This column appeared in the Journal on July 18, 2008. Past columns can be read at juliewinkelstein.com
“Rotarians provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.” Rotary International (www.rotary.org)
I was recently invited to speak at one of the weekly Albany Rotary Club meetings. The [...]
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The incredibly hard-working Friends of the Albany Library are holding another book sale this Saturday, July 19 from 10-4 p.m. at the Library. All the items for this sale are 50 cents each and include a selection of fiction, non-fiction, vintage, children’s books, home and crafts and a large amount of “treasure hunt”.
In our eco-friendly [...]
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We Are Free2
It’s National Library Week! One of the ways that we are celebrating this year is with the launch of the Free2 campaign, which will continue to raise awareness for months to come. The campaign theme will be on buses and in newspaper ads in the Bay Area beginning this week.
Logon to www.wearefree2.org for details of [...]
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Sometimes the library is a casino, and sometimes a local educator is a blackjack dealer. Congrats to the Albany Rotary for transforming the Library/Community Center into a disco and casino on Saturday night March 1, in celebration of Albany’s 100th birthday. Funds were raised for the Albany Education Foundation and other good causes. The Albany Historical Society mounted [...]
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This column appeared in the Journal on February 8, 2008. Past columns can be read at juliewinkelstein.com
“Members of the ICMA Local Government and Public Libraries Partnership Initiative Advisory Committee are committed to gaining and promoting an understanding of the role and value of the modern public library…” From the October 2007 ICMA Management Perspective
I recently [...]
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The Albany Youth Soccer League has donated a collection of Soccer DVDs to help the League’s coaching staff learn new skills and techniques. Some of the title are:
The Novice Coach
Speed and Strength Training for Soccer
The DVDs and books on soccer are now on display in the library. After that, they will be availalble on the [...]
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The Albany Library currently has an exhibit of the winners in the Growing Up Asian in America contest sponsored by the Asian Pacific Fund for Bay Area Youth. The exhibit will be at the Library through February 19. Students in K-12 submit art and essays for cash prizes. One of the winners this year is Lingxuan [...]
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The library is a great place to get books and other materials to fulfill some of those New Year’s Resolutions. A resolution we often make is to give back more to our community. The Friends of the Albany Library need people to help year round with the sorting and pricing of books donated in preparation [...]
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Posted in Libraries, Teens, The Albany Community on Thursday, December 20, 2007 | No Comments »
It’s the time of year that many of us look back over the last 12 months, take stock, and make goals for the new year. I’m happy to say that 2007 has been a very good year for me in many ways. I was hired at the Albany Library in February and am now fortunate [...]
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On Sunday December 2, Girl Talk Band entertained, entranced and captivated music lovers. As part of the quarterly Music in the Lobby series, they played a wonderful variety of world music. Drums, guitar and ‘cello combined to create a great sound. This popular series is paid for by the Friends of the Albany Library and [...]
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