by Barbara Lemos, Roving Reporter | Jan 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
A few days into 2022 and you’re already wavering on your New Year’s resolutions? It’s not too late to reclaim the year and live it on your terms! Committing to daunting challenges when we’re exhausted, broke, and emotionally spent… and facing another spike in a...
by Barbara Lemos, Roving Reporter | Oct 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
My grandson is a prolific reader of books acquired from family and friends, augmented by books on loan from his school library, where he is a dedicated and responsible patron. His mother was therefore shocked to get a bill from the school library for a book that he...
by Barbara Lemos, Roving Reporter | Jun 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals have been with us for centuries. Because many chose to (or were forced to) live their lives in secrecy, their emergence in recent decades, and their ability to celebrate their lives in pride, may seem...
by Carolyn Bowers | Feb 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
The next time you look for a large print book from Harper Library in Southport, you’ll find a much bigger selection from which to choose. That’s because the Orton Foundation, local affiliate of the Moore Charitable Foundation, recently gave the Friends of the Library...
by Beth Klahre and Diana Weaver | Jan 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Wow! It’s been a crazy year. For everyone, Friends of the Library of Southport and Oak Island included! Stay-at-home orders, wearing masks and social distancing were the headlines everywhere. For FOLSOI, closure of our used bookstore located in the spacious backroom...
by Diana Weaver | Jan 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Who keeps track of FOLSOI’s money? I do! I am the new treasurer for FOLSOI. I have been passionate about libraries since I learned to read. Books and reading have been a lifelong love. When I moved to Southport four-and-one-half years ago, one of the first things I...
