Linda Derosier, FOLL Community Outreach Director, and her team of FOLL volunteers were about the town all summer talking to community members about the Lincoln Public Library. The summer started with Movie Under the Starts at Twelve Bridges Elementary and June’s Summer Concert in the Plaza. Then, FOLL sponsored a between innings race with mascot Piper at a July Potters Game and, in August, had booths at National Night Out in McBean Park and Lincoln Airport Open House & Family Festival. And lets not forget hosting a Lincoln Chamber of Commerce NetMixer, participating in Lincoln Hills Foundation’s Bingo events, and library tours. Visit our website’s Community Outreach page to learn where FOLL will be next. [Pictured left to right: Marilyn Kupcho, Dawna Hawksworth, Linda Derosier and Linda Morley]

On July 28, several FOLL members were at McBeam Park for the Potter’s baseball game and to watch kids participating in the between-innings race between the Lincoln Potters Mascot, Piper the Peacock, and some speedy kids. The prizes that the winner took home included a FOLL blue book bag with all kinds of goodies.

Thank you to all who came to the BIG Book Sale on June 10 and supported the Lincoln Public Library and the Friends with their purchases of books, audiobooks, DVDs and music CDs. The sale raised $2,450 — double our targeted goal of $1,200. And a special thanks to the many volunteers who helped with the book sale and those who processed donated items and stocked the Secondhand Prose Book Shop throughout the year. And, thank you to our community who generously donate their gently-used items to the Friends. Keep those donations coming! Next BIG Book Sale is November 4.

It was a magical day at Lincoln Public Library for the first ever Fairy Tale Day! About 275 people stopped by on Saturday, April 22, and young and old alike had a wonderful time. FOLL provide funds for the Princess and Prince character actors.

FOLL is pleased to receive $2,500 from the Sierra Pacific Foundation to purchase books for Read Across Lincoln, an initiative where the Lincoln Public Library promotes childhood literacy by visiting first grade classes and giving each child a free book for home. Thank you, Sierra Pacific Foundation for helping make this possible.

Family Movie Night at the Lincoln Public Library provides a free theater-like experience for families with young children. Thank you Lincoln Host Lions Club for sponsoring this popular event. Movies are shown on the third Saturday of the month at 5:30 PM.

FOLL’s booth on April 2 was all about children playing plinko, receiving free books and learning about the Lincoln Public Library. Pictured is Linda Derosier, FOLL Community Outreach Director and a two young booth visitors.

The cold rainy morning did not keep residents away from visiting the FOLL table at the SCLH Lifestyle Expo held on March 21. FOLL Board members – Linda Derosier, Karen Lindh and Linda Morley – introduced new and current residents to FOLL and the library.  And 14 new members joined FOLL and 2 renewed their memberships. Great kickoff for 2023.