THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

Thanks for the spreading limbs of American's national oak

And the lovely garden to celebrate our spring fete:

And  to John and Mary Jane Becker who made it possible...

Thanks for our memories of tables colored in soft pastels linens and Ruthanne Hilker who designed the landscape arrangement in Easter egg colors...

And our chairs who made this memory possible.

Thanks for the music that drifted down from the gallery from the Bob Ellis Trio which lightened our hearts …

Thanks for the delicious cuisine - the complete menu from Beck-N-Call; Turtle soup from Mandina's; Creole Jambalaya and bread pudding from Chez Bon Temps; delicious salmons from Benedict's; Tea in exquisite porcelain from the English Tea Room; cheese, strawberries and desserts from Sam's;  delicious sweets from the Fresh Market, Morgan Street Bakery, and Sam's; wine and champagne from  north shore merchants and the very special Walker Percy basket from Aquistapace ...

Thanks from members of the art community of St. Tammany Parish - especially the artists Phillip Safe, Suzanne King, Roy Pfister, Gretchen Armbruster, Sue Zaunbrecher, Kathy Zetzmann, Peggy Hesse and Muriel Dauterive - who delighted our visual sensibilities and helped to make our event a success ...

Thanks to the writers from the Northshore Literary Association whose autographed books filled
three baskets;

And all a the merchants who treated our guests to an array of beautiful items...

Thanks to members of the Junior League who poured the wine and the mimosas with grace and beauty for our guests ...

Thanks to our Flower Committee - Jamie Eason, Patricia Bonneau, and Nancy Anderson whose loving hands decorated our tables with a profusion of glorious spring flowers ...

And thanks to our Board for their dedication, loyalty, and devotion to culture, education, literacy, and the role of libraries that make all these possible to citizens of every age ...

We love all of you.

You are invited to A Splendid Afternoon Soiree. Don't Miss It!

When: Sunday, April 27 from 3 PM to 6 PM!

Where:  The Seven Sisters Oak, the 1500 year old live oak - the National Live Oak in America! It is the garden of the lovely home of John and Mary Jane Becker at 200 Fountain Street in Lewisburg.
A setting next to none in St. Tammany Parish!

The best taste of St. Tammany!

• Mandina's
• Benedict's
• Chez Bon Temps
• Beck and Call
• English Tea Room
• Morgan Street Bakery
• Fresh Market
• Cheese and Desserts by Sam's
• Coffee from the Abita Roasting Company

Music by the Bob Ellis Trio! - usually at the Royal Sonesta Hotel but this day in Mandeville just for us!

Works by eight prominent artists - including Phillip Sage, Suzanne King, Roy Pfister, Gretchen Armbruster, Sue Zaunbrecher, Kathy Zetzmann, Peggy Hesse and Muriel Dauterive. Picture one of these in your home!

A basket of books from our own gifted St. Tammany writers!

An auction second to none - including the O Spa, a designer brooch, a dining-around basket, a silver tray from Boudreaux's, a Holiday Inn gift certificate, a reproduction French bowl from St. Romain Interiors, and many other finds!

A chance to chat with the 2013 President's Award sculptor Bill Binnings who will do the statue of Walker Percy in the Serenity Circle!

And all the time sipping wine, mimosas, or sweet tea!

With the opportunity to contribute to an historic monument in our own St. Tammany Parish -

THE WALKER PERCY SERENITY CIRCLE!

Send your $ 75.00 per person check to the St. Tammany Library Foundation at P.O. BOX 131, Mandeville, LA 70470. And if you are missing the party, do send a contribution. We'll be ever so thankful!

A SPECIAL SPRING SUNDAY AFTERNOON CELEBRATION - HIGHLIGHTED BY MUSIC, ART, FOOD AND DRINKS

SPEND "AN AFTERNOON WITH THE LAST GENTLEMAN"

The St. Tammany Library Foundation is hosting a splendid affair on Sunday afternoon, April 27 under the spreading canopy of the Seven Sisters Oak from 3 pm to 6 pm.  The Seven Sisters Oak is in the garden of the magnificent home of John and Mary Jane Becker.  The Becker's live in old Mandeville, close to Lake Pontcharain, 200 Fountain Street.  The Seven Sisters Oak is the largest Southern Live Oak in the nation.  This magnificent tree is estimated to be 1500 years old and has been the national champion Live Oak Tree for almost 30 years.

