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FOSCLP.O. Box 1617

Bethany Beach, DE 19930-1617302-537-5828

www.foscl.com

OFFICERSPresident

Norbert Kraich

Vice PresidentLinda Maxwell

TreasurerRon Weber

Recording SecretaryDick Oliver

Systems ManagerCharlie Kopay

BOARD of DIRECTORSCarol BriglebKathy Green

Katherine A. JohnsonJudy Ramoy Johnstone, Ph.D.

Charlie KopayF. Norbert Kraich, Jr.

Theo LoppattoLinda C. Maxwell

Virginia NeeRichard Oliver

Tony ParisiLynn Phelps

Maureen RaybornPamela RichmanJohn RubinsohnEsther Samios

Ron Weber

LIBRARY DIRECTORSue Keefe

BOOKKEEPERPamela Miller

The Friends of the South Coastal Library Connection is produced by Board Members.

To submit an article or ask a questionsabout Friends activities please write us.

EDITORTheo Loppatto

LAYOUT & DESIGNCarrie Boyden

Vol. 25 | No. 3 | Summer 2018

that the most stolen book from public libraries is the Bible? How’s that for irony...?

that the largest fine for an overdue library book

was $345.14 computed at 2 cents a day for a poetry book returned forty-seven years after check-out (1955-2002) in Kewanee, Illinois?

that there are more public libraries in the United States than McDonald’s?

that there are 150 libraries around the world where you can check out a person to tell you a story instead of having to read a book? - beats streaming I guess...

that Jacob Grimm, Casanova, David Hume, and Lewis Carroll all worked as librarians?

that science fiction writer Issac Asimov is the only author to have published books in nine out of the ten Dewey library categories? – the only one he missed was philosophy.

that academic librarians will answer more that 56.1 million reference questions this year? – almost as many as our South Coastal librarians will answer this July/August...

Welcome to summer, this is the busiest time of the year at the South Coastal Library. Just like the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano every March, our tourist patrons return to the Bethany area every July and August. Your friendly SCL staff is bracing for the invasion. Our daily visit count goes up by +50% during those two months. The good folks manning the fort at South Coastal are ready for the increase. Library Director Sue Keefe and her cracker-jack staff have been working out all winter to prepare...pushing fully loaded book carts up and down the aisles, continually climbing up and down book shelf step ladders, and listening to old Don Rickles ‘insult’ tapes - just kidding, library staff inside joke.

If you are looking for something to do with your out of school children or visiting grand kids this Summer – other than giving them a quarter to ride the Bethany Beach trolley all day – be sure to pick up the Summer 2018 Events for Children brochure at the library. There are tons of events, programs and activities for children to explore, and all are free. Our very popular and very special Summer Reading Challenge returns again this year. Sign up at the library or on line to participate and earn some very nice prizes for completing the challenge.

The Friends group is prepared as well. We are busily planning the two major fund-raising events we conduct each Summer, the 27th Annual Beach & Bay Cottage Tour, July 25 – 26 and our FOSCL Community Book Sale August 9 – 10 – 11. These events raise funds for the South Coastal Library and provide two popular and fun activities for the residents and visitors to the Bethany area.

Our all-volunteer Friends group works hard at these endeavors and is always on the lookout for additional volunteers to help us continue our tradition of community outreach. If you have an interest in helping FOSCL by volunteering for any of our activities, please contact us through our website at www.foscl.com/ or leave your name and contact information at the South Coastal Library check-out desk. One of our FOSCL Board members will be sure to contact you to explore your volunteer interests.

Thanks to all our loyal library supporters for all you do to keep South Coastal Library the jewel and the outstanding community resource that it is.

All The Best,Norbert

President’s Message | Norbert Kraich

Did You Know...

