12 Winter 2012 Applegater
Sponsor-a-Saturday at Ruch Library
Applegate Library
What could be better than an
afternoon (or morning) at your local
library, browsing through books, working
on the computer, or just curling up in a
chair and reading in the quiet, peaceful
atmosphere of learning?  Well, you have
that opportunity right here in Applegate at
our library, which is open on Tuesdays and
Fridays from 2 to 6 pm, and on Saturdays
from 10 am to 2 pm.  We also have a
meeting room that serves the community
as a place to gather for programs, or for
special uses such as yoga classes, choir
rehearsals, irrigation meetings and many
other important causes.
It’s time to renew your Friends of the
Applegate Library (FOAL) membership.
For only $15 you can support FOAL,
which organizes events and raises money
for the added features our library provides.
We recently held a book sale and raised
$242.25, which will be used to purchase
a laptop projector that will be available for
programs in the future.
And speaking of programs, The
Accidental Ensemble, a group of local
Applegate singers, will be performing at
3 pm on Sunday, March 4. This will be a
post-Valentine’s Day program including
some old and new love songs. The
program is free to the public, so bring your
sweetie and enjoy the music and the social
gathering. Refreshments will be provided
at no cost. Donations, of course, are always
appreciated.
The Adult Winter Reading Program
is still in effect, and it is not too late to
participate with a chance to win a prize
for reading four books by February 21.
For details, visit the library website at
www.jcls.org.
For those adults who want to improve
their computer skills, free computer classes
will begin in June throughout the Jackson
County library system. The Applegate
Library will be offering the Basic 3 program
(Basic 1 and 2 programs have already been
held in Applegate). Check in with the
library for the exact dates.
For those homeschoolers in Applegate
and surrounding valleys, play days will be
offered to children within the ages of four
to seven (give or take a few months). The
play days will take place on Mondays and
Wednesdays from 1 to 3 pm. Play days
this past year have included building with
wood and blocks, dress up and dance, yoga,
wool projects, making wreaths and candle
lanterns. For more information, email
Michele at humbughealers@yahoo.com or
call Hadley at 541-899-3133.
So now you see how hard our library is
working to keep the community informed
and involved. You, too, can be involved
if you stop by the Applegate Library and
renew your membership with a check to
Friends of the Applegate Library for $15.
If you are not yet a member, this is the
time to join.
See you at the library!
Joan Peterson
541-846-6988
Ruch Library
Raising Ruch Readers Preschool
Birthday Club: We are beginning a new
program to help promote early literacy
and to spark children’s interest in reading
and books. The Friends of Ruch Library
is sponsoring this Birthday Club, which
is designed for children aged two through
five. You and your child do not need a
library card to participate in this program.
On or about your child’s birthday, bring
him or her to the library during open
hours and s/he can choose a book from
our Birthday Club shelves. They receive
a book on each one of their birthdays,
the last on their fifth birthday. Any child
between one and four may begin the
program. We are actively seeking donations
from community members to help support
this effort. We need gently used books
appropriate for two to five-year-olds. Your
donation will be greatly appreciated.
Winter Reads: This is an adult winter
reading program beginning January 9.
Adults over 18 may read (or listen to) at
least four books between January 9 and
February 21, and then fill in a log sheet
available at the library. Each log sheet
enters you into the weekly drawing for
prizes and for the grand prize at the end
of the program. Enter as many times as
you wish!
Pass the Book: The Storytime Guild
of Jackson County welcomes donations
of gently used children’s and young adult
books to be passed on to social service
agencies in the county. There is a box for
the collection of your books at each branch
of the Jackson County libraries.
Community Display Cases: We
welcome your contribution to our
community displays. February will focus
on hearts, so look around your place and
see if you have any interesting hearts to
add. Then begin thinking about bringing
in your favorite teacup for the month of
March.
Chilton’s Auto Repair Manuals:
Ruch Library now has a huge collection
of Chilton’s Auto Repair Manuals on hand
for those of you interested in doing your
own repair work.
See you at the library!
Thalia Truesdell • 541-899-7438
Branch Manager
The Friends of Ruch Library (FORL)
want to express our deep appreciation for
all the contributions from this community
during our annual book sale and Saturday
Hours @ Ruch Library campaign. Our
book sale in October generated the highest
sales to date for this event.
Then we focused our efforts into our
annual campaign to keep Saturday Hours
@ Ruch Library in 2012. Our lofty goal
of $18,000 seemed impossible, but FORL
was motivated and is optimistic this goal
can be achieved since we continue to
receive donations.
During our campaign we discovered
that our outreach to local businesses and
individuals to Sponsor-A-Saturday (SAS)
might be more effective as an ongoing
effort rather than end with the campaign.
The idea to perpetuate the SAS effort
throughout the year will make it easier to
appeal to a wider range of local businesses
and individuals; we all felt constricted by
the end date.
We purchased a display sign that
we can easily update every week with
sponsor information. The message will
acknowledge that this particular Saturday
is “brought to you by (your name here).”
The cost to FORL for Saturday Hours
@ Ruch Library is approximately $250 a
week. For those with budget concerns, we
can accommodate your gift with a payment
plan of your choice.
I have a personal goal of finding local
businesses and individuals to sponsor every
Saturday in 2012, and our business, Mike
Drake’s Alignment & Brakes, has already
selected a Saturday in February. Mike and
I invite you to join our effort to maximize
Saturday Hours @ Ruch Library.
Feel free to email me at smartina@
charter.net or phone me at 541-621-5235.
Tina Drake
FORL Board Member
541-621-5235
smartina@charter.net