Retired Library Committee Members Honored
March 15, 2026
Left to right: Marcia Elving, Sondra Clifton, Joan Pursley (photo by Diane Van Naerssen)
Sondra Clifton, Marcia Elving, and Joan Pursley, recently retired members of the subcommittee of the Facilities Committee that oversees day-to-day operations of the Robson Library, were thanked for their service at a luncheon at Hillside Restaurant. Both Sondra and Marcia had served on the subcommittee for five years, and Joan had served for seven years. All three volunteered in the library: Sondra for 12 years, Joan for 9, and Marcia for 7.
They were all members of the library’s Collections Committee. Sondra was also on the Volunteers Coordination Committee and was responsible for finding substitutes for regular volunteers when they were on vacation, sick, or otherwise could not staff their shifts. Marcia kept all the computers in the library functioning, offered training on the facility’s public computers, and updated the www.RobsonLibrary.org website. Joan wrote many Pioneer Press articles about the library, organized the Robson Author Forums, and for three years served as the committee’s vice chair.
Sondra and her husband Gil, a past chair of the library subcommittee and a longtime library volunteer, moved from Robson to be closer to their granddaughter.
Marcia resigned to make time for her new volunteer job as chair of the Living Well Committee. However, she continues to volunteer in the library and will troubleshoot the computers when needed.
Joan resigned to make space for new committee members. “Like all volunteers, I am passionate about our library,” she says. “However, I am a firm believer in term limits and felt it was past time to go. Plus, having worked for a year with the subcommittee’s new chair Ralph Berry, I knew the library was in good hands.” She continues to volunteer in the library and serves on the Collections Committee, focusing on the jigsaw puzzles.
Located in the CATC building, the library is open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Volunteer staff is available to help patrons on Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and weekends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you do not have the PDK app or card for entry into the library, you can get one at the HOA office in the clubhouse.
They were all members of the library’s Collections Committee. Sondra was also on the Volunteers Coordination Committee and was responsible for finding substitutes for regular volunteers when they were on vacation, sick, or otherwise could not staff their shifts. Marcia kept all the computers in the library functioning, offered training on the facility’s public computers, and updated the www.RobsonLibrary.org website. Joan wrote many Pioneer Press articles about the library, organized the Robson Author Forums, and for three years served as the committee’s vice chair.
Sondra and her husband Gil, a past chair of the library subcommittee and a longtime library volunteer, moved from Robson to be closer to their granddaughter.
Marcia resigned to make time for her new volunteer job as chair of the Living Well Committee. However, she continues to volunteer in the library and will troubleshoot the computers when needed.
Joan resigned to make space for new committee members. “Like all volunteers, I am passionate about our library,” she says. “However, I am a firm believer in term limits and felt it was past time to go. Plus, having worked for a year with the subcommittee’s new chair Ralph Berry, I knew the library was in good hands.” She continues to volunteer in the library and serves on the Collections Committee, focusing on the jigsaw puzzles.
Located in the CATC building, the library is open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Volunteer staff is available to help patrons on Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and weekends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you do not have the PDK app or card for entry into the library, you can get one at the HOA office in the clubhouse.
Denton Public Library Has Scheduled Two Spring Visits to the Robson Ranch Library
March 15, 2026
Pictured (left to right) are Dee, Haley, Makenna, and Bill, librarians from the Denton Public Library, who will be in the Robson Ranch Library to assist residents on March 27 from 10 a.m. to noon. (Photo by Linda Bono)
Linda Bono
Mark your calendars! The Denton Public Library (DPL) will be providing two terrific programs in our Robson Ranch Library this spring. You really don’t want to miss them!
