Johann Fust Library Foundation

10/01/2026

Congratulations to these two women on everything they've accomplished—and all they’ll continue to accomplish for the Library Foundation!
Today, we celebrate Julianne Greenberg's promotion to Executive Director and Bobbie Marquis's transition to Executive Director Emerita.

07/03/2026

Enjoy your celebrations! Happy 4th of July!

06/05/2026

We have some news to share!

■BY THE JF LIBRARY FOUNDATIONThe Board of Directors is pleased to

05/18/2026

Did you miss any events from our current or past Literary Series seasons? Would you like to watch them again?

Visit https://www.jflfbg.org/current-seasons-gallery/ for event recordings and photos of the 2025-2026 season and more!

03/24/2026

Thank you to Professor Chrissy Kolaya and to all of the writers who attended and participated in the Library Foundation's generative class "Writing Memoir or Your Family's Story." The writers spent this past Friday and Saturday finding ways to tell their own or their family's stories, sharing their work, and acquiring new tools for their writing "toolbox."

02/16/2026

The Johann Fust Community Library has been at the core of the Boca Grande Community for decades. After more than 75 years, the Johann Fust Library Foundation would like to share some of its rich history with the community.

In February, March, and April, the foundation offers weekly docent-guided tours of the building and grounds (weather permitting). The tours will be offered on Wednesday afternoons at 2 p.m.

To register for these free docent-led tours, go to https://jflfbg.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/14971

01/29/2026

A Celebration of Local Authors

You're invited to meet these local authors and explore their books!

Michael Alexander • David Parker Allen • Kathy Auman • Boca Grande Historical Society • Gail Cleveland • Linda Fairstein • Alice Gorman • Susan Hanafee • Candy Hooper • Julie Horning • Patsy King Hosman • Virginia Hume • Lindsay Major • David Mumford • Whitney Ransome • Fred Rich • David Sparks • Erin & Dusty Stanczyk • Daly Walker • Joyce Woollcott

No registration required and no cost to attend.
Car & golf cart parking on East Railroad Avenue

12/05/2025

Congratulations to Alice Gorman! She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her collection of poems titled "Daffodils in December"! We are so proud of you Alice, and honored that we all had the chance to hear you read from your book at Poetry in the Garden.

"A national literary magazine since 1976." The Louisville Review has been in continuous print publication for over 45 years. We continue our mission to import the best writing to local readers, to export the best local writers to a national readership, and to juxtapose the work of established writer...

11/24/2025

For more information about this event, or the Library Foundation's Literary Series events, visit: JFLFBG.ORG