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May/June 2017 NEWSLETTER
FOL-KP@WORK Art on the Walls - We hope you have all been to the
library recently and have noticed the beautiful art exhibit. Our
Friends chapter purchased the wall art system so that KP could
continue the tradition of exhibiting the works of local artists.
The April show was entitled Vibrant Flowers. It featured artists,
Tatiana Rezapkin and Nina Voliy. We look forward to the next
display of local talent which will be installed for the month of
June. It will feature the work of Malika Snail:
http://msnl09.wix.com/malikas-art. You can check out The Green
Acres School traveling art exhibit installed now in the children’s
area. It includes fanciful animals and colorful mandalas.
Day of the Book Recap
The Friends of the Library, Kensington Park Chapter sponsored
Rick Campbell (left) as a special guest speaker at the 12th annual
Day of the Book Festival (April 23rd). Rick, a retired Navy
Commander, spent more than twenty years in the Navy, serving on
four nuclear-powered submarines. Upon retirement, Rick was offered
a two-book deal (since extended to six) by Macmillan / St. Martin’s
Press for The Trident Deception. It was hailed by Booklist as, “The
best submarine novel written in the last thirty
years, since Tom Clancy’s classic, The Hunt for Red October.”
Rick’s first three books were Barnes & Noble Top-20
bestsellers, and his fourth book, Blackmail, releases in June 2017.
We also hosted an FOL-KP information booth. Our volunteers greeted
community members, answered questions, and encouraged interested
booklovers to join our group.
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A Breath of Fresh Air for Staff There are areas behind the
scenes at KP where the air circulation is not to everyone’s liking.
Our chapter purchased a fan to assist in increasing the air flow in
the big work area behind the main desk. Staff now is all set for
the hot summer season!
FOL Jazz Series We welcomed several residents from the
Kensington Park Senior Living facility to our most recent jazz
concert. We hope they will join us again for the next session. We
hope you will be there too!
MAY Performance: Christiana Drapkin and Harry Appelman
Saturday, May 20, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM / KP Library Lower
Level
Come enjoy Golden Standards from the Great American Song Book!
Vocalist Christiana Drapkin and pianist Harry Appelman celebrate
the beautiful songs written by Johnny Mercer. As a lyricist, he
worked with composers Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Jerome Kern, Henry
Mancini. The list of hit tunes seems endless. And they all speak to
the heart. Come spend a beautiful hour with us.
Take Note: Thanks to members like you, our Friends group
maintains the piano that is used in most of these concerts. We also
purchased the podium that is used for author talks.
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FOL Author Talk Series June Speaker: Peter Cozzens author/editor
of 17 books on the American Civil War/American West
Tuesday, June 13, 6:30 PM / KP Library Lower Level
Local author Peter Cozzens will talk about his latest book, The
Earth is Weeping: the Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the
American West. Peter is the winner of the $50,000 Gilder Lehrman
Prize in military history for the best book
published on the subject in the English Language in 2016. The
book also was the Smithsonian Top History Book of the Year. For
more info about Peter and his work see
http://www.petercozzens.net/
Membership News
We Appreciate Our Recent Donors!
• Harriet Levy
• Leah Mazade
• Choi Young
• Representatives of the now-closed Palisades community swim
club
• Wheaton Area Moms Donations Welcome - The FOL-KP board sends
thank you emails to individual donors; this notation can also serve
for tax purposes. Certain large donations additionally are
recognized by FOL Central Office.
Creative Thinking, Please - Do you have a suggestion for the
KP
Library? for the Friends Chapter? Programs you would like to
have or topics to address? There is a suggestion box in the
library. It is placed in different locations and poses
different
question for your responses. Just fill out the response form and
be eligible for the random monthly drawing. The winner gets a $5
gift certificate to use at the KP used book sale-just think-that is
5 paper backed books OR 10 children’s books What a deal!
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Let your friends know how to join us!
• Join on line at http://www.folmc.org/kensington-park-chapter/.
Click the big orange DONATE button in the top right corner of the
screen for the JOIN form. At the bottom of the online form you can
designate you are joining the Kensington Park Chapter.
• Join on paper by printing out the form at
http://bit.ly/2jM2iEI . Mail your completed form to FOL-KP, 4201
Knowles Ave., Kensington, MD. 20895 or turn it in to a staff member
at the library’s front desk.
Is it time for you to RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP?
We value our members! Membership is for one calendar year,
January to December. Joining or renewing at the start of the year
is most efficient for all. Of course, we welcome members and
renewals at any time. So please do not feel pressure to change your
payment timing. We will send renewal emails three times each year.
If this coincides with your timing – great! By the same token,
please be patient if you receive a reminder that’s not in sync with
your payment preference. Questions? Please contact us
[email protected].
The renewal form PDF is at http://bit.ly/2jM2iEI
Looking for what to read next?
READING RAVES recommended by Friends of the Library members
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (fiction) When
graduate art student Ellie Shipley paints a copy of a 300-year-old
Dutch painting, she faces years of consequences. The novel moves
back and forth in time. We observe the life and times of three
people: Sara de Vos in the mid-17th century and her painting; Marty
de Groot, the wealthy Upper East Side New York and owner of the
original; and to Ellie, the painter of the forgery and now a
respected professor of art living in the Australia in 2000. The
novel is very visual with detailed descriptions of Dutch paintings
and painting techniques. Suspenseful and absorbing as Marty de
Groot seeks to find the forger.
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The March by E.L. Doctorow (fiction)
This book was truly a good read. It depicts parts of the
Civil War by discussing individuals of all types: military
and civilian, slave and free, men and women and how they
dealt with and were affected by the war. It is easy to read
and is based on fact. I look forward to reading another of
his historical fiction works. The Winds of War by Herman Wouk
(fiction)
This historical fiction novel is worth the weight of it. It is a
BIG book and I could not put it down. World War Two through the
eyes and experiences of a military family from Berlin to the south
Pacific. It gives interesting insights in personalities like FDR
and Churchill, discusses small town life in war torn areas of
Europe, the intricacies of moving from country to country as the
war spreads and moves around you, and throughout it all, the
effects on the central family members as they become involved or
just try to live with the war. I am looking forward to the sequel
titled War and Remembrance.
We serve on the FOL because we love libraries. Your feedback
& involvement are welcome, too.
FOL Kensington Park Chapter Board Members
• President: Elisenda Sola-Sole
• Vice President: Katie Engen
• Treasurer: Janet Camillo
• Secretary: Ann Bratthauer Questions? Ideas? Email-
[email protected]
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