| Sale Dates | Half Price Items |
| December 1-31 | CDs, DVDs, Audio Books, Vinyl |
| December 2-7 | Art & Literature |
| December 9-14 | Sports & Humor |
| December 16-30 | Christmas Books, CDs & DVDs |
What’s On Sale – November
| Sale Dates | Half Price Items |
| November 1-30 | Cookbooks |
| November 1-12 | Travel & Foreign Language |
| November 13-16 | No discounts during Library Book Sale |
| November 18-23 | Mystery |
| November 25-30 | Romance |
What’s On Sale – October
| Sale Dates | Half Price Items |
| October 1-31 | Biography |
| October 1-5 | $1 & $2 Mystery & Fiction Paperbacks |
| October 7-12 | Sports & Humor |
| October 14-19 | Children & Teen |
| October 21-31 | Cooking |
2016 New Books for Teachers Initiative
The Friends of the Oro Valley Public Library are soliciting applications at the end of August for teachers who want to participate in the Books for Teachers Program. The selected teachers will receive $50 to purchase new books for their students. Applications will go out at the end of August to the following 32 schools in Amphi, Flowing Wells, Marana and Tucson Unified School Districts.
2015-17 Participating Schools
Amphitheater School District
Copper Creek Elementary
*Coronado Elementary
*Donaldson Elementary
*Holaway Elementary
*Keeling Elementary
*Mesa Verde Elementary
*Nash Elementary
Painted Sky Elementary
*Prince Elementary:
*Rio Vista Elementary
*Walker Elementary
Wilson K-8
Marana School District
*Picture Rocks Elementary (Consolidation with *Desert Winds Elementary)
*Roadrunner Elementary
*Thornydale Elementary
Flowing Wells Unified School District
*Centennial Elementary
*Douglas Elementary
*Hendricks Elementary
*Homer Davis Elementary
*Laguna Elementary
*Richardson Elementary (New)
Tucson Unified School District (New)
I requested nine of schools with the greatest need
*Ford Elementary
*Hudlow Elementary
*Steele Elementary
*Tolson Elementary
*Wright Elementary
*Morgan Maxwell K-8
*Hollander PK-8
*Robins K-8
Other
Basis Oro Valley Primary
Imago Dei Middle School
(No tuition, Inner City Students)
* Title I schools
Scholarships Awarded 2016
The Friends of the Oro Valley Public Library have awarded four college scholarships. Awards were based on criteria including outstanding academic achievement, exemplary community service, and enrollment in a two- or four-year institution of higher learning in the state of Arizona.
Scholarship recipients for 2016 are Mackenzie Orlosky (CDO ’16), Emily Haskell (CDO ’16), Mary McNamara (Salpointe Catholic ’16), and Nathan Firor (CDO ’16). Each received a $1500 award payable to the school of their choice.
This is the second year the Friends have awarded scholarships as part of their ongoing support for lifetime learning. Monies for the scholarship program are provided through the myriad fundraising efforts of FOVPL volunteers as well as from private donations. Additional information pertaining to the Friends Scholarship Program may be found here.
Winners of FOVPL 2016 Scholarships are (left to right) Mackenzie Orlosky (CDO ’16), Emily Haskell (CDO ’16), Mary McNamara (Salpointe Catholic ’16), and Nathan Firor (CDO ’16)
Scholarships Awarded
Winners of FOVPL 2015 Scholarships are (left to right) Matthew Bumb, Natalie Rudolph, Dezarae Pulver, and Hunter McAdams
The Friends of the Oro Valley Public Library hosted a coffee on May 14 to honor the 2015 college scholarship winners. Each recipient was awarded a $1500 scholarship payable to the Arizona school of their choice. This is the first year of the Friends scholarship program.
The recipients are Matthew Bumb (IR’15), Natalie Rudolph (CDO’15), Dezarae Pulver (CDO’15), and Hunter McAdams (CDO’15). They, along with family and friends, attended the coffee to be acknowledged as scholarship winners. Friends Board Members and volunteers got a chance to meet the students. The Friends thanked all the dedicated and hard working volunteers whose efforts contributed to the scholarship funding. (More information about the scholarship program here.)
Scholarship Program Announced
The Friends in partnership with the Oro Valley Community Foundation are pleased to announce a new scholarship program. The applicant must be a graduating high school senior in the Oro Valley Public Library service area who plans on attending an accredited 2-year or 4-year college or university in the state of Arizona. Scholarships will range from $1,000 to $6,000. Click to read more about this or to apply.
