What’s New? October 1997
Well, here we are again. The staff at the library is back, rested
and full of energy after a summer of travel, wonderful time spent with family and just
plain fun! We hope your summer was just as great! We’re now busy processing and
cataloging the mountain of books that just came in! Students in the CAPES-AGREGATION
program will be happy to note that the bound dossiers of articles have arrived (in record
time) and are available at the circulation desk. We have also received hundreds of fiction
and non-fiction titles so please stop by and take a look. There’s something new for
everyone. Enjoy!
The conversation groups started meeting in
mid-September and they are very popular. If you haven’t been to one lately, come
check it out. Faithful participants are thrilled to have the opportunity to practice
speaking and help one another. A reminder: half of the session is in English and half in
French so everyone benefits. The schedule remains the same: Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday at 5 p.m. to 6:30. This is a free service for Library members.
-Kevin Lightner
Open House and Book Sale
November 15, 1997 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The semi-annual Open House and Book Sale is just around the
corner! This year’s winter sale is scheduled a bit earlier than usual. We hope that
this timing will enable a large number of people to take advantage of the special 20 %
Library card discount offered on that day.
There will be hundreds of books in English, French (and other
languages) for sale at unbeatable prices. If you have books to donate to the sale, please
try to bring them in to the Library by the end of October so they can be sorted and
labeled.
As usual, there will be members of the American Women’s
Group on hand to serve their delicious Coffee, cookies and cake! Yum! 
Christmas Concert
The Friends of the American Library Association is pleased to
announce that it will sponsor the Christmas concert of the Madrigalistes de Montpellier
The program of Anglo-Saxon Christmas Music will be held on Sunday
December 21, 1997 at 5:30 p.m. at the Eglise Saint Mathieu.
A message from the President
Voici une autre année scolaire et nous avons déjà
quelques projets.
La Journée des associations d’Antigone, le
dimanche 14 Septembre , fut un succès. Les "amis" se sont dévoués toute la
journée pour renseigner le nombreux public, attiré par le très beau panneau composé
par Kevin. (Vous pouvez le voir à la bibliothèque).
Nous avons eu quelques propositions intéressantes; nous
vous en ferons part si elles prennent corps au cours de l’ année.
Notez déjà dans votre agenda les deux dates
importantes du trimestre.
Encore une fois je veux remercier tous les amis
bénévoles dont l’ardeur ne faiblit pas.
--Claude Clerc
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More News
Antigone des Associations
Friends of the American Library present at the Fair.
The "Antigone des Associations" fair was a great
success. Our stand attracted hundreds of interested (and interesting) people. Many thanks
go out to Friends who spent the day with us and distributed more than three hundred
Library brochures. Special thanks to Claude Chappe, Marshall Shrago, Denise Signol, Tess
Ogolah and Brigitte Carenne.
More thanks
As always, our profound thanks to Mr. Roy Lightner, Mrs. Frances
Castan and Mr. Roger Brown for their very generous contributions to the Friends of the
American Library.
And speaking of members, please be sure to fill our and return to
us the "pink slip" for this year. It’s your continuing loyalty to our
Library which enables it to function and grow. We depend on our good Friends for so much!
Fun fact: Did you know that finding a "pink
slip" in your pay envelope in the United States means "YOU’RE FIRED!"?
Our "pink slip" means just the opposite. We send you
one every year to say "We need you...We can’t do without you !"
What have you read lately ?
Express yourself !
Did you know that the American Library has a site on the World
Wide Web (internet)? * Computer nut Kevin has designed and maintains the site. One of the
more interesting pages on the site consists of book recommendations by Library staff and
members. Have you read a book lately that you just couldn’t put down? Would you like
to share it with the rest of us? If so, contact Kevin at the Library and he’ll add it
to the page. If you feel like writing a short review go right ahead. We may post it on the
Web.... The whole world is waiting!!
* from the printed version of the newsletter
