Members: Some of the hardest working Friends Volunteers are the elected Board Members:

• President, Frances Hereford, Membership 
• Vice President, Jim Duffy, Planning  
• Treasurer, Gail Daane
• Secretary, Roz Cruthis
• Mimi & Tom Rose, Volunteers
• Joan Shalleck, Arts Programs 
• Diane Waronka, Education Programs
• Fred Jacobsen, History Programs
• Jack Fischer, Genealogy and Computers 

The SouthShore Friends have a general membership meeting about three times a year to exchange ideas and keep members up to date.

The Next membership meeting is the 2010 Annual meeting scheduled for January 20, 2010, at 3 p.m. at the library. Be sure to attend. Everyone is welcome.

Below is a photo of some of the attendees at the last Friends General Membership Meeting.

The Board wants to thank Gladys & Rich Bromberger and John & Linda Bowker for their special effort in Book Sales. 

To learn what The Friends of the Library do on a national and international level, go to the USA Friends of the Library web site USAFOL

If you were a member before YE2006, click here to see your name CHARTER MEMBERS 

Needed to Help with Book Checkout Automation 

Many of us have used an ATM at our bank, or n automated checkout station at Home Depot, Wal-Mart and other stores. Automation offers us a way to make simple transactions, especially when we are in a hurry.

Hillsborough County Libraries have installed automated check-out equipment at most libraries. SouthShore Regional library has three automated check-out stations. Installing these machines is part of the counties’ long term effort to improve productivity.

The current recession, and the resulting reduction of headcount at SouthShore Library, has created a need for volunteers at the library. If you would like to help, call Jo Combs, Library Volunteer Coordinator, at 813-672-1156 or email her at combsm@hillsboroughcounty.org. This is a good opportunity to “Have Fun and Help the Library”.

STATUS REORT AS OF September 9, 2009 - About 50% of the items checked out at the library now go through the auto checkout machines on the right side of the circulation counter. That is a great improvement and saving. Thanks to the library staff and library users for the improvement. Users say it is "fun and fast". 

 

Above, Sun City Center Sawdust Engineer Ray LaBlanc is installing new signage outside the Friends Book Store. The Sawdust Engineers have helped the Friends in many ways. The Engineers designed, fabricated and installed the signage so that it "matched" other signage design used at the library entry.

The Sawdust Engineers also desgned and built the Store Book Drop. What a great group!

The Friends are very grateful to the Sun City Center Sawdust Engineers.  

 

 

Volunteers: Email Mimi & Tom Rose at mmrose1@tampabay.rr.com for information on volunteering at the Friends Book Sale Room. The hard work of the Friends Volunteers is greatly appeciated.

Below is a photo of some of our Book Store volunteers taken at the April 2009 General Meeting. Joe Stines, Director of Libraries for Hillsborough County (back row,second from left) and Jim Martin, President of the Hillsborough County Library Advisory Board (right) came to SouthShore to honor our "100 Plus Hour" volunteers. Each volunteer recieved a certificate signed by each County Commissionr and a Beals Gift Card. THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!!

SouthShore Regional Library

Friends of the LibraryBook Sale Room

Volunteer Schedule

(as of June 6, 2009)

Mondays:

10 to 11am:  Ron & Bev Engles (633.4059)

11am to 1pm:   Rose Stack (633.0966)1^st & 3^rd week

11am to 1pm: Jean Krueger (633.2480) 2^nd & 4^th week

1 to 3pm:   Roz Cruthis (633.7217)

3 to 5pm:   Charlotte Knaub-Turner (633.3067) **

Tuesdays:

3 to 5pm: Chris Harkins (633.0961)

6 to 8pm:  Neil & Anne Anderson (642.0114)

Wednesdays:

11am to 1pm: Georgia Angeloff (641.8090)

1 to 3pm:  Rosemary Skummer (633.0978)  

6 to 8pm: Mollie Winsted (634.8321)

Thursdays:

10am to 12pm:  Marge Yarger (634.2730)

12 to 3pm:  Patty Brandt (634.7699)

3 to 5pm: Judy Bullock (633.7322)

Fridays:

10am to 1pm: Denise Comeau (642.9004)

2 to 4pm:  Janet Doherty (633.3558)**

Saturdays:

10 to 12pm:   John & Linda Bowker (633.1427)

1 to 3pm:  Ann Baldwin (633.9537)

Sundays:

Volunteer(s) are needed for this day

Additional Substitute Volunteers

Lou/Carol Byrd (672.2463)

Tom/Mimi Rose (633.0677)(Directors/Contact)

Jean Weissburg (633.6364)

Effective April 2009, the following volunteers have exceeded 100+ hours at the book sales room at the library ~ Congratulations and Thanks!! 

Ann Baldwin 122 hours

John Bowker 372 Hours

Linda Bowker 392 Hours

Patty Brandt 360 Hours

Gladys Bromberger 140 Hours

Rich Bromberger 102 Hours...Rich is one of our most valuable volunteers, but he is not very good at recording his hours!

Roz Cruthis 240 Hours

Janet Doherty 157 Hours

Francie Froman 276 Hours

Mari Gorman 120 hours

Marie Hamly 100 Hours

Bea Hisey 146 Hours

Charlotte Knaub-Turner 213 Hours

Gene Krueger 162 Hours

Rose Stack 136 Hours

The library staff also needs help shelving books in the library. There are many activities that you can become involved in. The important thing is......"Have Fun and Help the Library".