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FOSCLp.o. Box 1617

Bethany Beach, De 19930-1617302-537-5828

www.foscl.com

OFFICERSpresident

lois rubinsohn

Vice presidentrobert maddex

Treasurerron weber

recording secretarygregory neuner

systems managerCharlie Kopay

BOARD of DIRECTORSCarol BriglebKathy green

Katherine a. JohnsonJudy ramoy Johnstone, ph.D.

Charlie Kopayf. norbert Kraich, Jr.

Karen lettTheo loppattorobert maddex

linda C. maxwellVirginia nee

gregory neunerrichard oliver

lynn phelpsmaureen rayborn

lois rubinsohnron weber

audrey Young

LIBRARy DIRECTORsue Keefe

BOOkkEEpERpamela miller

The Friends of the South Coastal Library Connection is produced by Board Members.

To submit an article or ask a questionsabout Friends activities please write us.

EDITORTheo loppatto

LAyOuT & DESIgnCarrie Boyden

Vol. 22 | no. 2 | spring 2015

Spring has arrived!Spring has arrived to the delight of everyone in the Bethany Beach area.In addition to the budding of the trees, relatively soon we will see the beauty of flowering gardens and the smell of newly mowed grass. I for one will be looking forward to the entertainment at the Bethany

Beach bandstand, walks along the beach, the taste of Fisher’s popcorn, a big tub of DB fries, and a cup of deliciousness from TCBY. Aside from the eats and treats offered during the warm season, I look forward to volunteering for the Beach & Bay Cottage Tour, July 22-23, 2015 and the FOSCL Summer Book Sale, August 13-15, 2015.

It’s a pleasure during these two events to embrace the tasks at hand, along with so many familiar and new individuals. The successes of the Tour and Book Sale rely heavily on the effortsof volunteers and the support of patrons, contributors, andthe community.

If you haven’t done so already, please mark your calendar for these two upcoming FOSCL events.

I am pleased to inform you that the FOSCL-School Partnership sponsored its first event Friday December 5, 2014 at the South Coastal Library.The Music School of Delaware hosted a program for approximately 100 Lord Baltimore Kindergarteners.It was a fun time for all. Have a joyous spring and a happy summer.

Sincerely,Lois Rubinsohn

president’s message

Editor’s NotE: Check out www.beachandbaycottagetour.com for updated information on the 2015 Beach and Bay Cottage Tour. Visit our facebook page at www.facebook.com/beachandbaycottagetour.

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2015 Beach & Bay Cottage Tour CommitteeChair Kathy Green • advertisinG Faith denault assisted by ann Boteler, Barbara Carlson, Judy Marcucilli,and Janet Parham • Booties eileen Quigley • CoCKtail Party Karen taylor and Jen edmonstonFlowers Cathy schultz, Bethany Florist • GraPhiC desiGn Carrie Boyden • hostesses sharon dillon,lindy Griffith, and lois Mcnamara • house write uPs Marylou tietz • PuBliCity Joan Gordon, david Green, Meaghan Green, and donna Philpitt • raFFles linda Kulin • reservations & donations Maureen raybornand Joe healy • tiCKet sales Carol Kopay and Barbara turner • transPortation & loGistiCs Carol Brigleb,thea Chandross, dick Fox, linda Manning, and richard oliver • weBMaster Charlie Kopay

Friends of south Coastal Library and Lord Baltimore Elementary school in Partnership to Foster student Cultural Literacy and Lifelong Use of Librariesthe Friends of the south Coastal library has formed a partnership with lord Baltimore elementary school in support of one of FosCl’s objectives, which is to sponsor programs and activities for the benefit of patrons of the library and the larger community. this endeavor is designed to provide programs of cultural literacy to the local student population and encourage the students to become lifelong users of the library. it is the inauguration year for the project and FosCl will fund two performances for kindergarteners. FosCl hopes to add funding each year to increase the number of students served. the first program was held at the south Coastal library on dec. 5, 2014. one hundred ten kindergarteners and their teachers from lord Baltimore school attended a performance by the delaware school of Music. the performers were outstanding, the children completely engaged, and in the words of several kindergarteners upon leaving the library after the performance: “it was awesome!”

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“A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.” –Carl Reiner

Director’s report | sue Keefe

We are over the winter. Totally. And looking forward to no snow to blocking the library’s driveway,shoveling—totally done with it.

