Friends of Fondren Library 2007-08 Calendar of Events

FRIENDS OF FONDREN GALA XXVIII

Friday, April 25, 2008 

Grand Hall, Rice Memorial Center 

Cocktails at 7 pm. Dinner at 8 pm. 

Black tie dinner with silent auction and live auction

Check out our auction items. Place a bid by email to mbixby@rice.edu.

Friends of Fondren Library Gala Auction 2008

ANNUAL MEETING

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Cohen House, 6:00 PM
Dinner and meeting.

Guest speaker:  Dr. Mary McIntire, Dean of the Suzanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. 

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Past Events

2008 DISTINGUISHED GUEST LECTURE

 

Co-Sponsored by Brazos Bookstore 

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 7 pm
Rice Memorial Center, Grand Hall

Historian and Author Garry Wills




RECEPTION TO HONOR AUTHORS, EDITORS, ARTISTS, COMPOSERS   

 

Friends of Fondren Library Gala Auction 2008 

Thursday, February 28, 2008
Reception and program honoring faculty, staff, alumni, and members of the Friends who have authored books or edited journals published in 2007, composed major musical works in 2007 or mounted one-person art shows in 2007.
Farnsworth Pavilion, Ley Student Center, 5:30 PM

(for more information and a list of honorees)

HOMECOMING BRUNCH AND AWARDS CEREMONY

Saturday, November 3 , 2007

Kyle Morrow Room, Fondren Library, 9:30 AM

The Friends of Fondren Library Award will be presented to Sally Reynolds.

BOOK SALE
Grand Hall, Rice Memorial Center

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Pre-sale and reception, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Entrance fee is $10 per person on Thursday evening

Friday, October 26, 2007

SALE - 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Saturday, October 27, 2007

SALE - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Thousands of fiction, non-fiction, architecture, literature, poetry, mysteries, cookbooks, children's books, sci-fi, music scores, music cds, recorded books, foreign language books, hobby and gardening books, first editions, VHS movies, and more!

Hardbacks - $2, Paperbacks - 50 cents

Better Books are individually priced.

Cash, checks, Visa, MC, Amex. To use a credit card, there is a $10 minimum.

Map and parking information, go to http://www.rice.edu/maps

THE ART OF THE BOOK RECEPTION

Thursday, September 27, 2007 

Co-sponsored with the Department of Visual & Dramatic Arts and the Woodson Research Center