COMMUNITY DIGEST

Writers to meet Aug. 13

The Siloam Springs Writers Guild will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, at First Baptist Church, 2000 Dawn Hill Road. The Writers will be sharing stories and poems they have written. Assignments to be emailed to sswgsisp@gmail.com by Aug. 1 are: Prose — Visit to the Seashore and Poetry — A Children’s Poem. For information about the guild or the Roy Chesney Poetry Contest, contact sswgsisp@gmail.com.

Friends of the Library Bookstore

Summer reading programs are beginning at Siloam Springs Public Library. Friends of the Library Bookstore urgently requests donations of good used books of interest to children from toddlers to teens. The primary mission of the bookstore is to support these summer reading programs.

The bookstore always has a great assortment of gently used books, CDs, DVDs, audio books — most priced under $2. Signs in the library will guide patrons to the bookstore area which is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Donations of used books and electronic media in good condition are always welcomed. The bookstore is managed and staffed entirely by volunteers and all proceeds are used to benefit the library.

SSRH Auxiliary Volunteer Drive

Siloam Springs Regional Hospital Auxiliary is looking for willing volunteers for the information desk, obstetrics department, radiology department, surgery department and materials management. The Auxiliary offers an opportunity to help the community while working three or four hours a week. Stop by the front desk of the hospital for an application or call Barbara Ferguson for more information at 479-212-3615.

While We’re Waiting

While We’re Waiting is a grief support group designed specifically for parents who have lost children. The group, led by Don and Deondra Chamberlain, meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Sager Creek Community Church, located at 1600 Cheri Whitlock Drive in Siloam Springs. Refreshments are served. For more information, call 479-549-7005.