OLLF Newsletter – Spring 2024
From the President: At the January 2024 OLLF board meeting, we committed to fund $511 for craft supplies in support of various craft programs including our successful sewing classes. OLLF has bought 2 sewing machines, and a member donated a 3rd machine, so we have enough equipment to support the sewing classes.
We also funded the purchase of 43 new books. Most of the books were to refresh the non-fiction section of the LGBTQ Special collection. The order has been placed and should be on the shelf by the end of April 2024.
The gardening program in January had 32 in attendance, which is the largest crowd yet for a gardening program. Our Feb. program had to rescheduled since our library is an early voting location. There will be additional gardening programs this spring and summer.
As always, I encourage you to become a member of the Oak Lawn Library Friends (OLLF). Also, you can volunteer to be a member of the OLLF board. We are looking for new ideas to make our library a better branch.
We are seeking artists to exhibit for monthly virtual art shows on our OLLF website.
We continue to fund a subscription to BookPage for 100 copies a month. This magazine has news on the newest books coming out.
Our website currently has 4066 author pages. It covers authors new and old with author biographies and books in order of publication.
To fund this support, we depend on donations, grants, and memberships. We also participate in the Kroger Care program and the North Texas Day of Giving.
From the Oak Lawn Library Staff:
Thank you from the Oak Lawn Branch!!!
We want to take a moment to convey our heartfelt gratitude for your ongoing generosity and support of our library! Thanks to you, we’ve been able to introduce exciting new programming and events, including our free sewing class, which has now become one of our most popular programs. It brings us joy to announce that we can now offer sewing as a recurring program, and it is now scheduled twice a month!
Thank you for all you do! We are excited to continue working together to create a welcoming atmosphere at our library where people can utilize our resources, connect with the community, and make new friends!
Upcoming Programs:
Adult Kids
Beginning Sewing: Black History Month Celebration:
Scrappy Fabric Bookmarks Harriet Tubman Inspired North Star Art
(registration required) 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
6 to 7:30 p.m. Thu Feb 22
Thu Feb 21
Novel Discussions Book Club: Leap Year Frogs Craft
Dolphin Junction by Mick Herron 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Wed Feb 28
Wed Feb 28
Black History Month Celebration:
Basquiat Inspired Self-Portraits
6 to 7:30 p.m.
Thu Feb 29
View our online calendar at dallaslibrary.org/events
Join the Oak Lawn Library Friends
Membership is quick, easy, affordable, and now ONLINE!
Visit our webpage https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/ to join online. Use this link to go to the membership page: https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/membership-page/
To become a member, scroll down the page, take note of the price of your membership level, and click the yellow donate button. You can also use a downloadable editable PDF form to print a copy to mail or hand deliver to the library with your check.
Oak Lawn Library Friends Membership Form
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| Student/Senior $6 | ||||
| Sustaining $20 | ||||
| Household $25 | ||||
| Non-profit $50 | ||||
| Close Friend $75 | ||||
| Corporate $250 | ||||
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| MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Oak Lawn Library Friends 4100 Cedar Springs Dallas, Texas 75219 | ||||
Shop Kroger & Benefit the Library
You must re enroll starting August 1st each year. If you have a Kroger Care card, link your card to number # 41560 and you will benefit the Oak Lawn Library Friends every time you shop at Kroger.
For suggested books, you can use this link: https://oaklawnlibraryfriends.com/book-recommendations/
Oak Lawn Library Friends 