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A Homegrown SoundSwell 
June 14, Doors open at 6:30
The Kwuumba Jazz Center
Tickets: $17
The HOMEGROWN benefit brings
together two stellar local bands to
help raise awareness of the Santa Cruz
Public Libraries’ SoundSwell Local
Music Collection. The SoundSwell
project is one of kind in California,
allowing library patrons to download
and stream free local music with their
library cards. Join us for some Homegrown Entertainment!
Can’t make the Book Sale? 
The Friends of the Scotts Valley Library, a chapter of FSCPL, will host
their book sale on Saturday June 20,
from 10 am to 4 pm. If you missed
the Spring Sale in May at the Downtown Library, or can just never get
enough books, then stop by!
Cost of the Summer Reading
Program 
You can help bring Summer Reading
to your libraries! Here’s how your
tax deductible donation to the
Friends can support the Summer
Reading Program.
•A gift of $5,000 will underwrite
the Festival of the Book.
•$1,000 will pay for Circus of Smiles
performances at three branches.
•$500 will pay for Village Rhythms
performance at a library.
•$250 will help pay for free lunches
for children at the Festival of the Book.
•$100 will help defray the cost of
storing the gently used children’s
books the Friends sell at the Festival of the Book.
Please write “Summer Reading
Program” on the memo line of your
check, or next to “Library Program”
on the enclosed envelope. If you’d
rather make a gift online, visit us at
www.fscpl.org/newsletter.
Thank you for considering making this worthy contribution to
your community!
MAY–JUNE 2015
It’s Spring, Which Means Spring Book Sale
Books, and CDs, and DVDs, OH MY! It’s time
to buy, at the Spring Book Sale! Join the Friends
for a fun time perusing the selection of books and
other items that are for sale on Saturday, May 16th.
Everything has been generously donated by other
bookworms over the past six months.
You can find a new book — believe me, there are
many to choose from. There are fiction, non-fiction,
young adult and children’s books. Pick out a coffee
table book as a present for a friend. For those that
like to listen to their fiction, there are books on tape
and CD that are for sale. Or sit back and relax at
Shoppers with their arms full at the 2014
home
later, with the new movie you’ve purchased
Spring Book Sale
at the Spring Book Sale. Want music instead? We’ve
got that too! Our donors were very kind, so the Friends will be unpacking those boxes, and ready to sell
the items to a happy new home to raise money for our libraries.
Most books will be priced between $1 and $3. So help a friend out! Leave no box in need of being
repacked! Join us in the parking lot next to the Downtown Santa Cruz Library, on May 16th 10 am to 4
pm. The Greek Church will be hosting their Food Faire that weekend, so you can score on tasty treats
as well as great books!
The Summer Reading Program is coming to
the Santa Cruz Public Library!
B
eginning June 1st and running until July 26th,
the Read to the Rhythm Summer Reading
Program is coming back to the Santa Cruz
Public Libraries. These programs are a wonderful
alternative to getting sunburned or having to clean
out the sand from everything you own two weeks
after one trip to the beach. But what’s really great
about Summer Reading is that these programs
directly benefit our community.
Statistics show that over the summer, teens
and children lose important academic skills that
make it difficult to catch up once the school year
begins again in the fall. To counteract this, the
Summer Reading Program offers rewards like
Book Bucks that provide incentive for students of
all ages to continue reading. Children most susceptible to losing academic skills are from low-income
backgrounds, which is why your donations to the
Friends are important to ensure this free program
continues for years to come.
The Summer Reading Program offers interactive
performances at the branches for children and
teen participants. The Circus of Smiles, which
includes theatrics and audience participation,
and the Village Rhythms, with informative performances of harmonious music, will be at local
branches throughout the summer among others.
Performances like these keep learning fun!
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Cowgirl Tricks performs at the 2014 Summer
Reading Program
The grand finale, Festival of the Book, will be on
July 26th in Harvey West Park. The Watsonville
Taiko, a popular and local drumming group that
encourages learning about the culture and tradition of Japanese Taiko drumming, will perform.
Lunch and a book will be provided free by the
Friends for registered participants.
The Summer Reading Programs are funded by
your support to the Friends, making them free
and accessible to the public. If you would like
to see similar programs at your library, please
donate to the Friends today!
Message from the President
Pete Cullen, Former President of the Friends of the
Santa Cruz Public Libraries
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
President
Aaron Brandt
Treasurer
Harley Robertson
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Nora Brink
Kate Canlis
Glenda Hastings
Cindy Jackson
Phil Rodriguez
Vivian Rogers
Lorraine Sintetos
Rebekah Sousae
EDITOR
Cordelia Neff
CONTRIBUTORS
Lillian Howard
D
ear Friends,
After more than four years as a board
member and close to two and a half years as your
President, the time has come for me to move on to
other endeavors. Serving as your President has been
an honor and a privilege and given me the opportunity to work with many dedicated and committed
board members, volunteers, staff, and community
members. I have learned a great deal, made lasting
friendships and I believe I have made a positive difference in our community and helped support one
of our greatest cultural and intellectual assets, our
libraries. Thank you all!
