Meet the Staff - Dana Coale

Dana loves her job as a Library Technician and the fact that she is almost never bored at work. Between helping patrons at the circulation desk, Newcomer's Orientation, Craft Group, decorations and displays, online marketing, book processing and payroll she is a very busy worker bee.

The Library Family is still her favorite part of the job, patrons and co-workers keep a smile on her face and remain her motivation to continue pushing for bigger and better things.

The Craft Group is her "baby" and she is one proud Mommy :-) While the crafts vary, the goal remains the same and that is to encourage people to come to the Library and to give back to the community. Craft Group meetings are always on the last Wednesday of every month at 5PM and all are welcome. There are two Crafts for a Cause, one is to make tie blankets that are donated to the Phoenix Children's Hospital and the other is to make beanie hats for the following beneficiaries;

• neonatal units


• Phoenix Children's Hospital


• Military service members deployed from Luke AFB


• West Valley homeless shelters

If you would like to participate in any of the crafts please contact Dana at (623) 856-7191, on facebook or by e-mailing dana.coale@luke.af.mil .

Meet the Staff - Yer Wrate

Yer is our super hard working Library Aid. She shelves and shifts books, helps out at the Circulation Desk, acts as a back up for Story Time, logs mail, handles recycling and is always willing to help out with whatever needs to be done around the Library.

If you have participated in the Craft Group then you have met Yer but you may not know that without her help (and help from Kathryn) the behind the scenes planning would never come together as well as it does.

We are all extremely grateful to Yer for her hard work, dedication and easy going attitude.

February's Craft - Candle Holders

Wouldn't you know it, as soon as the camera came out we all got shy. Thanks to our Library Director, Katie Gillen for giving us all a preview of the finished products from our February Craft. We decorated candle holders and centerpiece bowls and had a lot of fun.

I promise, next time we will be more chatty!

Stay tuned for more fun crafts at the Luke AFB Library.

Please post comments and tell us what your favorite crafts are, what you would like to participate in and what you would like to see from the Library blog in the future. Your feedback is always welcome and wanted!

Crafting for a Cause

Save the date for March 30th at 5PM when the Library's Adult Craft Group will meet to make fleece tie blankets that will be donated to the Phoenix Children's Hospital.

Tie blankets require no sewing, gluing or skill so please do not let the idea of making a blanket intimidate you. If you can tie a knot (or learn to tie one) then you can participate and we need your help!

As cliche as it may sound, our children truly are our future and the importance of helping children during their time of need cannot be emphasized enough. By tying a few simple knots you show these children and their families that they are cherished. What better way to warm hearts than to give a child a warm blanket?

Please call Dana Coale at (623) 856-7191 to sign up for this worthy cause.

If you are unable to attend our March meeting we ask that you keep us in mind for our other upcoming dates. Craft for a Cause meetings will be held every three months, always on the last Wednesday of the month at 5PM.

Thank you,
Luke AFB Library Staff