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"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 !


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
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

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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.

Old cotton gin imageInterviews 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.

Humanities Texas logo 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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