Get ready for the 2018 Beach & Bay Cottage Tour on July 25 & 26! READ MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR’S COTTAGE TOUR ON PAGE 5

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Director’s Report | Sue Keefe

It’s a lovely thought, and you definitely should take some time to be lazy this summer. But if you have ever been in our library in the

summer, you know that’s not the way of things here. And that’s fine too. Here is a taste of what’s happening this summer in your library:

Libraries Rock! Join the Summer Reading Challenge—adults, children and teens! Complete 10 activities of your choice to complete the challenge and win prizes! Remember: you can laze in a lounge chair— or tree—and read away. All challenges start on June 1st and end on August 11th!

For the “grown-ups” in July and August:• Enjoy musical concerts from Motown

to Celtic to swing bands to vocalists• Research your family tree—online• Dance the summer away with

John Brillantes• Celebrate National Coloring Day on

August 2nd (sure, bring the kids too)

For kids in July and August:• Rock the Mic with hip-hop and

reading—at the same time

• Enjoy weekly story and craft times• Like the American Girls? So do we—

have you tried American Girl bingo?• PAWs for Reading returns—read to

your favorite pup at the library

For teens in July and August:• It’s the annual Teen Art Show—enter

and submit your artwork by July 2nd, winners announced on July 18th at 7pm

• “Crafternoons” help pass the hot summer afternoons

• “Chill Out Matinees” also help cool down those too-hot beach days

• Karaoke night on July 11th at 5pm!

For detailed information, and registration requirements, please stop by the library and pick up a brochure, call the library at

302-539-5231, or check out our website at southcoastal.lib.de.us. We won’t be lazy until fall, but you can stock up on books, movies, and music to help you relax this summer.

“Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy.”

Staffer’s Pick | Rachel Noguera

R E G I N A B R E T T

Robots Invade the LibrarySouth Coastal Library is proud to welcome our new robotic overlords! Starting this summer, the library will be hosting a robotics program with three different robots designed to cultivate children’s interests in science, technology, engineering, and math while promoting skills in leadership, problem solving, strategy, self-confidence, and team building.

The first and largest robot is called Cubetto and is designed for children ages 3-5. Cubetto is intended to provide children with a hands-on coding experience through the use of colored instruction blocks. The second is called Sphero, affectionately referred to as “Spark” or “Sparky” by library staff and is designed for children ages 8-12. (He also highly amuses the library staff. We can’t code him, but we can make him interrupt lunch hour in a startling way.) Sphero has a clear, spherical design so that children can see the inner workings of the robot. In addition to its sleek design, Sphero operates through an app where children can design and share their own complex programs. The final and smallest robot is called Ozobot. Like Sphero, Ozobot is also intended for ages 8-12 and has the ability to function through an app. Children can also program Ozobot to perform tasks through the use of colored markers.

The library is excited to offer this new program and looks forward to planning more events like this in the future.

At the June 15th Bethany Beach Town

Council Meeting, FOSCL President Norbert

Kraich accepted a very generous donation

of $5,000 from Mayor Jack Gordon for

FOSCL and the library. As Mayor Gordon

noted, the Council presented the donation

in recognition of the terrific work the South

Coastal Library and its staff does for the

citizens of the town and for the surrounding

community. Mayor Gordon said that the

Town Council has been proud to be part

of the effort over the years to help keep

the South Coastal Library the terrific local

resource it has become. President Kraich

thanked the Council and assured them

that their generous gift would go directly

towards continuing to help the library

serve the community and to achieve its

community outreach goals.

Bethany Beach Town Council Donates Gift to FOSCL for the South Coastal Library

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Keep Up the Good WorkIt has been a busy spring for Delaware staff, Friends, Trustees, and all supporters of Delaware Libraries. Advocacy is on the rise and working on all levels; locally, statewide, and nationally; the word is out that libraries are essential to our communities.

On April 24th librarians, Friends, and Trustees gathered in Dover to participate in Delaware Library Legislative Day visiting their state Representatives and Senators to thank them for their support and solicit continuing help in meeting Delaware Libraries’ legislative needs for the upcoming budget year 2019. On May 8th a group of Library advocates from Delaware including State Librarian, Annie Norman, and Skip Dye, President-Elect 2018-19 of United For Libraries, participated in National Library Legislative Day on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. The group had meetings with Senators, Chris Coons and Tom Carper,

and Betsy Coulbourn, aide to Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester. Each meeting afforded the group an opportunity to thank and inform our Senate and Congressional representatives on issues facing Delaware Libraries statewide and nationally. These included need for the following: Reauthorization of the Institute of Museum and Library Services Act of 2017 allowing libraries to advance employment, entrepreneurship, and education; support for Net Neutrality and equal Access for Broadband and Technology; support for fast affordable Broadband; and preservation of an open Internet.

