SCFOL Chapter History Category
The time of year is rapidly approaching when the San Diego City Council and Mayor will be submitting their Budget proposals for the 2019-20 fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2019.
Last month, the Library Commission revealed that the San Diego Public Library system is facing a proposed 3% budget cut next fiscal year. Not wanting to cut programs, we may be see a decrease in the Libraries’ hours of operation.
As an interested patron of the San Carlos Branch Library and... Continue Reading >
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The 2018 General Membership meeting of SCFOL was held on Wednesday, November 14 from 4:00-5:30 p.m., in the Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery. This year's super fun keynote speaker was Disney Artist and Illustrator, Terry Naughton, whose award winning illustrations will be on display in our Art Gallery throughout November. Naughton is a PHHS grad and a San Carlos neighbor. Read more about Terry at Naughton/Art. Also on the meeting's agenda was the introduction... Continue Reading >
Each year, the Friends of the San Diego Public Library takes time out to recognize up to 4 special Volunteers from each of the San Diego Branch Library Friends chapters, and to THANK each and every person who shares their time and talents by volunteering in some capacity, somewhere within the San Diego Public Library system. This year's Volunteer honoring program will be held on September 8, in the Neil Morgan Auditorium located at the Central Library. Festivities will begin... Continue Reading >
We thank the many friends of Carleen Hemric for their contributions to SCFOL in her honor. We wish Carleen a peaceful retirement and thank her for the many years she taught our children, and her thousands of hours of volunteer work for the Friends including the Essay Contest, Board positions, and support of local authors. Carleen will be greatly missed and a hard act to follow! We wish her the best life has to offer. Continue Reading >
This year's SCFOL Annual General-membership meeting will be held in the Winer Family Community Room and Art Gallery, on Wednesday, November 15, from 4:oo-5:30 p.m.
The agenda will include the introduction of 2017 SCFOL Life Members. They are: Anonymous, Jason Benesch, David Ege, Joseph Frazier, Lesley Frazier, Dr. Stuart Karasik, Barbara Morgan, Barbara Turner, and Jenean Unkefer. Their names will be added to the Winer Family Community Room's Honor Wall. Their generosity brings SCFOL's Life Membership number to 107. Our 2017... Continue Reading >