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Library gets by, with a little help from its ‘Friends’

August 7, 2019 By Christine Holtzman

A group that is passionate about broadening the offerings at the Lutz Branch Library is trying to bolster its numbers. The nonprofit group, the Friends of the Lutz Branch Library, is looking for a few new members that share a passion for books and the betterment of their local community. Volunteers meet nearly every Wednesday morning at the library to do work in the Book Depot. The group also welcomes monetary support to help pay for programs, such as ‘Tricky Dogs,’ a drum circle and puppet-making workshops. The organization also provides crafting supplies and snacks for various programs. For more information, visit FOLTampa.org, or call (813) 273-3652 and ask for the Lutz Branch Library.

Inside the book depot, the Friends of the Lutz Branch Library’s secretary, Ann Marks, of Wesley Chapel, uses a stepstool to reach the higher shelves, as Barbara Fite, of Lutz, the group’s treasurer, puts books on the lower shelves. The women are organizing and placing recently donated books. They also will pull books that haven’t sold, and donate to agencies like VA hospitals, nursing homes and the Joshua House, a haven for abused children. (Christine Holtzman)
Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Fisher, of Lutz, left, and his mother, Ariana, thumb through a couple of books in the home-school section, located inside the book depot. Ariana, who has home-schooled all four of her sons, is grateful for the selection of books that this section offers, calling it ‘a blessing.’
Friends of the Lutz Branch Library book depot manager Pete Michel, of Lutz (seated), and vice president Davis Gandees, also of Lutz, appraise donated books online, before making them available for sale in the store. Proceeds from the book sales are used to fund the library’s programs and events.

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