I would like to give a special thank you to Teresa
Landers and Janis O’Driscoll and all the library staff
for their guidance, support and collaborative efforts
towards making our libraries the very best they can
be. As we move forward, I encourage everyone who
is a part of the Friends team, members, staff and volunteers, to build on our past success with a shared
vision of a bright future for our libraries.
Our board continues to evolve. Many thanks
to Edna Elkins who is leaving our board of directors to pursue other projects and opportunities; we
wish Edna all the very best success and happiness.
Welcome to Rebekah Sousae our newest board
member and congratulations to Aaron Brandt as your
new board President. I am confident the Friends of
the Santa Cruz Public Libraries will continue to be a
vital part of our community, serving as our libraries’
greatest advocate and support organization.
With Sincerest Gratitude,
Pete Cullen
Director’s Cut
Teresa Landers, Director of Libraries
I
t is with both sadness and excitement that I write
my last column as Library Director for the Santa
Cruz Public Library System. I am retiring and, in
August, my husband and I begin our next adventure
serving in Botswana with the Peace Corps. At the
end of our service, we will live in Phoenix to be closer
to our children and grandchildren. My last day at
work is May 15.
I arrived in Santa Cruz in 2009, during the height
of the recession. The Library’s financial situation was
dire. With great sacrifice by the staff, we weathered
these difficult times, kept all ten branches open, and
expanded hours.
Even more importantly, we made great strides
in technology and exponentially expanded our
programming and partnerships for all ages. We
Naomi Wang
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Jenny Davies
[email protected]
www.fscpl.org
(831) 427-7716
Pete Cullen and Teresa Landers table for the Libraries
at the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce Business Fair
Teresa Landers (center) at a library governing meeting.
welcomed in the new age of electronic books and
streaming music and video and upgraded our technology both for the public and behind the scenes.
SCPL is poised for more change as a transition is
made to a new model of governance that is being finalized. Once that is complete, a search for my successor can begin. In the meantime, Janis O’Driscoll,
Manager of Programs and Partnerships will serve as
the Interim Director.
As for the Library- great plans are moving forward
for exciting summer events:
• The Summer Reading Program with the theme,
Reading to the Rhythm gets started in June and culminates with the Festival of the Book on July 26.
Many fun programs are planned for every branch.
• The SoundSwell local music project is having a
fund raiser at Kuumbwa Jazz on June 14 from 7–9 pm
• Garfield Park turns 100 and we are celebrating
with a community birthday party on July 11. Check
out the new drought resistant landscaping at Garfield
Park.
Check the Library’s calendar and website for a
complete list of library activities in the summer and
throughout the year: www.santacruzpl.org
In closing, I am honored to have served a community that is so supportive of its public library and I
am confident that the next library director will be
able to build on the foundation I have established
and take SCPL to new heights.
Our Mission The Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries, Inc., is a non-profit organization whose
members support the Santa Cruz city-county library system through fundraising, volunteer services and advocacy.
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“Gently Used”
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Drop them off
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YOUR TURN
TO SPEAK UP
All Friends members are Invited to
attend the Annual General Meeting.
When: 9 a.m. Friday, June 19
Where: Downtown Branch
“Our family first started enjoying
the Tales to Tails program at the Capitola
Library when my daughter turned 6 years
old. We are so happy now to have it in
our local library in La Selva Beach. It has
helped her to become more eager to read
aloud. It has also helped her with her reading comprehension. Our whole family has
developed a relationship with the dogs
and especially Bitsy. We look forward to
Tales to Tails every month.” –Jennifer
Sun
Aptos Closed
Mon
11-7
BRANCH HOURS
Closed
Capitola Closed
Closed
Branciforte Closed
Closed
Boulder Creek Closed
Downtown
1-5
Felton Closed
10-7
Closed
Closed
La Selva Beach Closed
10-5
Garfield Park Closed
Live Oak
1-5
Scotts Valley Closed
11-7
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Tues
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Wed
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Fri
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BRANCH LOCATIONS
Aptos* 427-7702
Scotts Valley* 427-7712
Felton 427-7708
* Meeting Room Available
2380 Portola Drive, SC
2005 Wharf Road, Capitola
224 Church Street, SC
• Reference: ext 5730
• Children’s: ext 5720
• Circulation: ext 5710
316 Estrella, La Selva Beach
La Selva Beach 427-7710
230 Gault Street, SC
Branciforte 427-7704
705 Woodrow, SC
13390 West Park Avenue, BC
251 Kings Village Rd, SV
6299 Gushee Street, Felton
7695 Soquel Drive, Aptos
Boulder Creek* 427-7703 Garfield Park 427-7709
Capitola 427-7705
Live Oak 427-7711
Downtown* 427-7707
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one of the best ways to ensure that Santa Cruz Public
Libraries continues to be
a sustainable community
resource. Bequests allow
FSCPL to respond to library
needs for many years to
come. For more information,
please contact Cordelia Neff
at [email protected] or
831-427-7707, x7796.
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