 | | FOWL Community Connector October 15, 2020 |
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| Dear Friends,
The Georgetown County Library System continues Phase 5 of their 7-phase re-opening strategy, library hours are Monday-Friday, 10 AM-6 PM.
Browsing (30 minutes in the adult and young adult and children stacks), curbside book delivery and limited access to circulation desks plus limited access to the adult computer area! - Patrons can receive Circulation Desk assistance, and faxing and copying services are available.
- Thirty (30) minute sessions are available for computers in the adult computer area.
- Patrons (including children three years of age and older) must wear a face covering if they enter the building. The Library has a limited number to give out.
- Curbside book delivery is still available.
See the library website and Facebook page for exact working details. - Accepting phone calls Mon-Fri, 10 AM-6 PM: 843-545-3623
- Free WiFi in the Library parking lot, 24/7: Password wifi123!
- 60-day temporary cards so folks who don't already have a library card can use e-book services.
Also, Waccamaw Library is offering access to its archive of videotaped programs on the Georgetown County Library YouTube channel. These videos will be posted on Tuesdays at 10 AM under "In Case You Missed It" on the Georgetown County Library Facebook page and also on the FOWL Facebook page. This is a good opportunity to view adult programs and series that you might have missed (or want to see again) from the comfort of your home. Please "like" or comment to increase activity on the Facebook page! For virtual and online library resources, visit Join Friends of the Waccamaw Library Facebook page - we now have a virtual Reader's Lounge: This group brings readers together to talk all things books. Feel free to discuss your favorite books, favorite characters, current reads, and books you can't wait to read. Please be mindful of others and don't spoil the book for someone! For accurate and up-to-date information from the "horse's mouth," about favorite venues, hosting sites, and organizations, please visit their websites:
Recreation & Leisure Services Business Association Music & Art 2020 Season has been postponed to 2021 New virtual learning opportunities
This newsletter: The Friends of Waccamaw Library's digital newsletter (sent on the first and 15th of each month) aims to let you know what's happening on the Waccamaw Neck and Georgetown (farther afield if it's library-related). This e-communication is sent to all Friends (whose e-dresses we have) and to all who ask to be added to the e-list.
In addition to the programming developed by the library system and the Friends (in red), we will cover other opportunities for quality experiences, education and entertainment. The information is organized by date, so scroll down to the date you are seeking. If you are part of a group or organization with news to share, we welcome your announcement. Keep it short; just the facts. We cannot reproduce an elaborate pdf with graphics and photos. The key information needed includes: Title of event, Where held, When (date and time), BRIEF description, Benefit for (if applicable), Cost (if any), Contact (phone and email), Website (for more information). To be added to the e-mail list or to submit an announcement, please send your information directly to the e-newsletter editor Linda Ketron at: linda@classatpawleys.com. |
Kids & Families at Waccamaw Library Outstanding virtual programs for kids and families have been developed for Waccamaw and Georgetown libraries. For more information, visit: Adult Programs For prior programs presented by FOWL at the Waccamaw Library and by FOGL at the Georgetown Library, check out our YouTube listings at Please note: Even if you do not have a Facebook account, you can still go to the Library Facebook page and watch the presentations live. - Elizabeth Huntsinger, "Georgetown Historic Ghostlore" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5osxXdlDP0
- Steve Williams, "'Stony the Road We Trod: Notable Black Georgetonians" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJOw7iOHHoM
- Vanessa Greene, "A Continuum of Spirits: A Pictorial Presentation of Gullah Life in Georgetown County" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLc_msLFa2s
- Vennie Deas Moore, "Traveling the Historic Waters of Georgetown's Winyah Bay" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxZMNKT1aa8
- Justin McIntyre, "The History of the Battleship USS South Carolina, America's First Dreadnought" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjPdsFQs7c8
- Zenobia Washington Harper, "The Gullah Dream Keeper" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5FZ1JXqozU
- Bud Hill, "Indigo Girl Eliza Lucas Pinckney: One of the Most Influential Women in American History" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjmPDZeEe3A
- Laura Herriott, "The History of Wilma's Cottage on Sandy Island" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKi7CebZt5U
