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Newsletter May 2001
The Library Board meeting
We just had another board meeting. We are happy to welcome two new
members on our board: Mavis Nugent, who works in the English Dept at IBM,
has agreed to take on the duties of secretary. Art Fell, a business lawyer
who just retired and is settling down in Montpellier after a career in
Paris and overseas, has kindly agreed to be responsible for public
relations. If any other members would like to be more active in our
association, we welcome your ideas and your presence. We can always use
all the help we can get. At our meeting we discussed the new membership
fees (see below), the inventory, cataloguing, orientation of the
periodical collection, and the financing of the FOAL web site.
Newsletter
The newsletter is now e-mailed to almost every one! Drop us a line at friendsamlib@hotmail.com
and we will add your name to our list.
Membership Fees
Although FOAL membership fees haven't changed since 1990, the passage
to the euro requires certain modifications in our accounting. Please note
the new fees:
Children/students : 20 euros / 130F
Adults :
30 euros / 200F
Patrons :
40 euros / 260F
Summer hours
This year's summer hours will be complicated; but you can already note
that from May 21st we'll be open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm.
(because of the heat in the afternoon)
We will close for the summer on July 14, and will re-open on August 29.
(more details later)
Word for Word
Once more we had a wonderful time with the Word for Word company. The
Bunchgrass Edge of the World is a great short story to read, but to see
and hear it was an incredible experience. Every year the audience is
bigger and more enthusiastic. We'll do it again next spring!
General Assembly
The next general meeting of the Friends has been tentatively set for
Thursday October 4. On the agenda will be Board elections, the financial
report, a summary of the year's activities, and discussion of next year's
projects and activities. More detailed information will be announced as
the date draws closer.
Book and video sale
The Friends of the American Library BIU Richter 60, Rue des Etats
Généraux 34000 Montpellier Tel. 04-67-13-43-99
On Saturday May 5th, from 10 am to 5 pm we'll have our book and
video sale to raise money for the Library. As usual we will have a raffle.
Among the prizes will be a five-year membership to the American Library,
books, CDs, etc. In addition, American Library membership cards
purchased or renewed at the book sale will be valid for 14 months
for the price of 12.
Once again the AWG has generously offered to serve free coffee and cookies
and will host a bake sale with proceeds going to the Library.
At 4:30 pm there will be a mini concert by the Anglo-American
Jazz Band and the raffle drawing will follow. Come and browse through
the hundreds of books and videos on sale.
New books
John Grisham, A Painted House
Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass (third vol. of "His Dark
Materials")
AmyTan, The Bonesetter's Daughter.
Anita Diamant, The Red Tent
Dick Francis, Shattered.
Joanna Trollope, Marrying the Mistress.
Jeremy Paxman, The English: A Portrait of a People
Kathleen Reichs, Deadly Decisions
Michael Connelly, A Darkness More than Night.
John Le Carré, The Constant Gardener
Diane Johnson, Le mariage (and many more)
