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20 | SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | JULY 2016 | Happy July! We celebrate our nation's independence this month and it would be a great time to reflect on all the blessings we have as a people and what makes the United States special and unique. We are geographically large and ethnically diverse. We are free to travel around this great land and to practice our religion of choice. With our just completed Charity Week, it reminds me of how generous the people of this great land are. We are generous with our money, with our time, and with our ideas of liberty and the sacrifices that are required to achieve and maintain it. Benjamin Franklin said "Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Please educate yourselves about the many challenges that face our nation, state and county and city as we try to improve our country as a whole. Whatever your party affiliation, get the facts and vote in this election year. Library committee will be holding the second book sale of the year on July 4th in the Main Clubhouse hardcover library, from 9 am to 2 pm. Thank you in advance to all library supporters. We have hardcovers and paperbacks, fiction and non-fiction. We always try to have a westerns section. Sometimes we have movies or TV shows on DVD. Please stop by, we love to chat with fellow book lovers. In order to continue improvements to our SLCC libraries, you library committee needed to obtain additional funding. The Sun Lakes Garden Club graciously stepped up and designated the proceeds from its recent Gala Fashion Show/Luncheon to be donated to the libraries. This will fund expanded purchases of audiobooks and large print books, two popular library features. The Library Committee would like to publicly thank the Garden Club for their generous donation. All SLCC library users/fans: the next time you see someone who is a member of the Garden Club, please reach out and thank them for their support of the library. Audiobooks will continue to be available to check out and listen to at your leisure. We will be expanding our selection soon. Currently many popular authors in several genres (including biography) are represented in our collection. Please go to the Main Clubhouse lobby on Wednesday afternoons from 1 to 4 pm to view our available titles and to check out or return audiobooks. Library Committee