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Writing Independent Screenplays at Freeman Branch Library

Submitted by Jim Johnson on Mon, 08/20/2012 - 7:15pm

If you've ever wondered about the craft of writing a screenplay, then you'll want to be at the Clear Lake City-County Freeman Branch Library on Wednesday, August 29th, at 7:00 P.M.!  In partnership with the Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival, scheduled for Thursday, September 13th, through Sunday, September 16th, local producer and screenwriter Michelle Mower will present a free program on the ins-and-outs of putting together a screenplay for independent film. Mower is heavily involved and credited within the Texas film community, and her debut film, The Preacher’s Daughter, is scheduled to premiere on the Lifetime Movie Network on August 31st of this year.  Be sure and join us for this interesting and informative session!

Blu-ray discs now available

Submitted by Jim Johnson on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 3:26pm

Did you know you can now check out or request Blu-ray discs from the library? We only have a couple so far, but they'll gradually be showing up in the collection over the next several months, and they'll all eventually be placed at the end of the DVDs, which are shelved downstairs. They'll also follow the same rules as DVDs, with only one exception.  In order to check them out, all you have to do is grab the case from the shelf, bring it to the customer service desk, and have the staff select the disc and check it out to you with the case.  If you like, you can search "blu ray" on our catalog or click here  to see what's coming!
 

Friends of Freeman Trustees 2012-13

Submitted by Jim Johnson on Wed, 06/06/2012 - 2:23pm

Our cherished Friends of Freeman Library recently approved their Board of Trustees members for 2012-13.  Pictured above from left to right, starting with the back row, are Bert Hurst, John Lottinville, Elizabeth Scott, Larry Arnhold, Dick Kidder, Brian Kissell, Martha Daniel, Walter Bricker, Robert W. Mitchell, and Jay Cross; front row, Katherine Hill, Kathy Ericksen, Karen Akkerman, Barbara Garner, Blanche Stastny, Kris Kissell, and Carolyn Foutch.  If you would like to be a part of such an outstanding group that supports and promotes the cause of our library, click here or ask us next time you're here!  

Volunteer Luncheon 2012

Submitted by Jim Johnson on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 3:07pm

Library staff and the Friends of Freeman recently held our annual volunteer luncheon, where we recognized our wonderful, irreplaceable volunteers, such as these pictured above, with mock paycheck certificates.  All in all, our volunteers' combined efforts at Freeman Library for the previous fiscal year were valued at nearly $200,000!  What a contribution!  If you would like to be a part of a group that both loves the library and enjoys freely giving back to the community, become a volunteer today!

Pictured left to right: Oras Ann Salibo, Mary Elizabeth Humphrey, Gail Gleckler, Susana Udengaard, Bill Ohsie, Barbara Barlow

Join Friends of Freeman!

Submitted by Jim Johnson on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 8:24am

What is one of the best ways you can support library?  By joining the Friends of Freeman Library!  This generous and indispensable group loves the library so much that they freely give of their time to raise funds for our programs, collections, and services.  One of the  ways they do this is through the bookstore immediately to your right as soon as you walk in the front doors of the library.  They also accept other donations from the public on behalf of the library and volunteer their assistance with a variety of jobs throughout our departments.  

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