Nancy Smith Your SunBird Library has a good variety of donated magazines. The magazine rack (facing the lobby) will display a variety of magazines with dates as current as possible. We only have what you donate. Please only take a few. The newspapers (SanTan Sun News, etc.) are delivered by a different, independent company. We…
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Community News, March 2017
Library: Did you know?
Nancy Smith Did you know: 1. That 2,867 good used books were given to charities in 2016. 2. That many damaged books (coffee spills, water-soaked pages, animal chewing) were recycled. 3. That a cover without the book is nothing. 4. That there are 12 volunteers donating their time to shelve, every day of the week.…
Community News, March 2016
Footnotes from the Library
Lois Anderson A few months ago, I was asked to be in charge of the Puzzle section of the SunBird Library. This is what I have discovered. Most people who like to do puzzles think that this activity exercises your brain while it helps use up a few minutes or hours. Those who don’t do…
Clubs & Classes, January 2016
Footnotes from the library
Nancy Smith Do you start the New Year with great resolutions? Easy plans for hopeful solutions? Do you wonder just what the New Year holds as each and every month unfolds? Here’s an idea- no strain, no stress, a trip to the Library for quiet success. Time is so precious, each day and each minute…
Community News, November 2015
Footnotes from the Library
Marilyn Klooster As we transition into the holiday season with the celebration of Thanksgiving, let us remember that life is rich, beauty is everywhere, and every personal connection has meaning and give thanks. Let us not forget our thanks for our life in the community of SunBird. We are especially blessed as residents volunteer and…
Community News, August 2015
Footnotes from the library
Lois Anderson Here are a few reminders for those who use the SunBird Library: Do donate any good new or used fiction or non-fiction or large print books, complete puzzles, children’s books or newer magazines. Don’t donate coverless, torn or otherwise damaged materials or pre-2000 health references or textbooks. Do take your donations to the…
Community News, July 2015
Footnotes from the Library
Nancy Smith Finding your way – around our library. We’ve done some house cleaning and want you to know what has changed. Two categories, War and Western, have both been moved to the row facing the windows. This allows for larger books, such as the Navy and Marine history books. Due to low readership, the…
Community News, June 2015
Footnotes from the library
Marilyn Klooster Summer is knocking at our door – guess we had better let her in. (Do we really have a choice here?) Temperatures are on the rise as our Arizona summer radiates in all its glory. Summer finds us wherever we call home and play – a good time to lay back, relax and…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
Footnotes from the Library
Nancy Smith There’s something happens When we think of May. A subtle rebirth Comes to play. With splashes of color From flowers and trees, Lots of allergies To make us sneeze. Do you think of trips? Do you want to roam? Or perhaps you’re happy Just staying home. Work-play-laugh-rest, Your SunBird Library Has just one…
Community News, April 2015
Footnotes from the Library
Lois Anderson A few reminders for those of you who are headed north: Check to see that you do not leave a treasured photo, letter or valued bookmark in the book or books that you are returning to SunBird’s Library. Check to see that the DVD or CD cover or tape box has the correct…