Dianne

Daniels

President

After 21 years of service, Navy Commander Dianne Daniels and her husband fell in love with Gold Beach, built their forever home, and retired here in 1999. A lifelong reader, Dianne loved managing the Hospice Rummage Market’s “Book Nook” for thirteen years. She appeared bi-weekly on KURY radio’s Voices, and also volunteered in Curry County Fair’s Fiber Arts Department. Dianne joined Friends of the Library and became secretary in 2020. She stepped up to the plate to take on the labor-intensive role as President in 2023. Dianne is an incredible baker, and has co-chaired six Friends’ bake sales…personally baking all sorts of delicious treats for the events. When not baking, reading, or knitting, Dianne can be found playing dominoes with friends or roaming her 10 acres.

Sandy

Grummon

Vice President

Sandy found her “tribe” at Curry Public Library soon after she and her husband, Bryan, retired to Gold Beach in 2004. She served on the library’s Board of Directors from 2005 until early 2025, and served as chairman 2016-2023. She joined the Friends of the Library in 2005, and personally participated in fifty-seven fundraisers during a three-year capital campaign to build our new library on 3rd Street. Her entire social life during that time was tax deductible! Over the years, she has served as treasurer, secretary and president of the FOCPL, but she primarily likes designing flyers and bookmarks to publicize Friends’ events. She has chaired the “Month-Long Silent Auction since its’ inception in 2010, and she and Bryan have co-chaired the book side of the last five “Great Book & Bake Sales.”

Michelle

Valentino

Secretary

Michelle moved to Gold Beach in 2020 during the pandemic shutdown. She was delighted to find an outstanding library facility and thrilled to learn that she could get a library card and check out books through the library’s online/no-contact lobby kiosk system. She has been a huge fan of Curry Public Library ever since. She fulfilled a lifelong dream of working around books and book lovers (and getting first dibs on new acquisitions!) when she joined the Library’s volunteer staff in 2021. You’ll find her at the circulation desk on Friday mornings, when she is also available to notarize documents for library users. She joined the Friends in 2022, co-administers the Friends Facebook page, and often plays photographer at Friends events.

Kori

Rotolo

Treasurer

Kori is currently the financial director for the Brookings CORE Response, which was recently awarded $3.15M in GHAP funds to build an affordable housing facility for veterans in Gold Beach. Kori first came to our attention when she was hired by the library back in 2023 to track the program data for its $1.5M ASCEND grant, and she graciously agreed to fill our treasurer’s position vacancy in late 2024. In a very short amount of time, she simplified our monthly financials so EVERYONE can understand them, despite the organization having four separate accounts, encumbered funds, and multiple grants to track. We are so lucky to have her AND her financial expertise on the Board.

Anne

Morgan

Member at Large

Anne Morgan became Member at Large in January 2025.

The Friends of the Curry Public Library’s next monthly meeting will be held Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. in the large meeting hall in the library.

Sandy Grummon will give a recap on the results of the MONTH-LONG SILENT AUCTION, and Becky Ross will give a recap of the JUST DESSERTS AUCTION.

Before we can catch our breath after these two labor-intensive fundraisers, we will pass around sign-up sheets for the upcoming HOLIDAY BETTER BOOKS & BAKE SALE, November 20-21, 2026, and Michelle Arnold will pass around sign-up sheet for volunteers to write SANTA LETTERS, which will be written Nov.1-30, 2026.

Our secretary, Michelle Valentino, will send an email Sunday, October 18th, reminding you of the upcoming meeting. She will attach a copy of the minutes from the August meeting and the agenda for this month’s meeting.

If you are not a member of the Friends, consider stopping by one of our meetings (third Tuesday of every month at 9:00 a.m.) and see if we are a good fit with your interests, personality, and your availability to volunteer at Friends’ events. We are an enthusiastic group of supporters of the BEST rural library in Oregon!

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