Category: Events

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…

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…

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)!

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!

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…

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,…

You may have noticed that FOCCL board members are the friendly folks who take your ticket and stamp your hand when you enter the Woodlands auditorium to watch one of the wonderful films that have been shown there each month. But did you know that the Coronado Center Library rents the films in cooperation with…

FOCCL hosted its annual library volunteer appreciation luncheon at the Coronado Center on Saturday, December 14, with a wonderful buffet from the Home Plate Cafe. After short presentations by outgoing FOCCL president Sunny Lofton (reporting on the many activities of FOCCL during the past year) and incoming president Rebecca Schulte (outlining some of the many…

Our November 14 author event at the Coronado Center was a huge success, with 6 authors speaking about their books to the 80 eager readers in the audience. Many thanks to Beth Annen, Douglas Beed, Fred Downs, Cy Holliday, Sharon Keathley, and Jason Pederson for sharing their stories with us! And special thanks to incoming…

The Friends of the Coronado Center Library are pleased to introduce the following six authors, who will be the guests of honor at our November 14 Wine & Cheese event: Beth Annen is a local novice author. Her book, Crooked Cross, A Mother’s Love, is a true story of the powerful journey of a mother’s…