SCFOL Prez Sez: Bill Bischoff, 2024 Year-in-Review
For me, this year, as President of the Friends of the San Carlos Branch Library, has been one of Challenges and Changes!
The year began with the 50th Birthday Celebration of the San Carlos Branch. The gathering of dignitaries, longtime patrons, friends and members emphasized that our branch is a keystone structure in the San Carlos Community. Our well received youth face painting and craft tables were a huge hit, and patrons enjoyed our historical displays.
SCFOL welcomed three new Life... Continue Reading >
This year’s annual SCFOL General Membership meeting will be held Wednesday, November 13, 2024 from 4:00-5:30 pm, in the San Carlos Branch Library’s Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery. All SCFOL members are invited to attend. Find out what's happening in 2025 at the San Carlos Branch Library.
The agenda will include:
SCFOL President Bill Bischoff: Introduction of guests, new 2024 SCFOL Life Members (Sandi Calabough Sue Dennis, and Lisa King), and speaker.
SPEAKER: Past President of SCFOL & FSDPL,... 
Congratulations to the 2023-2024 outstanding SCFOL volunteers, Marcy Andersen, Lara Ferguson, Leesa Mouw, and Kathy Ruiz. They were recognized at the June 8, 2024 FSDPL Annual Meeting. These wonderful volunteers have given freely, many hours of their time and talents to SCFOL. As of June 11, 2024, Andersen and Ruiz have also been elected to the SCFOL Board of Directors.
Marcy Andersen stepped into the position of SCFOL Officer and Board Secretary. Evie McGhee has retired from those positions after... 
In 1988, Jack and Carolyn Winer made a few stops along the way, but finalized their retirement years in San Carlos in 1987. How lucky we were!
As it happened, their new home was in walking distance to the San Carlos Branch Library. A life long, avid reader and quoter of well-known authors, Winer became a regular figure at the Branch, a member of SCFOL, its Vice-President in 1989, and in1993 he was tapped to be SCFOL’s President. SCBL staff member,... 
In 1982, SCBL managing Librarian Verna Stewart encouraged a few dedicated patrons to start a Friends of the Library chapter of FSDPL at the San Carlos Branch. SCFOL was born on May 15, 1982, with the expressed mission of "focusing public attention on the library services, facilities and needs; to strengthen and expand library services; and to stimulate the use of the library facilities as a cultural resource center for the community." The San Carlos Branch Library quickly grew as... 