Abraham Lincoln
Traveling Exhibition
All events are FREE and open to the public.
Refreshments will be served. Call 952-6318
or log on to www.brev.org for details about
the Abraham Lincoln Traveling Exhibition.
Events at the Franklin T DeGroodt Memorial
Library
6475 Minton Road SW
Palm Bay, Florida
321-952-6318
Book Discussion: "The Widow of the South"
by Robert Hicks
October 22, 2008 7pm
Lecture: Abraham Lincoln: The Man and the
Myth
November 2, 2008 2pm
Live Performance: Abraham Lincoln: Thinker
and Writer
November 9, 2008 2pm
Book Discussion: "Team of Rivals: The
Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln"
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
November 19, 2008 7pm
Feature Film: "Young Mr. Lincoln"
November 23, 2008 2pm
County-Wide Essay Contest for Young Adults
"Considering Abraham Lincoln's moral
character, what do you think he would do as
President in 2009?"
Ages 12-14 and Ages 15-18 may enter. The winning
essayist from each age group will receive
a $100 savings bond. Essays will be judged
by the Friends of the Libraries of Palm Bay.
All entries are due by November 30th. Email
your essay to pportnowitz@brev.org
Lincoln Logs Raffle o November 1-25th
Enter to win your very own set of Lincoln
Logs - Ages 12 and under. Pick up your entry
form at Franklin DeGroodt Memorial Library-Youth
Services
After School Craft
Make an edible log cabin or a stovepipe hat
savings bank - November 19th,
3:30 pm at Franklin DeGroodt Memorial Library.
Pre-registration is required.
Events at Satellite Beach Library
751 Jamaica Blvd.
Satellite Beach, Florida
321-779-4004
Book Chat: "Mary Todd Lincoln"
by Jean Baker
October 27, 2008 1pm
Feature Film: "Abraham Lincoln"
November 1, 2008 1pm
Live Performance: Abraham Lincoln: Thinker
and Writer
November 8, 2008 2pm
Lecture: Abraham Lincoln: The Man and the
Myth
November 17, 2008 2pm
Amazon.com
Pilot Wish List Program
Here’s an easy way to support the library
and make sure your community has access to
well loved books.
Books can now be donated to the library through
our recently launched Amazon.com Pilot Wish
List Program.
This is something that people can conveniently
do online.
Interested donors can access the library
wish list from a link on our website.
To purchase a book or books for the library:
1. Go to Amazon.com
and click on “Wish List" (near
top of page)
2. In the “Find a Wish List” box,
type in Cocoa Beach Library, Franklin DeGroodt
Library, Port St. John Library, or Suntree/Viera
Library.
3. The library’s wish list will appear.
To purchase for the library, click on “add
to cart.”
4. Amazon will ship your gift book to the
library and you will be notified by the library
director that your book has been received.
The wish list contains the number of each
book needed by the library and will indicate
how many copies have been purchased. Once
all of the needed copies are donated, the
book will be removed from the list.
Donations to the library are tax deductible.
For more information contact Patricia Portnowitz
at (321) 952-6318.
