Friends of the Coronado Center Library

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  • Our Summer Reading Program Ends With A Badge!

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    Our library’s summer reading program for kids certainly ended with a badge this week, when Hot Springs Village Police Chief Kristi Bennett and Sergeant Kevin Chambers came to visit! Chief Bennett and Sergeant Chambers talked about what the police do here in Hot Springs Village. Then Chief Bennett read some fun stories about the police.…

  • Truth Seekers: An Afternoon with Jeff Meek and Kathy Sanders

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    The Friends of the Coronado Center Library (FOCCL) are pleased to announce a special free “Wine and Cheese with the Author” event on Wednesday, August 13th from 2-5 PM at the Coronado Community Center.  This event will feature Village Voice Correspondent Jeff Meek and local author and presenter Kathy Sanders.  Both will be speaking, answering…

  • Boomers Rock!

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    On behalf of the Coronado Center Library, the Friends of the Coronado Center Library would like to acknowledge the very generous donation of $1,000 by the Boomers Rock Social Club. Rock on, Boomers; it is greatly appreciated and will be put to very good use!

  • Instruction for Using Our New Library Catalog

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    Here are the step-by-step instructions for using our new library catalog!

  • Our Local Authors Connect with Our Local Readers!

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    We had another successful authors event at the Coronado Center auditorium on June 17th, thanks to the leadership of Lynne Eshenour of the Friends of the Coronado Center Library (FOCCL) Board, a tireless group of volunteers, a fascinating group of local authors, and a fascinated group of local readers. The wine and cheese part of…

  • Remembering Dorothy Lichliter

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    We are very pleased to help honor the late Dorothy Lichliter, a long-time patron of the Coronado Center Library, by adding a memorial plaque in her name to designate the donation of our new “Local Authors” shelf. Thank you to the Lichliter family for this gift in remembrance of a wonderful patron!

  • Our Arkansas Authors Alert!

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    The six authors speaking at our June 17th Wine & Cheese event at the Coronado Community Center will be: John Boykin  Ron Hart   Lura Ketchledge  Earnest Lee Janis LeForge     Travis Simpson   Come and find out more about what they’ve written (and are writing)!

  • Kids Rock at the Library!

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    The library has a fresh new look with its totally revamped kids corner and its lively summer reading program for children in pre-kindergarten through third grade! Come check it out and meet our new librarians!

  • “Shadows of Conspiracy” at the Woodlands

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    Our recent event at the Woodlands auditorium on Friday, May 9th, featuring Kathy Sanders, author of the new book Shadows of Conspiracy about the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, and a free showing of the Emmy-nominated HBO documentary, “An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th,” attracted a…

  • No Foolin’! Our April 1 Trivia Night Was A Hit!

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    Our April 1st Trivia Night proved yet again that FOCCL is no one-hit wonder! To quote some famous lyrics from Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin” (though it wasn’t one of the classic hits from our “memorable movie music” category), Everybody wants a thrill Payin’ anything to roll the dice Just one more time Some will win,…