On June 6 Delaware Libraries welcomed state legislators and library partners to Dover Library for Delaware Libraries Legislative Open House. It was an opportunity for meet and greet on all sides and an opportunity to show off Delaware Libraries. Following closely behind this event The Delaware Division of Libraries bi-annual Library Town Meeting took place on Thursday June 7th at the Duncan Center in Dover. First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney as Honorary Chair of The Delaware Library Card Campaign spoke to the group of Staff, trustees, Friends and other library supporters about her work with the libraries as part of her three pronged initiative entitled “First Chance Delaware”

Advocacy Works!

Statewide Library News

It is almost that time!!! The Annual Summer Book Sale at the South Coastal Library, sponsored by the Friends of the South Coastal Library takes place on August 9th, 10th, and the 11th. The success of the sale depends on community volunteers and your donations of materials. It is never too late to contribute materials for the sale. As you do your spring/summer cleaning, we welcome your donations of gently used books published within the last ten years preferably, with the exception of classic titles. We also welcome donations of children’s books, DVDs, and CDs; unfortunately, we are NOT able to accept textbooks and encyclopedias. Please bring all your donations to the South Coastal Library during normal library hours. If you can volunteer your time and talent for set up, take down, or assisting at the sale, please contact Fran at frand412@gmail.com. For any other information, contact Esther at ebwoodburn@gmail.com. So come and join your friends and neighbors and find that special book, CD, or DVD to enjoy during your summertime at the shore. All proceeds from this event go toward enhancing South Coastal Library’s services to the community. The Annual Summer Book Sale is a highly anticipated community event and a reflection of your generosity and commitment to the success of our library. We look forward to seeing you there.

Friends of South Coastal Library’s Annual Summer Book Sale 2018

Thursday, August 9, 201810am - 8pm

Friday, August 10, 20181pm - 5pm

Saturday, August 11, 20189am - 3pm

Senator Coons

Senator Carper

First Lady Tracey Carney

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to facilitate and encourage public and private partnerships to give children a chance to succeed. To this end Delaware libraries are promoting early literacy with First Lady Carney as Honorary Chair of The Delaware Library Card Campaign.

Secretary of State Bullock stopped in to speak to the group and to praise the Delaware Libraries’ staff and the superb work and service they provide to all Delawareans. He spoke of the effectiveness of advocacy efforts of Friends, Trustees, and supporters.

Secretary Bullock congratulated Delaware libraries for the success of elevating their presence in the state.

Courtney Stewart, Chief Deputy Secretary of State for Delaware received the Delaware Library Association’s Distinguished Service Award.

The consultants Holzman, Moss, and Botting gave attendees an update of the new 10 Year Master Plan for Library Services and Construction in Delaware Libraries.

Courtney Stewart receives DLA’s Distinguished Service Award

Kay Bowes, President of FODL, received the Delaware Library Association’s (DLA) Distinguished Librarian Award at the General DLA Meeting at the Maryland/Delaware Annual Conference in Cambridge Maryland May 2-4 2018.

Annual Report for 2017-2018

We’re Friends Helping Friends Make Libraries Better!Our mission is three-fold:Outreach to Friends groups in Delaware, Advocacy for our libraries, and networking for the common good. We invite all Friends of Libraries and library lovers to join us in fulfilling our mission.

The Friends Board consists of:President: Kay Bowes (Brandywine Hundred Library) Secretary: Theo Loppatto (South Coastal Library)Treasurer: Gwen Elliott (Kent County Public Library)Member at Large: Bob Wetherall (Dover Public Library)Member at Large: Kay Wheatley (Seaford Public Library)Member at Large: Steve Newton (New Castle County)

Currently the Friends has 25 individual members with the Delaware Division of Libraries as a group member.

