Adopt a Sister a Great Success!

By Melanie McBride

Gertrude Kistler Memorial Library wishes to thank everyone who came out in support of the Adopt a Sister Holiday event last week. Students, faculty, and staff visited the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus at New Sharon to bring holiday cheer. We sang carols, had sweet treats, and passed out gifts from Santa. The Sisters of New Sharon were thrilled with their presents. They sent a lovely reply wishing all of us at Rosemont a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year.

A special thank you to all those who signed Christmas cards for the Sisters. Your help was appreciated.

Christmas Caroling

All are cordially invited to the Adopt-a-Sister Christmas Sing-Along on Friday, December 6th.

Join Rosemont faculty and staff in spreading Christmas joy by singing carols to the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus at New Sharon (located on Montgomery Ave.).

If you cannot attend but would still like to wish the Sisters a Merry Christmas, sign one of our holiday cards near the Library's Information Desk. Simply fill out a greeting and give the card to a Library staff member. The Sisters would love to hear from you!

Carolers will meet at 12:30 PM on December 6 in the Chapel parking lot.

Questions? Contact Kathleen Deeming at kdeeming@rosemont.edu

Donations Needed for Children's Book Drive

Please join us in supporting the Children's Book Drive organized by CertaPro Painters of the Main Line. Bring gently used children's books to any of their five convenient drop-off locations in Ardmore, Bryn Mawr, Haverford, or Wayne through August 31. The books will be distributed by Impact Services, a community development organization working with economically disadvantaged families in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. Thanks to Rosemont MFA student Spencer Shaak for bringing this opportunity to help to our attention.

Don't Throw Away Your Used Textbooks! We Want Them!

Kistler Memorial Library is sponsoring a textbook collection campaign that will run until the end of the semester to benefit the non-profit Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia. They are looking for used textbooks to to benefit financially under-served 7th-12th grade students in the Philadelphia area. Breakthrough's goal is to make high school graduation a reality for those students and help them to attend college, as well.

There is a donation box in the Information Commons in the Library for you to drop off used textbooks and class materials. Breakthrough will accept any textbooks that are less than ten years old. This opportunity is an easy way to help an organization that enriches the Philadelphia community. Your old textbooks could make a huge difference in the school career of a promising student. Please do what you can. Thanks!