Palm Beach County Library Association
Fundraiser
Help PBCLA raise funds for our scholarships!
Chili's Grill & Bar, in partnership with PBCLA, will donate 20% of food and beverage sales towards PBCLA when you order out or visit on Thursday, March 23 at the Wellington location ONLY!
All day, dine in or order out!
Flyer required to receive the donation.
The PBCLA Board of Directors will be dining at 6:00 PM, come say hi!
Chili's Grill & Bar
2525 S State Road 7
Wellington, FL 33414
(561) 790-0062
Friday, February 3, 2023
10:00 am
PBCLA is hosting a virtual drawing for a $50 Amazon Gift Card to go to one lucky member who joined or renewed their membership in December, and another who joined or renewed in January, as well for the grand prize of a one-year membership to the library association of your choice (FLA, PLA, ALA, etc.) that will go to a member who joined or renewed during December OR January.
Click here for the Zoom link.
Passcode: 663877
Kick off 2023 with some pizza!
California Pizza Kitchen, in partnership with PBCLA, will donate 20% of food and beverage sales towards PBCLA when you order online or visit on Thursday, January 26 at the Wellington Green Mall location ONLY!
Please present this flyer, mention PBCLA, or enter BACK20% for online orders.
The PBCLA Board of Directors will be dining at 6:00 PM, come say hi!
California Pizza Kitchen
Wellington Green Mall
10300 Wellington Green Dr #200
Wellington, FL 33414
Now is the time to join the Palm Beach County Library Association or renew your membership! Even if your Palm Beach County Library Association membership is not yet up for renewal, you can take advantage of this special offer to extend your membership for an additional year. The sale runs from December 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023.
Join PBCLA for a Moonlight Cemetery Tour at Woodlawn Cemetery located at 1301 S Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, FL 33403. PBCLA members will receive an email with more details about the event as well as a registration link when registration opens. Registration will begin on November 9.
Craig Santiago
President
(2022-2023)
Max La Mura
President Elect
(2022-2023)
Karen Garcia
Past President
(2022-2023)
Amanda Woolf
Treasurer
(2022-2024)
Kristina Wernisch
Secretary
(2022-2024)
Charlene Alonso
Membership Chair
(2022-2024)
Doris Mendez-DeMaio
Director: Public Libraries
(2022-2024)
Alia Spencer
Director: Academic Libraries
(2022-2024)
Lindsey McMullen
Director-At-Large
(2021-2023)
IN THIS ISSUE: PBCLA Annual Meeting > 3rd Annual Membership Drive > New Members > Scholarship and Professional Development Award > Upcoming Events > Past Events
Nominations are open for the 2022-2023 PBCLA Board of Directors. Please consider volunteering for an open officer position via self-nomination by sending your name, brief biography, and photograph to Nominating Chair Janet DeVries Naughton at janetdevries1@gmail.com by May 15th. Click here for more information about open positions.
The Books! Art! Music! Festival is Saturday, April 9th at the Mandel Library from 10 am to 4 pm. BAM is bringing authors, artists, and performers for children and teens for activities, conversations, and general fun. Visit the BAM website to register, view the guest list and schedule, and donate. Click here to fill out a volunteer form. Forms will be accepted until Thursday, March 31st.
Celebrate Black History Month with Core Ensemble, Thursday, February 17, from 12:30 to 2:00 pm at the Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center, Belle Glade Campus. Live discussion, Q&A and exclusive viewing of "Unbought.” Also streamed on Zoom at meeting ID 92335235057, passcode 928341
The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence at Palm Beach State College is hosting a virtual Holocaust Remembrance workshop at 11 am on Thursday, Jan. 27. Click here to register.
IN THIS ISSUE: New Board Members > Fall Quarterly Meeting > Scavenger Hunt Winners > New Committee Members > PBCLA Shout Outs > Scholarship and Professional Development Award > Upcoming Events > Past Events
In Media Manipulation: Social Media and the Woke Generation Dr. Andrew Selepak of the University of Florida presents an examination of the use of social media platforms and the promotion of untruths and fables. The presentation will be moderated by Dr. Luis Fleischman of Palm Beach State College.
Join PBCLA’s 5K Your Way team to support EveryLibrary’s mission of building voter support for libraries by running, walking, reading, dancing, writing, swimming, shooting hoops, or whatever you love to do for 5K meters or 5K seconds* during the week of September 26 to October 2.
If you weren’t able to attend the August 30 virtual tour of the Norton Museum of Art, click here to view the recording and here to see photos from the virtual tour.
IN THIS ISSUE: 2021 Summer Scavenger Hunt > Board and Committees Nominations > PBC Libraries Promotion and Sponsorship > Scholarship and Professional Development Award > Upcoming Events > Past Events