The Friends of Delaware Libraries has decided to pursue an adjacent plan with DLA — becoming partners instead of an actual division of DLA. With our goal aimed to working with Friends groups, we believe that we can be significant help with library advocacy and other contributions to the libraries in Delaware. Therefore, we plan to partner with DLA on Delaware Library Legislative Day, National

Library Legislative Day, and on other opportunities to speak and act with Delaware legislators on behalf of Friends groups.

Since our plan now has deviated from being a division of DLA, we feel we can be more effective as the support group for the Friends and Trustees of our libraries. Accomplishments this year:• Frequently forwarded and/or originated information on the

Delaware Friends listserv and FODL Facebook page• Participated in the Delaware Library Legislative Day (Dover,

DE) and in the American Library Association Library Legislative Day (Washington DC)

• Provided FODL buttons for legislators and advocates for Delaware Library Legislative Day

• Members attended Delaware State Joint Finance Committee Hearings and provided goodies for the legislators

• Members attended many meetings about library funding throughout the state, both for state and county

• Provided an Auction Basket for the Delaware Library Association/Maryland Library Association Conference

• Presented an Advocacy workshop at the Bridgeville Friends Annual meeting, a meeting of the Sussex County Independent Library, and have one planned to present at Harrington Public Library this spring.

• Sponsored two workshops at the MLA/DLA Conference in Cambridge, MD., both presented by Beth Nawalkinski, Executive Director of United for Libraries — one on getting authors into the library and one on fundraising ideas.

• Helped to fund the first ever “Escape Room”, sponsored by DHSS Library, at the MLA/DLA Conference

• Presented a “Passion” poster to Mike Jackson, Director of Management and Budget for the state of Delaware

• Presented a “Library Champion” plaque to Rick Geisenberger, Secretary of Finance, Delaware, as well as a “Passion” poster

Secretary of State Jeff Bullock

Friends of Delaware Libraries News (FODL)

Respectfully submitted, Kay Bowes, President, Friends of Delaware Libraries

Kay Bowes, President of Friends of Delaware Libraries

Statewide Library News

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The Friends of South Coastal Library’s (FOSCL) Beach & Bay Cottage Tour committee is in the process of finalizing arrangements for the 27th annual tour to benefit the South Coastal Library in Bethany Beach. We are pleased that this year’s tour will again feature 10 amazing homes in the Bethany area sure to please tour goers with their unique features. Sneak peaks have begun in the Coastal Point weekly since mid-May, and ticket sales are brisk. Since we usually sell out, make sure to get your ticket soon.

This year’s homes are in North Bethany, Bethany, and South Bethany along with a couple slightly inland. We have an oceanfront home, new construction, and renovated homes for a variety of ideas. The tour is easily bikable since it is so compact, and buses are required for some of the gated community homes. You can easily drive to homes that have public parking, and our parking volunteers will gladly help you park legally. Clear directions to the homes will be given to you along with your tote and booklet.

If you are on the mailing list, tour brochures were mailed in late May with an order form

and envelope. Tickets are $30 each and you can split your visits between both days or complete the tour in a single day; however, you can only visit each house once. You can get your ticket by:

• Using the order form (download from website or pick up at library) with a check or credit card and mailing it to the Beach & Bay Cottage Tour, PO Box 753, Bethany Beach, DE 19930

• Stopping by the front desk of the South Coastal Library until July 18; on July 19-26, purchase in library meeting room.

• Visiting the tour’s secure tour website at beachandbaycottagetour.com and ordering your tickets with a credit card.

Your ticket purchase entitles you to a tote bag containing your tour booklet, which is your ticket for both Wednesday and Thursday, booties, fan, and parking pass, along with complimentary copies of local beach magazines, often with articles highlighting our tour homes.

