Making sense of our world...like the birds, bees and other critters

Friends of the Library Book Talk, Wednesday Sept. 18, 2:30 p.m. in the Robson Ranch Library.

Explore the world through the senses of the non-human living creatures on our planet in Ed Yong's "An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us."

In this 2022 bestseller, which also won many literary awards, naturalist Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of electromagnetism, and pulses of pressure that surround us. We understand the world as beetles, turtles, fish, bat, crocodiles and other creatures that use senses humans don't normally employ.

We also learn about new discoveries in the field of perception.

Read the New York Times review. FOL member Jane Scholz will lead the discussion.

FOL celebrates its 7th annual meeting with prizes, award

Friends of the Library celebrates years of supporting our library

By Jane Scholz

Friends of the Library celebrated its seventh Annual Meeting and anniversary of providing financial resources to the Robson Ranch community library with an event in the library that drew about 50 members.

Members won 14 door prizes, including lots of books and book related gifts, as well as cooking equipment, gifts for dog and cat lovers and several home decor items.

Klaus Dannenberg, one of the founders and first board chair of FOL recalled its founding in April 2018 in response to a proposal to reduce the library's space to make room for a Woodshop expansion.

He recalled talking with Ed Robson, then chair of Robson Development, and other company executives about the library's value to people who live here.  As a result, FOL was founded both to raise funds for the library and show that many people support our community library.

Gil Clifton, chair of the Library Subcommittee which oversees library operations, showed a permanent plaque honoring Klaus's service to the library that will hang on the wall of the library. He also reported that this year the library, now open seven days a week, reported 30-35 resident visits a day with 10,000-12,000 visits a year.  He recalled that prior to FOL, the library had to rely on donations of used books making it difficult to organize themed reading events like the Historical Fiction activity that's underway now.

"Being able to order and buy books has made a bid difference," he said.

Deborah Diehl, the incoming FOL chair, said that a competition among Robson book clubs to sign up new FOL members in May and June had netted 33 new members.  The winning book club was Book Buddies.

The club's new officers are Diehl as chair, Dianna Lucas as chair-elect, Elaine Kushmaul as past chair.  Secretary Deb Blackburn and treasurer Frannie Howard will continue in their roles with the club.

New members are welcome!  Robson residents can join or renew their FOL memberships at rrtxfol.org/pay.

Learn about RR FOL's plans for 2024-5, win door prizes!

RR Friends of the Library, Annual Meeting,

Wed., July 17, 2:30-4 pm, in the Library, CATC Building.

Friends leaders will talk about the group's

accomplishments in 2023-4 and what's planned for 2024-5.

We'll elect officers for the coming year and have a drawing for door prizes...

but there's a catch, only folks who have paid their 2024-5 dues will be eligible for the door prizes.

If you're one of the good doobies who's paid their 2024-5 dues, your ticket will go in the drawing bowl. If not, no door prizes for you!

If you have not renewed already, do it today at rrtxfol.org/pay. You can still go to the Library and fill out a membership envelope, add your check and drop it in the box, or you can pay at the Annual Meeting by check.

Refreshments will be served and you'll get a goody bag of treats to take home with you!

See you on July 17th in the Library!