November 21, 2018 – Gifts and Memorials

The Mellen Lions & Lioness Clubs have once again written to the North Pole and invited the Claus’s to visit.  Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus have let us know that they will be stopping at the Library on Saturday, December 8th from 1-3 PM.  Be sure to bring your camera and wish lists!

Each year our library receives gifts and memorials from community members, families and friends from near and far.  It is through these gifts and donations that we can add to our collection, provide special programming and services, as well as create new opportunities for our community at the library.  We are very grateful.

Soon to be added to our collection are the following:  Beauchamp Hall by Danielle Steel was purchased in memory of LaVern Utegaard with a donation from Ruth & Dennis Gilgen.

A Season of Grace by Lauraine Snelling and The Fashion Designer by Nancy Moser – both in large print were purchased in memory of Vyola ‘Tula’ Turney with donations from Kent & Judy Goeckermann and Ruth & Dennis Gilgen.

Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy was purchased in memory of Ramona Hann with a donation from Kent & Judy Goeckermann.

The North Star and Sky Color both by Peter Reynolds were purchased in memory of Tara Nuutinen with a donation from Kent & Judy Goeckermann.

Hush Hush, Forest by Mary Cassanova was purchased in memory of Barb Cittadino with a donation from Kent & Judy Goeckermann.

The Big Fella by Jane Leavy, Sea of Greed by Clive Cussler, Target by James Patteson,  The Reckoning by John Grisham,  Robert B. Parker’s Blood Feud by Mike Lupica, Tom Clancy’s Oath of Office by Marc Cameron, The Snowy Nap by Jan Brett, Winter Is Here by Kevin Henkes, and Construction Site on Christmas Night by Sherri Rinker were purchased in memory of Alec Ellias with a donation from Marlene S. Sederholm.

The Mamba Mentality:  How I Play by Kobe Bryant was purchased in memory of Paul Augustine with a donations from Ruth & Dennis Gilgen.

Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg and The Pattern Artist by Nancy Moser – both in large print were purchased with a gift from the Mellen Lioness Club.

Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan, The Secrets We Carried by Mary McNear, You Don’t Own Me by Mary Higgins Clark, Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny, Look Alive Twenty-Five by Janet Evanovich, and Quite by Tomie dePaola were purchased with a gift from Jean Cantu.

In honor of Georgene Ericksen’s retirement from The Mellen Weekly Record the audio book Freedom’s Light by Colleen Coble was purchased with a gift from Kent & Judy Goeckermann.

Our list of donations will be continued next week . . .

The Library’s Policy Committee will meet on Monday, November 26th at 4:30 PM.  The Regular Monthly Meeting of the Library’s Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, November 26th at 5:30 PM.

Hope to see you soon at the library.