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New Bookstore Manager

On March 14, the FOL Board approved Gerlinde Lindy to take over as manager of the Used Book Store. “She’s the perfect fit,” said Mary Otto Selzer, noting Gerlinde served as vice president under her presidency. Gerlinde also served as FOL secretary and in the past has managed the Book Store. Read more about Gerlinde.

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To Win Handmade Quilt

Friends of the Jackson County Public Library are featuring this "Bear Went Over the Mountain" quilt as a fund raiser for the Sylva library. Custom-crafted locally by Carolina Quilters, the generous queen-size (91 x 109”) quilt is alternately available for viewing at the library and the FOL Used Book Store downtown Sylva. Donations are $1 each or six for $5 and are available at the Book Store or from any FOL member or volunteer.

“We anticipate raising a lot of money for the library with this quilt so we’re extending the fund raising activity through December,” said FOL President Patricia Cowen, noting the quilt is worth several thousand dollars. “We’ll draw the winning entry at the Book Store on Dec. 18. The winner does not have to be present to win."