So now that you can hit the roads safely and make it into the library, here’s what may be new for you this spring:

• We’re starting a “Browsing Collection” for you! Just look to your right when you come into the library. You’ll see a pretty aqua “wave” bookcase, with extra copies of new and high demand books and DVDs. The difference between these items and any others? No holds or renewals on them. This ensures that there are always new titles that you can browse and check out. So even if you’re on hold for the latest John Grisham, stop by the library and take a look. You never know--an extra copy might be sitting on the shelf just waiting for you.

• Do you enjoy taking classes—but don’t want to travel to them? We will be adding to our great Courses collection, which gives you DVDs and “textbooks” in one easy kit so you can travel through history, art, music, and other countries and still enjoy a cup of tea at home—all at the same time. (And there’s no final exam either.)

• Do you need help in borrowing e-books and e-magazines on your Kindle, iPad, tablet? You can stop in (and bring your device too) for one-on-one help, register for our

classes on using kindles and ipads, or even reserve a half-hour appointment to get more in-depth help. Check

out the ways to get info at the bottom of this article. We’ll get you reading online as soon as we can.

Special spring classes and events include:• Bach Flower Essences with natural therapeutics specialist Carol Borsello on April 20th at 1:00pm. Explore Dr. Bach’s flower remedy system so you know what flowers may work for you.• MS Word 2013 Class on April 23rd at 10am.

Tired of never knowing the right shortcuts? Don’t throw that document out—learn tips and tools of the trade with Word. Call the library at 302-539-5231 to register.

• Culinary History Class with Chef Charles Oppman on April 30th at 1pm. Do you know the history of salt, chili peppers, and potatoes? Join us for a unique history class, with handouts and tastings—but no final exam!

Check out our site at southcoastal.lib.de.us for full listings. For classes requiring registration, call the library at 302-539-5231 or drop by the circulation desk. And the added bonus—no more snow to slosh through to get to us!

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Thanks to all of you who supported and helped with the Winter 2015 Book Sale!!The sale was held on Friday and Saturday, February 13 and 14.Although it was freezing outside, buyers were out in force. The parking lot was packed, and I heard it was difficult to find a parkingplace – a great problem to have!

The sale generated $2,959.57 in sales due to the support of the community and all the volunteers who generously gave their

time and energy! Lora Caputo and Lois Rubinsohn, Co-chairs, especially want to thank the committee: Theo Loppatto, Fran Markowski, and Audrey Young, as well as the set-up crew!

The semi-annual sale is held in February and August by the FOSCL (Friends of the South Coastal Library).Proceeds from the sale are used to enhance the

library’s programs and services. Mark your calendars for our next sale which will take

place August 13, 14, and 15 (Thursday – Saturday).

If you wish to help with the sale and don’t believe your name is on the current list of volunteers, please email or call Lora Caputo (lora-caputo@hotmail.com or 537-1628). Lora can give you ‘job descriptions’ of the positions for which we need volunteers.

Another Book Sale Success! winter 2015

We are continuously accepting donations of gently used books, Cd’s, and dVd’s. they may be taken to the library during regular open hours.

PAWS (Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services) has come to Sussex County. Three years ago I had the opportunity to attend the Delaware Read Aloud Conference and participate in the PAWS for People

workshop. This is a non-profit organization with more than 350 volunteers who, with their own pet dog, cat or rabbit, provide comfort and support for people of all ages. They have been providing help to people in assisted living facilities, hospitals, and schools in Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey since 2005.Volunteers are trained and certified by PAWS staff. An extension of PAWS for People is PAWS for Reading. A one-on-one reading session with an unconditionally loving companion builds self-confidence.The dogs offer a safe, nonjudgmental environment. What a remarkable motivator to encourage a child’s interest in reading!

Beginning in 2013, we have had four trained and certified teams of dogs and their owners that come to South Coastal Library the first and third Mondays from 6:30-7:30.An average of fifteen children between the ages of four and fourteen attend each session! Each child receives a “Goldie’s Gang” card with a paw print on it. The paw print is stamped after the child finishes his or her reading and signs the dog’s “pawsagraph” book. After five stamps PAWS for People sends them a certificate and PAWS for Reading T-shirt. Because of the success of our program, PAWS for Reading has expanded to the Frankford and Selbyville libraries.

During our last session for the year, the children colored and decorated thank you cards for each team. Our library presented each owner with a beautiful journal and each dog with a bag of dog biscuits lovingly made by Sandy Kaminsky.

