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FRIENDS OF THE Editor
Reporter
Editor: Gloria Pilotti Irey
LINCOLN PUBLIC LIBRARY Photographer
Photographer: Linda Morley
June 2020 Newsletter
Library Building Book Drops Reopen
Remains Closed
Under the State guidelines, the Lincoln
Public Library building must stay closed
until Placer County is approved to enter
Stage 3 of the California reopening
roadmap. Recent events indicate that
approval may be upcoming. At its May
26th meeting, the Placer County Board of
Supervisors passed a resolution asking
the State to allow reopening of Stage 3
businesses in Placer County, such as nail
salons, gyms, lodging for tourism and
entertainment venues - with adaptations The Lincoln Public Library is now offering curbside pickup
and limits on size of gatherings. It also service for library materials, allowing patrons to enjoy the
requests that youth sports and programs library's collections while the building is closed. Patrons
be allowed to resume. may place items on hold through the library catalog, and
then make an appointment to pick up the items once they
City of Lincoln officials will need to make are available. At the library, staff will bring the items out to
the decision on when the library building a table, allowing patrons to pick them up while observing
will open and the adaptations to mitigate social distancing guidelines. For more information on the
patron and staff exposure to COVID-19. program, please visit http://www.lincolnca.gov/city-
Thus, it may be awhile before the doors hall/departments-divisions/library/covid-19-and-the-lincoln-
open. We all miss spending time at our public-library/library-curbside-pickup.
library and look forward to the re-opening.
Curbside Service Available
The Lincoln Public Library is now offering curbside pickup service for
library materials, allowing patrons to enjoy the library's collections while
the building is closed. Patrons may place items on hold through the
library catalog, and then make an appointment to pick up the items
once they are available. At the library, staff will bring the items out to a
table, allowing patrons to pick them up while observing social
distancing guidelines.For more information on the program, please visit
http://www.lincolnca.gov/city-hall/departments-divisions/library/covid-
19-and-the-lincoln-public-library/library-curbside-pickup.
Thank You to Summer Reading Program
Big Day of Giving Donors Isn't Just for Kids
Thank you for supporting FOLL on Big Day of To encourage reading over the summer, the
Giving. We received $5,400 in donations! Lincoln Public Library is offering an online Summer
These funds will help the Lincoln Public Reading Program. The program, which uses the
Library provide programs and services for our Beanstack platform, has been tailored for our
community. library and has unique challenges for pre-readers
(infant & toddlers), kids, teens and adults. Thank
In all, 615 nonprofits raised nearly $12 million,
you FOLL members and donors -- your dollars
exceeding the $8.4 million raised last year and
provided the funds for the Beanstack contract.
bringing the total generated since the inception
of this annual giving day to nearly $52 million. Adults out there -- let's get some healthy
Nearly 33,000 donors gave more than 65,000 competition going. Who will earn the most points
gifts as part of the community-wide effort. by August 1? To learn more, go to
http://www.lincolnca.gov/city-hall/departments-
divisions/library/summer-reading-2020.
Author Videos on Novelist Plus
You can access PBS Books Author Videos on NoveList
Plus. PBS Books is dedicated to connecting books with
audiences by engaging them in unique experiences to
spark their curiosity and encourage a life-long love of
reading and learning. As part of their work, they have
created more than 700 videos with authors at a variety of
conferences and book events and you can now access
them all through NoveList Plus!
Videos range from author interviews to readings from their work to answering funny questions, such as their
favorite pizza toppings. You can find all these videos by entering TA PBS Books in the keyword search box
on the Novelist Plus homepage.You can also find specific videos by entering an author name or book title
and clicking on “Lists & Articles” tab. [Novelist Plus is available at www.libraryatlincoln.org under Online
Learning. You will need to enter your Lincoln Public Library card number to access Novelist Plus.]
How about trying your hand at writing a poem? The
Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest is now in its 16th
year. The theme of this year’s contest is “Seeing Is
Believing Through Poetry.” Thank you, Alan Lowe,
Contest Coordinator, for the below article.
Contest information and entry forms are available at
https://friendsofthelincolnlibrary.org/wp-content/
uploads/Voices-of-Lincoln.pdf.
The Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest began in 2005 as a regional contest, with poets entering from
Lincoln and Placer County and, in later years, extended to the greater Sacramento area. In 2010, a
poet from Ohio entered the contest and in 2012, the contest became international, with a poet
entering from Queensland, Australia.
The number of poets entering the contest grew over the years and in 2017 drew the most entrants
in the history of the contest. One hundred eighty-two (182) poets submitted 454 poems. Ninety-six
(96) young poets submitted 233 poems. Poets came from 43 California cities, seven (7) states
outside California, and from five (5) countries—the US, England, India, the Philippines, and
Singapore.
The theme of this year’s contest is “Seeing Is Believing Through Poetry.” There are five new
categories to challenge the poets’ imagination and ignite their passion:
"What Do I See When I Look In The Mirror?”
