Book Club

Officers

President - Terri Rohlfing

Vice President - Judy Tayloe

Secretary - Connie Bowman

Treasurer - Ruth Spayde

History

The Fayette Book Club was founded in 1907 by ten women interested in their intellectual growth, the welfare of the town and the establishment of a town library. From 1911 to 1914, prior to the 1915 dedication of the Fayette Public Library, members of the Book Club operated a lending library at the Hotel Howard. Today the Book Club continues its support of the Howard County Public Library. Several meetings a year are set aside for volunteer projects at the library. An annual Christmas gift is given to the library plus additional donations from time to time. In 2008 the Fayette Book Club Celebrated its 100th Anniversary with a reception at the library and a donation to the library - plus a goal of 100+ hours of service by club members.

Take flight: read project

Take Flight:READ is a service project of the Fayette Book Club designed to encourage reading through the distribution of age-appropriate books that children can read and keep. Members of the Fayette Book Club collect new and gently used age-appropriate books, distribute book bags containing one or more books to all children in kindergarten at Daly Elementary School in Fayette several times each school year We hope to encourage children to read by giving them books which are age appropriate and to instill in children a love of books by giving them books they can call their own You can help by by donating new and gently used books appropriate for children in grades PreK-2. CONTACT: Take Flight: READ Chair Ronda Thiessen, rthiessen@howardelectricwb.com

Meetings 2024  - 2025   Theme: Travel Fiction

September 16
Hostesses: Jacque Schaller & Diana Westfall
Book: Old Glory: An American Voyage by Jonathan Raban
Discussion Leader: Carlene Cullimore

October 21 Work Day - Coordinator: Connie Bowman

November 18
Hostesess:  Judy Tayloe & Diana Haskamp
Book: Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
Discussion Leader: Anne Robinson

December 16
Christmas Luncheon - 11:30 am - TBA
Hostesses: Ruth Spayde & Terri Rohlfing

January 20 Work Day - Coordinator: Ronda Thiessen

February 17
Hostesses: Connie Bowman & Nan Young
Book: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Discussion Leader: Nan Young

March 17 - Work Day - Coordinator: Bonnie Potter

April 21
Hostesses: Barb Fowler & Marty Ferry
Book:  We Came, We Saw, We Left by Charles Wheelan
Discussion Leader: Nancy Anderson

May 19 - End of Year Event 
Hostesses: Donna Merrell & Becky Huntsman