Staffers pick: is the library going to the dogs? | sharon palmer, Children’s Department

Yes! “Look! there are dogs in the library!” yelled the first grader to his father on a recent Monday evening.

Once again, many thanks to all involved!

Got books?

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For the second year in a row, the House of Representatives has proposed eliminating - not trimming, merging, auditing or studying – but entirely getting rid of all funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services and, with it, every program that IMLS administers, including LSTA! (Library Services Technology Act)

LSTA is the primary source of annual funding for libraries in the federal budget. The bulk of this program is a population-based grant funded to each state through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Each state determines how they will allocate their LSTA funds, often using the money to provide databases, resume workshops, summer reading activities, and more.

As the phrase goes, “We Need You” now more than ever to join the ranks of our intrepid National Library Legislative Day landing force to storm the beaches of Congress (nicely

and politely, of course). We need you to tell your Senators and Congressperson (more likely their staffs), face-to-face, that libraries are worth orders of magnitude more than every penny spent on them by the federal government, and that libraries care about a host of other issues, from ending intrusive government surveillance to preserving net neutrality to fighting for open access to government-funded information - just to name a few!

Please, sign up today to join us in Washington on May 4th and 5th for a full day of issue briefings and another full day of “hitting the Hill” to deliver libraries’ messages to Congress in person. If you’re new to the process, please also join us on Sunday May 3rd for an afternoon session of everything-you-need-to-know-about-Leg-Day for “newbies” like you. It’s easy. It’s fun. And it’s IMPORTANT - this year more than ever.

Calling librarians, friends, trustees and all library advocates!

It may not be practical for you to attend National Library Legislative Day 2015 in Washington D.C. in person; however, please take the time to let your senators and congressman know how important libraries are to you and your families. You can “hit the hill” with an email, a phone call, or a letter of support for libraries and the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the programs it adminis-ters including LSTA (Library Services and Technology Program) critical to the sustainability and quality of library services for all. If you would like more information you may contact Theo Loppatto at theofulton@verizon.net.

This SOS went out from the State of Delaware Division of Librariesfrom the American Library Association:

An urgent message from ALA’s (American Library Association’s) Washington office forDelaware librarians, friends, trustees and all library advocates. IMLS (Institute of Museum and

Library Services) AGAIN in congressional cross hairs for TOTAL ELIMINATION;National Library Legislative Day attendance more critical than ever!

Even if you can’t go to Washington, you can still help…

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Make A Donation!Use the enclosed coupon or our secure web site to contribute to the 24th Annual Beach & Bay Cottage tour to assist in our fund raising efforts. If your donation is received by June 4, your name will be included in the program booklet which serves as the tour ticket. Please consider making a donation even if you cannot attend the tour.

Categories are: Underwriter/$1000, Benefactor/$500, sponsor/$250, supporter / $150, Patron/$100, Contributor/$50, Friend/$25. Your donation of $150 or more (received by July 15) will entitle you to an invitation for you and a guest to the gala July 16 Cocktail Reception honoring the owners of the homes featured on the 2015 tour. This partyhas become one of the top socialevents of summer in Bethany.

Adopt-a-House Sponsors Bear Trap Dunes Friends Bethany Lakes Book Club The Barefoot Gardeners

of Fenwick Island Bay Forest Homeowners Cripple Creek Ladies Club Gardeners By The Sea Lord Baltimore Women’s Club Salt Pond Women’s Club Shore Democrats Villages of Southampton HOA South Bethany Women’s Club Women’s Civic Club of

Bethany Beach Women’s Council of Realtors

(WCR)

Friends oF the south Coastal library

24th Annual Beach & Bay Cottage Tour

For updated information visit www.beachandbaycottagetour.com and LIKE US on Facebook at www.facebook.com/beachandbaycottagetour

What: The 24th Annual Beach & Bay Cottage Tour

When: Wednesday, July 22nd & Thursday, July 23rd, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Where: Along the shore from North Bethany to Bethany Beach and inland

Why: Your opportunity to visit ten exceptional homes in a variety of ages, styles, sizes, and locations to benefit the Friends of the South Coastal Library

How: Reserve your tickets now at $30 each by 1. Using the order form on page 6 (last page) with a check or credit card and mailing it 2. Stopping by the South Coastal Library 3. Visiting the tour’s secure website at www.beachandbaycottagetour.com and ordering your tickets with a credit card

We can not mail tickets. You may pick up the tickets you have reserved in advance at the South Coastal Library starting July 16th at 10 AM. Tickets will be available July16th – 21st at selected local merchants. Any tickets remaining on the days of the tour will be available only at the South Coastal Library. Please remember that no children under twelve, babies or pets are permitted in the tour homes. Please note that you will be visiting private homes which are not handicap accessible.

