"Window to the world"
-One of the proudest contributions made by Friends
of the Pflugerville Community - 2004
2009 is 28th
anniversary
year of the FRIENDS !
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EVENTS
Fall 2010 Book Sale Fundraiser
| Dates/Times: |
Nov. 3th 6:00pm to 8:00pm
*Pre-sale for members of Friends*
Nov. 4th 2:00pm to 8:00pm
Nov. 5th 10:00am to 6:00pm
Nov. 6th 10:00am to 2:00pm
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| Where: |
Pflugerville Community Library
102 10th Street
Pflugerville, TX 78660 (512-251-9185) |
The Used Book Sale
includes DVDs, Videos,
audio books, as well as fiction and non-fiction hardback and paperback
books. Lots of grat bargains!
Donations accepted
at the Library.
Members, please email friendspcl@yahoo.com
or call Tamya at 512-990-7599 if you can volunteer at the book sale.
Summer
2010 Children
Programs Sponsored by the Friends
June 15 - 6:00
p.m. Family activity.
Holly
Cleeland - Costume Design
Holly
will demonstrate how to make a costume with household
items and recyclable materials. Author of
the book “Glue and Go Costumes for Kids”
June 16 -
10:30
a.m.
Family show.
Sara
Hickman - Singer
Award winning
singer
Sara Hickman sings for everyone!
June 30 - 10:30 a.m. Family
show.
Wild West: Songs and
Stories by Kim Lehman Singer, Storyteller, Puppeteer
Go back to the wild west
with interactive stories, folk songs, and puppets.
July 14
– 2:30 P.M. Family show.
Catch
the Reading Express with Julian Franklin
All Ages.
This shows salutes the great American author: Carl Van Allsburg.
During this show you will learn more about the
author of Jumanji, The Polar Express, and other titles.
July 21
– 3:30 p.m. Family show
Bonzo
CrunchClown
Popular
comedy juggling/magic show. He emphasizes
on the importance of reading and the value of the library as a
community
resource.
July
29 – 6:00
p.m.
Family activity. Esther
Lopez
Storyteller & String Figures
Stories for
all ages:
Fables and folk tales with a twist – illustrated with the use of string
figures.
Heritage Book Highlighted in Humanities Texas Newsletter!
Pflugerville: A Heritage to Remember is highlighted in the May issue of the
Humanities Texas newsletter.
Humanities Texas, the state partner of the
National Endowment of the Humanities, provided a grant to the Friends
to partially defer the cost of printing the book. To see the
story link to: http://humanitiestexas.org/newsroom/spotlights/pflugervilleaward/
Pflugerville: A Heritage To Remember
A limited number
of books are for sale at the
library. To reserve a copy when reprinted (third printing), please
contact the friends at friendspcl@yahoo.com
Oral History
Project
Pflugerville:
A
Heritage
to
Remember
The Friends
of
the
Pflugerville
Community
Library has partnered with
local organizations to collect personal accounts of life in the
Pflugerville community over the past 100 years. Partners are: Heritage House Partners; City of
Pflugerville, Pflugerville Community Library, Pflugerville
Genealogy
Society and Pfriends
Pfor
Pflugerville's
Pfuture.
 Interviews with fourteen families who were reared in
Pflugerville or the surrounding areas have been video-taped.
Descendants of African-American, Hispanic, and German families who
settled in the area are included in the interviews that are conducted
by local volunteers.
 The
original interviews will be
made available for view at the Pflugerville
Community Library, Heritage House Museum
and the Austin History Center. A book has
been published to include excerpts from the interviews and photos
collected from the families. Humanities Texas,
the
state
partner
of
the
National
Endowment
for
the
Humanities,
awarded
a
grant
to
the
Friends to
partially fund the publication.
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