- Dedric Bond, "The Legacy of Georgetown's Committee for African American History Observances (CAAHO)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgUXLMc_YoE
- Marilyn Hemingway, "Continuing the March for Social and Economic Justice in Georgetown County" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkk9Oz1Z1gM
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CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS
Missing your Friends Center bargain books and fabulous seasonal gifts?! FOWL has solutions! First: The .50 cent paperback cart and the bargain book cart have been brought out in front of the still-locked-down Friends Center. Second: Though the Friends Center is not open for browsing, a number of devoted volunteers have arranged to staff the pick-up site at the library during specific hours. Visit our online store, select from among the many gently used, cleaned, and so reasonably priced books and/or the great gifts available, pay securely with your credit card, and you will be notified when your items will be available for pick-up during specific hours at the library. Third: The famous book towers, now themed and including a gift or gift certificate worth at least $25, are available for only $30!! Here's your Friends Center shopping site:
Check out the routinely re-stocked shelves of "Bargain Books to Benefit FOWL" at the Litchfield Exchange (14363 Ocean Highway behind Applewood House of Pancakes). Browse through organized hardcovers ($1) and paperbacks (50 cents) and find recent releases and older treasures you always meant to read. Your donations can be placed in the envelopes provided and slipped under the door of Art Works (if no one is on duty). The traditional FOWL Annual Book Sale in July and the Holiday Book Sale have both been cancelled as the Friends - volunteers all - do not feel it can be safely organized and delivered. We will let you know if and when a book sale can go forward; meanwhile, many of the "best" recycled books are being shelved by Berni and Chuck Bader at the Litchfield Exchange.
To view library presentations live, go to the Georgetown County Library Facebook page at the scheduled date and time:
PILBA announced its Call To Entry for Wreaths for their 3rd Annual Festival of Wreaths, Nov. 18-20, 2020 to benefit Smith Medical Clinic. Area artists, designers and businesses are being asked to create and donate wreaths to be auctioned starting Nov. 18 online, and at the Live Auction at the Wreath Fest Party on the evening of Friday, Nov. 20. Admission to the Wreath Fest is free to PILBA Members and wreath donors. Tickets are $20 in advance and at the door. If you know of anyone who would be interested in joining this ZOOM event who is not already a member of PILBA, please encourage them to join! Its FREE for the rest of this year. Have them log onto our website and use PROMO CODE: Join2020. www.joinpilba.com. Through Thursday, Oct. 22 10 AM - Low Country Herb Society virtual meeting features Carmen Ketron MUSC (Round 2) via Zoom. Members will be notified when 'in-person' meetings will resume. This year Low Country Herb Society will not be having its typical annual Fall Festival. Instead Inlet Culinary Garden has offered to continue to support our scholarship fund. Starting October 13 through October 22 Inlet Culinary Garden will donate a percentage of sales to our scholarship fund. This scholarship fund helps local students planning to study in a field using herbs, whether agriculture, horticulture, medicine, etc.. So, start making your list of fall plants and favorite autumn decorations. Inlet Culinary Garden always has a great selection of herbs, vegetables, fall plants, pumpkins and squash! Stop by any day through October 22. Contact sclchsnews@gmail.com or look for us on Facebook. Friday, Oct. 16 11 AM-1 PM - The Moveable Feast: Jeff D. Upshaw (Twelve Days in Sunset) at Litchfield Country Club. Jeff Upshaw grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. After 35 years working for ad agencies in Memphis, Dallas, and Atlanta, he retired to catch his breath and write this book. Jeff lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Ann. He has two grown children and five grandchildren. Twelve Days in Sunset is his first book and was inspired by his many visits to his grandparents' home in the tiny town of Louise, Mississippi. Bull Santee, a thirteen-year-old black boy, is being held by the sheriff of tiny Sunset, Mississippi for sneaking into a white man's back yard and brutally beating his pet dog to death. But Shy Brown knows Bull didn't do it. How did Shy, a privileged white kid from Memphis and the grandson of one of the most important men in Sunset, get involved in something as ugly and dastardly as this? What does Shy know? How does he know it? And what is he going to do about it? Limited capacity, social distancing observed, masks required. $30, 843.235.9600 or www.ClassAtPawleys.com. |
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