The food is especially prepared by some of the finest Northshore chefs.  Mimosas and wine will flow.  Additionally, the English Tea Room will be serving their fine teas, and coffee from the Abita Roasting Company will be available to cap the afternoon.

A special treat will be the music of the Bob Ellis Trio.  This group plays regularly at the Royal Sonesta Hotel and at other fine venues in the French Quarter in New Orleans.

Auction items include a "Dining Around" package, a day's rental of a platoon boat, gifts from fabulous Northshore merchants, a Walker Percy Basket that contains his favorite beverage and refreshments prepared by Acquisapace, a private luncheon at the Walker Percy table at the Lake House with a member of the Percy family, and numerous other items.

The Foundation is especially proud to have seven of the premier artists of St. Tammany offer works for the silent auction.  They are Suzanne King, Muriel Dauterive, Roy Pfister, Gretchen Armbruster, Kathy Zetzmann, Sue Zaunbrecher, and Phillip Sage.  This is a once in a lifetime chance to own one of the works of these acclaimed artists.

The Co-chairs of this event are Suzanne Myers, Ruthann Hilker and Mary Beth McGuinniss.

Tickets are only $ 75.00 per person.  The Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 organization and this is our FIRST fundraiser.  Let's put it on the St. Tammany calendar by a superb attendance!

If you cannot attend, the Foundation will be delighted to receive your tax-deductible contribution.

Send your check to the following address:  Post Office Box 131, Mandeville, LA 70471.
Checks should be made out to the St. Tammany Library Foundation.  Your check is your ticket to the event.  For more information, call Suzanne Myers at 504-453-4203.

Don't miss this fabulous event!

A THANK YOU GATHERING FOR OUR MEMBERS AND DONORS

"SIPPING THROUGH THE STACKS"


 Donors and members of the St. Tammany Library Foundation were treated to an afternoon gathering in the Walker Percy Room of the Madisonville branch before the opening of "The Big Read."   Wine, appetizers, and an opportunity to chat with the keynote speaker, Julie Rivette, was sponsored by the Foundation as a way to say "THANK YOU" for your support, encouragement and loyalty. 

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded the St. Tammany Parish Library a $ 10,000 grant to launch the celebration of "The Maltese Falcon" by Dashiell Hammett.  Julie Rivette, an author in her own right, spoke on her grandfather's life.  It was a rivetting talk.

The activities are still going on in all branches of the Library.  If you wish to see the John Huston's 1941 motion picture, The Maltese Falcon, featuring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor, come to the Madisonville Branch  on Wednesday, April 9th at 5:30 p.m.

Go to the Library's website - www.sttammanylibrary.org for more information on other films, activities for children, teens, and adults, and a Film Noir series on Wednesday evenings in April.

The Foundation hopes to have more informal gatherings for our members in the future!

OUR PRESIDENT, ARGIRO MORGAN, WINS A NATIONAL AWARD

Two weeks ago, Donald Westmoreland, the Director of the St. Tammany Library, received a call and a letter from United for Libraries, the division of the American Library Association for Friends and Foundations.  He beamed when he heard that the President of both the Library Board of Control and the St. Tammany Library Foundation, Argiro Morgan, won the 2014 Trustee of the Year Award.  This Award is given annually to an outstanding community leader who has given exceptional service to a public library system.  Argiro has served for four years on the Board of the Louisiana State Library with distinction and has recently been reappointed to the Board by the Honorable Lt. Governor of Louisiana, Jay Dardenne.

Her leadership was evident in getting the library system up and running after Katrina, in working assiduously with others to construct the St. Tammany's system newest state-of-the-art library, in helping other branches improve their footprint in their communities, in lobbying for libraries at the State Capitol,  in working with the Director of the State Library, Rebecca Hamilton, and in undertaking the permanent memorial for the Northshore's most esteemed writers of the second half of the 20th century - Walker Percy.

There are over 60,000 trustees in America, all of which work to improve the services and the status of public libraries by voluntary leadership.  Argiro was totally surprised by the honor.  She will receive the Award in July in Las Vegas at the Annual Convention of the American Library Association.

Just another kudos for your St. Tammany Library Foundation.