Altrusa of Tucson members have been busy this fall, with recent projects ranging from preparing dinner for women at Sister José Women’s Center to continued work in school libraries and a little Halloween fun with students at Tully Elementary. On October 25, Altrusans gathered at Sister José Women’s Center to …
Books have been keeping Altrusa of Tucson members busy lately — from helping third graders bring stories to life at Tully Elementary to preparing a special challenged and banned books display for the Friends of the Pima County Public Library. At Tully, Reader’s Theater is back for the 2026–27 school …
Altrusa of Tucson tried something new on September 26 with our first Plant & Bake Sale, hosted at Ann Banwell’s home near the university. Months of propagating, digging, baking and planning came together for a colorful day filled with plants, treats and plenty of Altrusa teamwork. Margaret Watson, Cindy Mansfield, …
Kellond Library Comes to Life After weeks of sorting, labeling, discarding, decorating, and reorganizing, the Kellond Elementary School library is doing exactly what everyone hoped it would do: welcoming children in and helping them find books they want to read. The transformation has moved from setup to use. Students are …
After weeks of sorting, labeling, hauling, cleaning, decorating, and reorganizing, the transformed Kellond Elementary School library reached an important milestone in mid-August: the kids came in. Principal Angela Schiavone introduced students to the changes Altrusa volunteers and Kellond staff have been working on throughout the summer. The goal from the …
On Friday morning, Susan Young was fitting colorful library posters into frames while other Altrusa volunteers sorted, stickered, cleaned, and shelved books around her. After weeks of intensive work at Kellond Elementary School, Principal Angela Schiavone’s vision for a vibrant literacy center is coming together. Those newly framed posters are …
By early August, the changes at Kellond Elementary School’s library were becoming much easier to see. Shelves were being reorganized, colorful lights were going up, book-inspired artwork was overhead, and a new floor-to-ceiling “Tree of Library Life” was helping turn a little-used school library into something very different. The work …
A New Chapter for the Kellond Elementary Library Last Friday, Altrusa volunteers gathered at Kellond Elementary School to begin what may become a year-long project: partnering with Kellond staff to transform the school library into a more welcoming, relevant, and engaging space for students. Kellond Principal Angela Schiavone has already …
Books Bound for Tanzania Gail Dent and Elaine Wilder recently spent a rewarding day in Green Valley helping prepare books for the nonprofit Libraries for the World to send to a community center and library in Tanzania. Their work was one important step in a much larger process. Deb Chavez …
Twenty talented young writers from across Southern Arizona were recognized this spring as winners of Altrusa International of Tucson’s Young Authors Contest. The winning students were honored during the Tucson Festival of Books at the University of Arizona, where their original stories and poems were celebrated before family members, educators, …