Since your ticket is essentially a tote bag, we cannot mail tickets. You may pick up reserved

tickets at the South Coastal Library in the meeting room just off the lobby starting July 19 at 10 a.m. through the days of the tour. Pre-purchased tickets are guaranteed, so don’t wait till the last minute to purchase a ticket. Pickup hours vary so check the sign on the door of the meeting room. Tickets are non-refundable.

If you can’t participate in the tour this year, consider making a donation. Donations of $150 or more entitle two guests to a cocktail party on July 19 honoring our homeowners. It is a highly anticipated event of Bethany’s summer season. Remember all proceeds from the tour tickets, raffle, and donations directly benefit the South Coastal Library. This is FOSCL’s primary fundraiser, along with a summer book sale.

In addition, a limited number of tickets will be for sale starting July 17 at five local merchants (Browseabout Books, Bethany Books, Mc Cabe’s, Rooster’s Nest, and Carolina Street). Tickets reserved in advance must be picked up at the library only, not at the local stores.

Please remember that no children under 12, babies, or pets are permitted in the tour homes. Please note that you will be visiting private homes that may not be handicap accessible.

For updated information, visit the tour website at beachandbaycottagetour.com; look for “Sneak Peeks” in the Coastal Point; and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/beachandbaycottagetour.

We expect the tour to be a sellout and recommend you purchase your ticket now.

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Name

Email

Home Mailing Address

City State Zip

Phone

Check enclosed (Make check payable to Beach & Bay Cottage Tour.) Charge my Visa or Mastercard (*ALL info below is required if paying by credit card)

CVV code from back of card Exp. Date

Card Number

Name on Card

Signature

Your tax deductible donation as an Underwriter, Benefactor, Sponsor, Supporter, Patron, Contributor, or Friend entitles you to a listing in the program booklet. Donation must be received by June 5 to ensureinclusion in the program book.

You can reserve your Tour tickets inadvance ($30 per ticket) and may combine the purchase of tickets with your donation. Advance ticket orders must be received by July 17. Please return the form above with your check or creditcard information to:

Beach & Bay Cottage Tour P.O. Box 753 Bethany Beach, DE 19930

Please PRINT your name as you would like it to appear in the program.

July 25 & 26, 2018

Important Information

Please complete form CLEARLY and include your email address

Visit our website at www.beachandbaycottagetour.com

To benefit the Friends of the South Coastal Library

Save the bottom portion of this sheet for your records.Number of Tickets purchased: Donation: Date:

Paid by: Check (CHECK # ) Mastercard/Visa

Cut on dotted line and return the top portion of this sheet along with payment.

You may reserve tickets onlinewww.beachandbaycottagetour.comuntil noon July 18. All payments arenon-refundable.

We do not mail tickets.You may pick up tickets reserved inadvance at the South Coastal Library starting July 19 through July 26.

Tickets are on sale at the SouthCoastal Library in Bethany Beach. Selectlocal merchants will have a limitednumber of tickets in July. Tickets maybe available at the library on the daysof the tour if supplies last.

For additional information, please contact Kathy at 610-762-4692 orinfo@beachandbaycottagetour.com

Please return this form with payment to:Beach and Bay Cottage Tour, P.O. Box 753, Bethany Beach, DE 19930. Must be received by June 5 for donations to appear in the book or by July 17 for ticket reservations.

Ticket Orders & Donations

Tour Tickets:I would like to order: tickets x $30 each =

Total Ticket Amount$

GRAND TOTAL(Tickets & Donation) $

Total Donation Amount$

*Your contribution of $150 or more entitles you to an invitation for you and a guest to the July 19 Homeowners’ Cocktail Reception.

Charitable Donation: $1,000* $500* $250* $150* Other:

$100 $50 $25

Please consider making a donation even if you can not attend.

July 25 & 26, 20189:30am - 4:00pm

Show your supportby making a donation.Underwriter . . . . . . . . . $1,000*Benefactor . . . . . . . . . . $500*Sponsor . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250*Supporter . . . . . . . . . . . $150*Patron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100Contributor . . . . . . . . . $50Friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25

*Your donation of $150 or more entitles you to an invitation for you and your guest to the gala Homeowners’ Cocktail Reception on July 19.