CLASS OF 2018

Greetings CLSC Alumni Class of 2018!

CHQ 2025 is just around the corner.  I hope you have been able to read some good books in the last year.  I look forward to seeing many of you this summer on the CHQ grounds!

Summary of some special dates to put on your calendar- more detail below:

Thursday, May 22 at 7:30pm EST-zoom book discussion on new CLSC book: Queen of Crimes 

Tuesday, July 1 at 5pm all-CLSC Alumni Welcome gathering at Alumni Hall

Tuesday, July 22 at 1pm  just CLSC 2018 alumni at Alumni Hall dining room “Books and Tea”

Wednesday, August 6 march behind the CLSC 2018 banner in morning graduation parade 

Thursday, August 7  CLSC Alumni Gala dinner event

CLSC Class of 2018 Alumni Gathering  – “Books and Tea”  on July 22

Join other CLSC 2018 alumni on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 from 1 to 3pm in the Dining Room of Alumni Hall  - WEEK 5.  We will enjoy fellowship with other CLSC 2018 alumni, discuss our favorite books (CLSC and non-CLSC books) and drink tea and lemonade. 

Events for All CLSC Alumni:

 Week 2: Welcome Event for any CLSC Alumni on July 1 at 5pm at Alumni Hall.  Wine and cheese.  Registration is required.  For more information, please see CLSC Alumni Website. 

Week 7 Graduation week:

* CLSC Graduation Parade:  Go to Bestor Plaza and line up behind the CLSC 2018 banner for the annual graduation parade on Wednesday morning of graduation week.

* CLSC Alumni Gala dinner event held on Thursday evening.

Please see CLSC Alumni website for more information about these and several other CLSC Alumni events during CHQ summer 2025.

Update on Our CLSC 2018 Alumni Class Project:

Many CLSC Alumni classes use their alumni class dues to support a project of the CLSC Alumni Association or of CHQ’s CLSC program. Our CLSC 2018 Alumni group first’s Class project began in 2023, supporting a CLSC Alumni scholarship of librarian, Beth Hadley, for 4 summers.

The CLSC Alumni Association scholarship program is for teachers and librarians working in Chautauqua County. The selected scholarship recipient attends one writing class offered at the Literary Arts Center at Alumni Hall during each summer for 4 summers. At the end of these four years, the recipient organizes a CLSC Reading Circle within their community.

 Our class project for four years, 2023- 2026, is to support the cost of Beth Hadley’s scholarship. The CLSC Alumni organization, that manages the scholarship program and selects the recipients, is very appreciative of our financial support of one scholarship recipient for four years.

Beth will be attending one of the writing classes during the CHQ 2025 summer and we hope she can join us for our CLSC 2018 Alumni “books and tea” gathering on July 22 at the Alumni hall dining room.

Within her community, Beth is active with a library book club and leads the book discussions. Beth is inviting our CLSC 2018 alumni class members to join this book club via Zoom for one book discussion:

Please put this on your calendar- book discussion via zoom hosted by Beth Hadley who has invited any CLSC 2018 alumni to join this call.  Book discussion on:  Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict on Thursday, May 22 at 7:30pm EST.

Use this link

Beth Hadley is inviting you to a Zoom meeting.

Topic: Sinclairville Free Library Virtual Book Club

Time: 7:30 EST on May 22, 2025 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83788566673?pwd=TG4vaTI2Z2FZZFJJeTVYbDFTUldyQT09

I will be on this May 22 zoom call. I hope to see you, too, for some good discussion on this new 2025 CLSC book.

CLSC Alumni Dues and CLSC Class of 2018 dues:

Please support our Alumni Class 2018 Project by paying your class dues which are separate from CLSC alumni dues (and separate from CLSC dues).

CLSC Alumni dues =$20.00

Class of 2018 alumni dues or Class of 2018 White gift (for 2025 and 2026 to fund our scholarship student)  the suggested amount of $15 or $20 or whatever you want to contribute. The 2018 Alumni specific dues fund our scholarship student.

You can pay these various dues online at the CLSC Alumni website.  See tab on right for DUES.

Or pay in person during the summer at Alumni Hall.

Please reply to this email and let me know:

Which week(s) are you planning to be in CHQ this summer 2025?

Do you plan to join the zoom book discussion on Queens of Crime?  

I am seeking volunteers who will work with me to plan summer 2026 CLSC 2018 events- please let me know if you would like to help!

I hope to see you at CHQ this summer!

Best regards,

Jill Kaufman Rose

CLSC Alumni Class of 2018, President

Jillrose1231@gmail.com

443-510-6466