"I See You In My Dreams”
"You Should Have Seen What I Saw Today”
"I See A World With Many Opportunities”
"See If I Can Make You Laugh.”
Poets may submit a maximum of three poems, no more than one in each of three of the five contest
categories. Younger poets (18-years of age or under) are encouraged to submit poems and will
compete in a special “Young Poets” category. Everyone is encouraged to enter. The contest
deadline is July 18, 2020.
First, second, and third place winners will be selected in each category, both for adult and young
poets. Ties are allowed. Last year, three anonymous judges, who had no knowledge of which poets
wrote which poems, selected 38 winning poems, submitted by 31 poets, including 13 “Young
Poets,” ages 12 through 17. Winning poets came from 17 California cities, from Phoenix, AZ;
Atlanta, Georgia; Plymouth, MA; Dayton, OH; and London, England.
This year, as in the past, winners will read their poems at the Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest
Special Event. This wonderful day has had some very special moments, such as when a 94-year-
old, winning poet approached a nine-year old winning poet and told him, “Your poem was great.
Never stop writing.” As their worlds meshed, the glow in their eyes was unforgettable. And two
years ago, I asked an 11-year-old poet, who was too small to read her poem from the podium, if
she wanted me to hold it for her, so she could hold the hand mic, as she read in front of the podium.
She gave me the weirdest look and stated, “I’ve got this under control. This is my audience.” And,
yes, she was in control.
The event will take place on Sunday, October 11, 2020, from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Public
Library in Lincoln, CA. Winners who are unable to attend the event will have their poems read by a
member of the Poets Club of Lincoln. All winners will receive a commemorative chapbook of the
winning poems.
Alan Lowe, Contest Coordinator
FOLL Members Reading During Quarantine
Sheltering at home has created lots of opportunities to relax with a
good book. Hope you enjoy hearing from several of our FOLL
members about what they are reading and their favorite reading
spots.
Linda Morley. I just started The Yellow House by Sarah M.
Broomand and recently finished the following which were all very
good: Peace like a River by Leif Enger, One For the Blackbird, One
for the Crow by Olivia Hawker, Afterlife by Julia Alvarez and The
Animals by Christian Kiefer.
Linda provided this original poem for our readers.
Gene Wytrykus. I can read anywhere, in my den, or when
the weather is nice outside in the back yard. With plenty of
time while "sheltering in place" I've read several books,
including: The Accidental President by Baime (about Harry
Truman), Paul, a Biography by N. T. Wright, The World
Series by Leventahl, Call of the Wild by Jack London,
and A Very Stable Genius (about a current politician) by
Rucker and Leonig.
Cathy Sylva. One of the first things my husband did
for me when we moved into Sun City Lincoln Hills
was build a "meditation deck" under the largest
redwood tree in our yard. It is my favorite spot to
relax, read and meditate.
Our sweet Labradoodle, Tula, joins me as we while
away the hours under our tree. I hang fun things on
the branches to inspire me and relax listening to the
waterfall as I read. My most recent reads
are: Mudlark: In Search of London's Past Along the
River Thames by Lara Maiklem, Good Boy: My Life
in Seven Dogs by Jennifer Finney Boylan,
and Heaven and Hell: A History of the
Afterlife by Bart D. Ehrman.
Jo Jones. My favorite place to relax and read is while
rocking outside on the patio in my green rocker. The 600
page book I selected for our confinement is From Day to
Day by Odd Nansen. A true diary of survival in Nazi
concentrations camps from 1942 till the end of the war.
Man’s inhumanity to man is much worse than our stay at
home time due to this virus.
Peter Bayes. My favorite area for reading is
next to the honeysuckle bush in my back yard. I
have a couple of hummingbirds keeping me
company while I’m reading my latest book, The
Joy of X by Steve Strogatz. [Note: Yes, those
are crushed beer cans on the ground.]
Rosemary Bryan. My favorite morning reading
spot is our sun room. Just feel the morning breeze,
have my coffee, watch the backyard birds, rabbits,
and butterflies while reading my two newly
discovered authors: Eric Larson and Louise Penny,
both mystery writers.
Judy Presnall. Judy, with her cat Sophia by her side,
has read several mystery thrillers that were borrowed
using HOOPLA.
Vi Kuka [no picture]. Vi likes to find different quiet place
inside and outside to read, much to the dismay of her
husband who has to search to find her. Vi's recent read
was Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty.
Sharon Gorley. I like to listen to audiobooks on our
screened patio while watching the birds. Many of those
books are from the library's Overdrive and Hoopla
collections. I've started highly recommended
The Queen of the Tearling series by Erika Johansen.
We need a bit of fantasy right now. In contrast is the
dark Confessions by Kanae Minato, about a tragedy at
a middle school and confessions of various people
connected to it.
A BIG THANK YOU to all the contributors. Is there a topic that you would like to see covered in the
FOLL e-newsletter? Please email your suggestions to friends@friendsofthelincolnlibrary.org.
May 2020
Welcome New Member
Donna Vestal
Total Current FOLL Members - 309
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