Margaret Triandafyllis's blog

Toys for Tots

Submitted by Margaret Triand... on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 3:22pm

We are pleased to announce that West University Library is a drop-off location for Toys for Tots this holiday season.  Please donate new, unwrapped toys, so that they may be destributed as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community.  Happy Holidays!

Book Club Selection for January 6

Submitted by Margaret Triand... on Sat, 12/05/2009 - 11:26am

Title to be discussed:The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro.  Date of meeting: Wednesday January 6, 11:00 am, at 6104 Auden.  Summary: "The novel's narrator, Stevens, is a perfect English butler who tries to give his narrow existence form and meaning through the self-effacing, almost mystical practice of his profession.

Meet the ballerinas of the Nutcracker

Submitted by Margaret Triand... on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 5:39pm

Come listen to the timeless story of the Nutcracker, on December 2 at 3:15pm, read by a ballerina from the Houston Ballet. Meet several other dancers in costume. Refreshments served. For children ages 4 years and up.
 

Thank you to all!

Submitted by Margaret Triand... on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 4:23pm

Thank you to all who helped make our fall book sale a success.  Due to the generous donation of books and the outpouring of the West University community this past Saturday, we were able to raise funds that will contribute to the library.  I especially wanted to thank the friends of the library who helped run the sale, Keddy Outlaw, Edna Kelly, Nancy Antle, and Connie Little.  Check out pictures of the sale at instantnewswestu.com! 

Book Club Selection for December 2

Submitted by Margaret Triand... on Thu, 11/12/2009 - 5:53pm

Title to be discussed: The Private Lives of the Impressionists, by Sue Roe.  Date of meeting:  Wednesday, December 2, 11:00 am, at the Beck building of the MFAH. Please call the library at 713-668-8273 for more details and to reserve a spot.  Summary:  "Here, masterfully set against a panoramic rendering of their turbulent times, are Manet, Pissarro, Degas, Monet, Renoir, Cezanne, Sisley, Morisot, and Cassatt, each incisively defined as an individual and in terms of th

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