Dinner for Two AND Art Raffles:We expect the tour to be a sell-out and recommend reservations.With your ticket you will receive a sturdy grocery tote bag sponsored by Bethany Beach Books, G&E/Hocker’s, Leslie Kopp, PNC Bank, Sea Colony Recreational Association, the Town of Bethany Beach, and Vickie York. Along with your ticket and booties in the bag, you will receive copies of Coastal Style, Delaware Beach Life, and a new Coastal Point magazine.

to help with the 24th Annual Beach & Bay Cottage tour. If you would like to spend a few hours as a coordinator, host or hostess in one of our lovely tour homes, or if your organization would like to Adopt-a-House and staff a tour home, please contact Lindy Griffith at TourHostess@gmail.com or 410.707.7141 (Hostess forms will be sent out soon) If you would like to assist with parking at a tour home or help with transportation logistics before the tour, please contact Carol Brigleb at cbrigleb@gmail.com or 703.405.2711If you would like to help sell tickets at the library in July, please contact Carol Kopay at carolkopay@gmail.com. If you can help by selling raffle tickets at the library startingthe week before the tour, or at a tour home, contact Linda Kulin at lindak@mchsi.com

You’ll enjoy being part of our team!

Volunteers Wanted

For the 24th Annual Beach & Bay Cottage Tour, you’ll have the opportunity to win a great prize by buying raffle tickets.

Framed art work will be donated by Aubre Duncan, Tara Funk Grim, Laura Hickman, Jeanne Mueller, and Cheryl Wisbrock. Gift certificates in the amount of $100 will be available from fine local restaurants.

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Check enclosed (Make check payable to Beach & Bay Cottage Tour.) Charge my Visa or Mastercard (*ALL info below is required if paying by credit card)

CVV code from back of card Exp. Date

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Your tax deductible donation as an Underwriter, Benefactor, Sponsor, Supporter, Patron, Contributor, or Friend entitles you to a listing in the program booklet. Donation must be postmarked by June 4th to ensureinclusion in the program book.

You can reserve your Tour tickets inadvance ($30 per ticket) and may combine the purchase of tickets with your donation. Advance ticket orders must be postmarked by July 11th. Please return the form above with your check or creditcard information to:

Beach & Bay Cottage Tour P.O. Box 753 Bethany Beach, DE 19930

Please return this form with payment to: Beach and Bay Cottage Tour, P.O. Box 753,Bethany Beach, DE 19930. Must be postmarked by June 4th for donations to appearin the book or by July 11th for ticket reservations.

Please PRINT your name as you would like it to appear in the program.

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Please complete form CLEARLY and include your email address

Ticket Orders & Donations

Tour Tickets:I would like to order: tickets x $30 each =

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Visit our web site at www.beachandbaycottagetour.com

July 22 & 23, 20159:30am - 4:00pm

Show your supportby making a donation.Underwriter . . . . . . . . . $1,000*Benefactor . . . . . . . . . . $500*Sponsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250*Supporter . . . . . . . . . . . $150*Patron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100Contributor . . . . . . . . . $50Friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25

To benefit the Friends ofthe South Coastal Library

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*Your donation of $150 or more entitles you to an invitation for you and your guest to the gala Homeowners’ Cocktail Reception on July 16th.

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*Your contribution of $150 or more entitles you to an invitation for you and a guest to the July 16th Homeowners’ Cocktail Reception.

Charitable Donation: $1,000* $500* $250* $150* Other:

$100 $50 $25

Please consider making a donation even if you can not attend.

You may reserve tickets onlinewww.beachandbaycottagetour.comuntil July 15th. All payments arenon-refundable.

We do not mail tickets.You may pick up tickets reserved inadvance at the South Coastal Library starting July 16th through July 23rd.

Tickets are now on sale at the SouthCoastal Library in Bethany Beach. Selectlocal merchants will have a limitednumber of tickets in July. Tickets maybe available at the library on the daysof the tour if supplies last.

For additional information, callKathy at 302-539-9442 or e-mailinfo@beachandbaycottagetour.com

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