needed)
August 27
September 24
October 22
November 19 (Thanksgiving on the 4th Thursday)
December – No Meeting
Friends of the Fernandina Beach Library
Postpones Stories on Stage
For Immediate Release:
Fernandina Beach, FL (February 11, 2020) – In an abundance of caution, the Fernandina Friends of the Library (FOL) and The Lakeside at Amelia have decided to postpone the 6th annual storytelling slam, Stories on Stage, on Sunday, March 22, 2020. The popular event will be rescheduled for a later date.
Thank you all for your wonderful support of this special event. All ticket purchases will be refunded as promptly as possible. If you have any concerns, please call (904) 321-6529.
Friends of the Fernandina Beach Library wish to thank the The Lakeside at Amelia Island.
For questions or inquiries, please contact:
Jody Mackle, FOL VP at JodyMackle77@gmail.com or 904-753-3643
Native American Art Exhibit
The Native American Art Display Reception scheduled for Saturday, March 14 will be postponed.
Friends of the Library is pleased to announce a new art exhibit, “Native American Art”, in the Fernandina Beach Library Community Room, showing examples of many Native American art techniques along with educational materials from the Teacher’s Traveling Art Exhibit for schools and libraries. The exhibit will hang from January 15 thru April 30, 2020.
The exhibition represents the major Native American regions, including the Northeast, Plains, Southwest, Southeast and Northwest and offers viewers a broad cross-section of Native American art forms including prints, masks, rugs, rattles, shields and kachinas. This exhibition is augmented with actual art objects on display from several members of the Fernandina Beach Community with significant personal collections of Native American art. They have generously loaned examples from their collection for our community to enjoy.
There will be a reception at the Fernandina Beach Library for all “ Collectors of Native American “ at an upcoming date. In addition, there will be activities for children and students to be scheduled and advertised separately.
Additional pictures and information upon request. Gallery Hours are every Wednesday 2-4 pm and Saturday 2-4 pm and upon request for a showing.
Reading List 2019-2020
- April: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (Lynne)
- May: Milkman by Anna Burns (Susan)
- June: Brief and Wonderful Life of
Oscar Wao by Jonot Diaz (Julie) - July: Warlight by Michel Ondaatje (Andrea)
- August: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez (Penny)
- September: The Warmth of Other Suns Isabel Wilkerson (Lila)
- October: Hidden Tapestry by Debra Dean (Vibeke)
- November: The Razor’s Edge by Somerset Maugham (Anne)
- December: The Untouchable by John Banville (Evelyn)
- January: Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (Judy)
- February: Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (Larry)
- March: PLANNING PARTY
Other Books Nominated:
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline
Reading List 2018-2019
- April: Radium Girls by Kate Moore (Sallie)
- May: The Long Way by Bernard Moitessier (Carl)
- June: Never Let Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (Evelyn)
- July: Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks (Susan)
- August: Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyne Ward (Andrea)
- September: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (Kay)
- October: The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (Kathy)
- November: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande (Penny)
- December: Daisy Miller by Henry James (Anne)
- January: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (Lynne)
- February: The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes (Vibeke)
Reading List 2017-2018
- April: Appointment in Samarra by John O’Hara (Anne)
- May: The Sellout by Paul Beatty (Susan)
- June: All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy (Jerry)
- July: In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson (Andrea)
- August: American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Nancy)
- September: The Crucible by Arthur Miller (Kay)
- October: Billy Budd by Herman Melville (Evelyn)
- November: Moonglow by Michael Chabon (Maddy)
- December: The Daughters of Mars by Thomas Keneally (Lynn)
- January: Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Judy)
- February: The Light Between Oceans by M L Stedman (Larry)
Other suggestions:
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi (Coates)
- Virginia Width of the World by Baldacci (Dawn)
