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Monthly Newsletter
December 2021
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Join the Global Day of Giving |
We're launching our end-of-year campaign on Giving Tuesday with three ways for you to support the Library!
Make a Gift to the Library: Gifts will be matched up to $30,000 through 12-31-21! Click HERE to make your online gift.
Be A Friend: 2022 is the Friends' 55th Anniversary year. Become a member and help the Library thrive for 55 more years! Click HERE to Be a Friend.
Be A Sponsor: Put your name on a Library space or program! StoryWalk,
Monday Night Movies, and More! Contact Anne Marie for information about sponsorship opportunities.
Thank you for supporting YOUR Library, and the Friends of the Sedona Library!
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We have a new holiday tree thanks to a wonderful community partner. Help us decorate it and make it festive and just right for our big beautiful Library! Stop by to see it, and add your new or gently used ornament to help us celebrate The Next Chapter at Sedona Public Library!
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The Next Chapter at Sedona Public Library |
We believe that libraries should be thriving, vibrant places that offer materials, programs, services, and spaces designed specifically for their communities. A place that serves as the community's anchor, or "third place," the one between home and work. We know our community deserves a ibrary like that, and we have launched a plan to make it happen! Welcome to The Next Chapter. Read all about it, and stay tuned for exciting updates.
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Have You Been to the Village Library? |
Over the creek and through the roundabouts, to the Village Library you go! At the new Sedona Public Library in the Village, we have quadrupled our space and increased our services. We'll be open for eight more hours each week, and we've added three small meeting rooms; two furnished outdoor patios; and a Friends of the Sedona Library book sale area. We also now offer Tech Tuesdays; free notary service on Wednesdays; Story Time; art displays; and evolving adult and children’s collections. We still offer holds pick up; public computers; a tech station with charging tables, fax, and printer; and WiFi. If you haven't stopped by, visit 25 W. Saddlehorn Rd. in the Village. Come and check it out!
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A special thank you to everyone who provided children’s books and donations to continue building the children’s collection for Sedona Public Library in the Village. Come and read a story in our rocking chair. |
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December Fun in Youth Services |
Happy Holidays from Youth Services! We have fun stuff for these festive days!
Fun at Sunset Park - Please Note New times!
☺Story Time in the Park
Wednesday mornings at 9:30. This 45-minute program with stories, music, sign language, flannel songs, and interactive play is geared to preschool ages, but all are welcome.
☺Music Morning with Annette
Thursday mornings at 10:30, December 2 and 16. A visiting parent recently said, “Today was a special treat as this wonderful woman was here with an awesome interactive music and play session. I wish I had this where we live!”
☺A new StoryWalk: Señorita Mariposa by Ben Gundersheimer (Mister G) and illustrated by Marcos Almada Rivero. Follow the numbered pages from the toddler playground, across the bridge to Sunset Dr. and back. You’ll love this bilingual book in poem/ song format that follows a monarch butterfly's 3000-mile journey from Canada to Mexico.
Fun in the Libraries!
Beginning December 20, pick up a Grab & Go winter-themed art craft.
The SedonaKind gratitude trees are up at both libraries. Please fill our trees with ornaments sharing what fills you with gratitude. We are grateful for our kind patrons!
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Engage, enrich, inspire, inform, connect, dream….these are our aspirations at Sedona Public Library. Now, you’ll see these inspirational words displayed on six new beautiful quilts that hang from the Library rafters. Local quilter Lori Feine designed and stitched these colorful quilts, and we are so happy to display her incredible work! Lori is a member of the Red Rock Quilters Guild and takes the lead on organizing our yearly Quilt Show. Thank you, Lori! We ♥ them!
And stay tuned! Our 27th Annual Quilt Show will be January 10 through March 5. Thanks again to Red Rock Quilters Guilds for our partnership. More than 50 quilts will dazzle you as we show off the work of artisans from across the region. This year's event includes Demo Days and a Shop Hop. Stay tuned for more information.
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The first one to find the Little Free Library and report its location to the Library wins a prize! |
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Little Free Library Alert! |
Thanks to a partnership between Sedona Public Library, the Friends of the Sedona Library, and the City of Sedona, a new Little Free Library is about to be released into the wild! This new Library service is a result of the contributions from FOL President David Keeber (a fine woodworker, indeed) who built this Little Free Library; the Friends who will keep it stocked; and the City which will install it. Where? We’re not telling! Keep your eyes peeled and let us know when you find it!
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Hello, Jan Marc Quisumbing! |
We are thrilled to announce that Jan Marc Quisumbing will join our team as Program & Marketing Coordinator starting December 6. Jan, a Sedonan by way of New Jersey, most recently held the position of Teen Librarian at Cottonwood Public Library. Known as “The Janimal” for his comic books and cartooning classes, Jan will be your contact for programming ideas and room bookings. He is a husband, father, cat dad, and a so-so disc golfer. Welcome Janimal!
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ma·quette
/maˈket/
noun
- a sculptor's small preliminary model or sketch.
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Please Vote for your Favorite! |
Your vote requested! The City of Sedona is asking you to pick your three favorite sculptures from five maquettes on display at the Library from November 29 through December 30. The three winning sculptures will be placed in roundabouts along State Route 179. You can also view short videos in which the artists discuss their work and you'll see 360-degree views of the maquettes. The videos are available on the City of Sedona website, where you can vote online. Please call Nancy Lattanzi for more information, 928-203-5078 or email Lattanzi@SedonaAZ.gov.
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Half Off Sale: All Holiday Books including Cookbooks
Through the end of the year, holiday books and holiday cookbooks are half off at the Friends of the Sedona Library’s Book Store! The Book Store is adjacent to the main Library on White Bear Road, open 10 to 4 Monday through Saturday.
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'Tis the Season for Gifts, Gratitude, and Giving |
Please stop by our Verde Valley Caregivers’ Christmas Tree and show some holiday cheer! The tree is decorated with tags that list gifts requested by our elderly neighbors. Grab a tag (or two!) and go shopping! Then bring the gift(s) to the Library with the tag(s) attached. Thank you in advance for supporting this important holiday effort.
Also, please add your ornament to the SedonaKind Gratitude Tree in both library locations. Share the things that make you grateful on the handmade silver ornaments. Take a look and see how many people and things your neighbors appreciate this year—and add yours to the branches!
Thank you, Verde Valley Caregivers and SedonaKind!
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For assistance with the new Catalog, Ancestry.com, or any of our services, we're here to help you. Stop by either of our library locations, or call 928-282-7714. |
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Important Library Announcements |
New Yavapai Library Network Catalog Update
Your lists from the "My Lists" feature will appear in the new catalog on December 7.
Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com will return to Library Access Only on January 1. You have one more month to use this service at home for your family and heritage research. Beginning on January 1, you'll only have access at the Library in either location.
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Please mark your calendars for three upcoming holidays when both Sedona Public Library locations will be closed.
Christmas Eve, Friday, Dec. 24
Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec. 25
New Year's Day, Saturday, Jan. 1
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