60 Ways to Love Your Library

It’s our 60th anniversary – want to help us celebrate? There must be 60 ways to love your library. . .  
1. Check Out a Book – We have more than 64,000 of them!
2. Log on to FREE WiFi – We’re here for you – in two locations.
3. Close Your Eyes, Open Your Heart – Pumphouse Poetry, April 27, 5 p.m.
4. Donate – We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, happy for your financial support.
5. Watch a Monday Night Movie – Stranger on Horseback, April 30, 6 p.m. It’s FREE!
6. Download a Book – Whaaaat? Yep! It’s free and easy, visit www.sedonalibrary.org.
7. Celebrate Reading with Little Ones – Raising a Reader, 3-5 yr. olds, May 3, 3:30 p.m.
8. Buy a Book – The Friends Used Book Store: great sales and selections. Check it out!
9. Tell Us Your Library Story – You know you’ve got one. Go to www.sedonalibrary.org.
10. Empty Your Change Jar – Donate it to the Library; we’ll do the counting for you!
11. Discuss Cha’risa’s Gift – The Read Around Sedona 2018 book choice, April 30, 6 p.m.
12. Speak French – 1st and 3rd  Tuesdays, 2 p.m.
13. Express Yourself – Join Sedona Writers Salon, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 4 p.m.
14. Write a Check – 60 bucks for 60 years!
15. Have Fun – Crafternoon for Youth! May 2, 2 p.m.
16. Like Us on Facebook – We’re pretty hard not to like.
17. Find a Job – Career Transitions makes it easier; head over to Reference.
18. Conduct Academic Research – Academic OneFile, we’ve got it!
19. Borrow a Book from Faraway through ILL– Tampa, Honolulu, Bridgeport, and more!
20. Ask a Librarian a Question – Make it a tough one, they love a challenge!
21. Be Colorful – Sedona Coloring Club, twice a month, check our calendar.
22. Leaf through an Art Book – Our collection is beautiful.
23. Watch a Favorite Film – We’ve got thousands of DVDs available.
24. Go Rogue – Read a book . . . make it a banned one.
25. Preview a Catalog – We’ve got OLLI’s!
26. Selfie Time – T. rex and Sedona Schnebly are waiting for you.
27. Scan a Document, Send a Fax – We’ve got what you need.
28. Take Up Knitting – Go to 746.42 to learn how.
29. Plan Your Summer Yard – In the latest “Phoenix Home & Garden.”
30. Listen to a Local Healer – Phyllis Hogan from Winter Sun, May 3, 1:30 p.m.
31. Join Our Mailing List – Everything you need to know at sedonalibrary.org
32. Sing! – Music Morning with Annette, May 3, 10:30 a.m.
33. Expand Your Reading Horizons – NoveList Plus finds other authors you might like.
34. Volunteer! – Connect with 150 others who love the Library.
35. Suggest a Book – Maybe we’ll add it to the 64,000.
36. Learn Local Culture and Lore – Wander through our Arizona collection.
37. DATE NIGHT! – We’re open late on Wednesdays . . . Just sayin’.
38. Study the Rocks – SE corner. Geology Wall. Enjoy the view while you’re there.
39. Give on PayPal – It’s easy at sedonalibrary.org
40. Play Chess – Youth Chess Club, Thursdays, 3:45 p.m.
41. Improve Your Spanish – Wednesdays, 6 p.m.
42. Drink Coffee with a Veteran – 2nd Fridays, 10 a.m.
43. Review Important Topics – League of Women Voters, May 3, 6 p.m.
44. Become a Member – The Friends need you, and we need the Friends.
45. Offer Suggestions – We’re fixing up the place, and we need your input. Come on by.
46. Stay in the Know – With the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and more.
47. Be Cultured – Free entry to Arizona museums and more with the Culture Pass.
48. Get a Tan While You’re Skyping – WiFi on the courtyard.
49. Grow the Grandchildren’s Tree – Honor loved ones with a gold, bronze, or silver leaf.
50. Admire Our Indoor Gardens – Carefully tended by local garden club.
51. Let Us Help You Plan Your Visit – And sign up for a visitor’s library card, too.
52. Bring Your Used Books to the Bookstore – Buy a few while you’re there.
53. Tell a Friend; Tell Your Family; Tell Everyone – Sedona Public Library is the BEST!
54. Repeat Your Gift Every Month – Recurring gifts are easy at www.sedonalibrary.org.
55. Balance and Center – We’ve got great quiet spaces so you can get your calm on.
56. Find a Friend – They don’t call us the “Heart of Sedona” for nothing.
57. Access Veterans’ Stories – Veterans History Project, online and in the Library.
58. Improve Your English – Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m.
59. Shop with AmazonSmile – And support your public library when you do.
60. Eat Cake! – Join us to celebrate 60 years of serving the community, April 28, 1 p.m.

​Sedona Public Library
Column for April 27, 2018
Written by Anne Marie Mackler, Development Director