• On Friday, March 27, from 10 a.m. to noon, staff from the Denton Public Library will be in the Robson Ranch Library to sign up residents for DPL cards and to answer questions about using a digital device to download e-books, audiobooks, and other materials available digitally from the Denton Public Library. Expiring library cards can also be renewed. Do you have any questions about CloudLibrary? They’ll be able to answer them. To obtain a DPL card, you’ll need to show a photo ID (driver’s license, passport, state ID, etc.) and proof of residency (if your photo ID does not contain your current Denton address). For digital assistance, bring your device with you to the Robson Library for hands-on help. The DPL librarians will even assist in downloading the CloudLibrary app to your device. The new DPL South Branch manager, Robbie Sittel, will participate in this event, and attendees will have the opportunity to meet and talk with her.
• On Friday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to noon, the Denton Public Library Outreach Librarian, Haley Phillips, and the South Branch Adult Services Librarian, Makenna Madsourivong, will be in the Robson Ranch Library to offer a detailed presentation on the new and exciting DPL online resource PressReader. Through PressReader, DPL cardholders will have digital access to more than 7,000 current global and multilingual newspapers and magazines on their personal devices from home or anywhere else with Wi-Fi access. Imagine the possibilities! With no subscription fees, you’ll be able to read The New York Times, USA Today, and many other newspapers from the comfort of your own home. Good Housekeeping, Smithsonian, Us Weekly, and Car and Driver, among many other magazines, are available, too. This will be an in-depth presentation on what’s available on PressReader and how to access and navigate DPL’s new e-resource. Be sure to bring your cell phone, tablet, or laptop—with PressReader downloaded—to follow along more easily. You should also have your DPL card on hand.
The Robson Ranch Library, located in the CATC building, is open daily during CATC hours (6 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Volunteer staff is available to help patrons Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Note: You will need the free PDK phone app or $5 PDK card, available at the HOA office, to enter and exit the library.) For more information on the RR Library, visit www.robsonlibrary.org.
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Mark your calendars! The Denton Public Library (DPL) will be providing two terrific programs in our Robson Ranch Library this spring. You really don’t want to miss them!
• On Friday, March 27, from 10 a.m. to noon, staff from the Denton Public Library will be in the Robson Ranch Library to sign up residents for DPL cards and to answer questions about using a digital device to download e-books, audiobooks, and other materials available digitally from the Denton Public Library. Expiring library cards can also be renewed. Do you have any questions about CloudLibrary? They’ll be able to answer them. To obtain a DPL card, you’ll need to show a photo ID (driver’s license, passport, state ID, etc.) and proof of residency (if your photo ID does not contain your current Denton address). For digital assistance, bring your device with you to the Robson Library for hands-on help. The DPL librarians will even assist in downloading the CloudLibrary app to your device. The new DPL South Branch manager, Robbie Sittel, will participate in this event, and attendees will have the opportunity to meet and talk with her.
• On Friday, April 17, from 10 a.m. to noon, the Denton Public Library Outreach Librarian, Haley Phillips, and the South Branch Adult Services Librarian, Makenna Madsourivong, will be in the Robson Ranch Library to offer a detailed presentation on the new and exciting DPL online resource PressReader. Through PressReader, DPL cardholders will have digital access to more than 7,000 current global and multilingual newspapers and magazines on their personal devices from home or anywhere else with Wi-Fi access. Imagine the possibilities! With no subscription fees, you’ll be able to read The New York Times, USA Today, and many other newspapers from the comfort of your own home. Good Housekeeping, Smithsonian, Us Weekly, and Car and Driver, among many other magazines, are available, too. This will be an in-depth presentation on what’s available on PressReader and how to access and navigate DPL’s new e-resource. Be sure to bring your cell phone, tablet, or laptop—with PressReader downloaded—to follow along more easily. You should also have your DPL card on hand.
The Robson Ranch Library, located in the CATC building, is open daily during CATC hours (6 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Volunteer staff is available to help patrons Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Note: You will need the free PDK phone app or $5 PDK card, available at the HOA office, to enter and exit the library.) For more information on the RR Library, visit www.robsonlibrary.org.
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