Recently, we had a chance to sit down with Stephanie Yates, Branch Administrator at the Urbana Regional Library (the role she has been holding since November 2021) and “ex-officio“ member of FURL, to talk about her work and her passion for books.
March 2022 Newsletter
Book Review: Secrets of Willow House (Susanne O'Leary)
IN OUR LATEST NEW SERIES OF BOOK REVIEWS BY CURRENT FURL MEMBERS, WE PRESENT OUR THIRD EDITION. THE FOLLOWING REVIEW OF Secrets of Willow House by Susanne O’Leary IS WRITTEN BY COMMITTEE MEMBER SUSAN BOZAK.
Spring Used Book Sale 2022
Spring means rainy days, new plant life sprouting, and…our FURL Spring Used Book Sale is in bloom! Please join us on Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10 to shop gently used books (mostly under $1). The sale will take place in the community room on the lower level of the Urbana Library. The book sale is open to the general public at 10am on Saturday 4/9, though FURL members are invited to shop an hour early at 9am! Please donate books, time, and/or money towards supporting our library!
Member of the Month: David Spaans
February 2022 Newsletter
Book/Series Review: Little House on the Prairie
Book Review: Her New Story (Laura Bradford)
January 2022 Newsletter
Our Fall Book Sale Returns!
Book Review: The Kitchen Front (Jennifer Ryan)
Are you a fan of the Food Network cooking channel, and find it amazing to see what creations the contestants create with surprise ingredients? You will love The Kitchen Front by author Jennifer Ryan. In a special new series of book reviews by current FURL members, we present our first edition. The following book review is written by Susan Bozak.
FCPL Summer Reading Challenge
Urbana Library Farmers' Market
Screen-free Week
While we cannot stop using our devices for work and school communication, Screen-Free Week is an annual, international opportunity to carefully re-think how our digital world is affecting our real-life relationships. Participating is as simple as making a pledge to yourself to consider replacing screen-based entertainment with offline activities and downtime.
National Library Workers Day
February and March 2021- Virtual Meeting Overview
January 2021- Virtual Meeting Overview
FURL’s first virtual meeting of the new year. We primarily discussed some of the library’s new initiatives and FURL’s author spotlight blog. In our last meeting, FURL approved to help fund holiday gift cards for the staff to local deli Pumpernickel and Rye. This also marks the one-year anniversary for the FURL blog and website. It’s amazing how much has happened in our world in just one year.
November Virtual Meeting Overview
FURL Fall Fundraiser 2020
This weekend FURL was scheduled to host the Fall book sale. Unfortunately, the Coronavirus pandemic forced us to cancel our sale for the second time this year. “The changing times require FURL as a nonprofit to adapt, so we have kicked off our first ever donation based fundraising campaign” says Katie Esposito, FURL President.
