EMBARK ON A SUMMER OF ADVENTURE
WITH BROWARD COUNTY LIBRARY
Book With Brunch:
Artist Carol Calicchio
A Successful 35th Annual Literary Feast
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Ben Wesley and Alexa Lanier
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Gail and Bob Bulfin and Lois and John Schmatz
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Joey Crawford,
author Aida Rodriguez and Diana Verity
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Merrie Meyers and Mari Adam
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Author Lisa Lutoff-Perlo with Tameka Hobbs
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Overview of
Welcome Reception guests
Author James Benn described Literary Feast as a “superb celebration for authors, readers, and all those who love libraries.”
The proceeds help support vital Broward County Library programs and services, including free SAT/ACT classes for high school students and children’s literacy festivals.
Alexa Lanier and the late Susie Levan were this year’s Literary Feast Co-Chairs. The event was presented by the Helen Ingham Foundation. Other top supporters included Nova Southeastern University, the Haller Foundation, JM Family Enterprises, Inc., and Ryder System, Inc.
Follow our social media in the coming months for our 2025 event date announcements.
Director's Book Club
Broward County Library Director Allison Grubbs has chosen two thought-provoking titles for her Director’s Book Club this summer. The June title is Danica Roem’s Burn the Page, a memoir by Virginia’s first openly transgender state senator. The July title is best-selling author Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead, a novel that was the co-recipient of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
The titles will be discussed both online and at two Broward County library branches. For details on times and locations, as well as upcoming titles, please visit broward.org/Library/Events/Pages/DirectorsBookClub.aspx.
It’s In the Bag
Purchase a reusable Community Bag sold during the month of May at the Winn-Dixie store at 901 N. Nob Hill Rd. in Plantation, and in June at Winn-Dixie at 941 Southwest 24th St. in Fort Lauderdale, and BPLF will receive $1 for every $2.99 reusable bag sold. It’s an easy way to be kind to the environment, while showing support of literacy programs.
Scientist in Residence Program
Know a child who is an aspiring scientist? Or do you have a fascination with the field? The North Lauderdale Saraniero Library is launching a new Scientist in Residence Program led by a diverse group of scientists who will provide interactive programming for children ages 5 and older, and for adults, too.
Funded by the Broward Public Library Foundation, the program is designed to provide opportunities for high-quality connected learning activities, mentorship, and community building through citizen science. Two teams of scientists will conduct the programming. The first team is led by Dr. Neymi Mignocchi, program director and founder of Eye of Scientist. Kristen Hoss, the executive director of Youth Environmental Alliance, will lead the second team.
Adult programming begins June 10; children’s programming on June 14. Activities are scheduled to run through September 20.
Visit the Broward County Library’s event page at broward.libnet.info/events for more information.
Mystery Books Have a New Home in Pompano Beach
Creating a family’s legacy is one of the Library Foundation’s greatest honors. We witnessed this recently at the Opening Celebration of the Rubel Family Mystery Collection at the Pompano Beach Library and Cultural Center. Guests included Laurence and Howard Rubel, Library Director Allison Grubbs, Pompano Beach Mayor Rex Hardin, Mystery Critic and Reviewer Oline Cogdill and Mystery Authors Charles Todd, Alan Orloff, and Neil S. Plakcy.
The Rubel Family created the Isabel & Stanley Rubel Family Endowment Fund, named after the matriarch and patriarch of the family, as a way to honor their late mother’s passing in 2021. Isabel and Stanley Rubel were long-time residents of Pompano Beach who raised three sons, founded a successful business in the area, and supported their community and local library. As both parents were avid mystery readers, the sons chose to dedicate the fund to building a collection of mystery books to be housed at the Pompano Beach Library.
Along with this new collection, the Fund will also support mystery-themed programs and author talks.
Thank you to the three Rubel sons, Howard, Matthew, and Laurence, for their generosity, along with family and friends across the country who helped fund the Isabel & Stanley Rubel Family Endowment Fund.
If you are interested in learning how to create your own family legacy through the Library Foundation, please contact us at 954-357-8086 or RAhlness@BPLFoundation.org.
For questions or more information, call 954-357-7382
or email info@bplfoundation.org.
Please remember us in your wills and trusts.
