The Leisure World Library has received its third donation of $3,500 from the Friends of the LW Library this year. The Friends of the LW Library are on track to donate $21,000 to the library over the course of 2025. These funds are used to ensure the library can continue to purchase physical books, audio and visual materials, and supplies to process the items for use by Leisure World residents.

In Library Leads, LW Library staff highlight new additions to the collection that are worth checking out. “The Eights,” by Joanna Miller Genre: Historical Fiction In 1920, four women from different backgrounds— Dora, Beatrice, Otto and Marianne—forge an enduring bond as the first female students at Oxford, navigating personal loss, societal expectations, and the lingering trauma

LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL CLUB The Let the Good Times Roll Club will hold a rock and roll show this Saturday, May 17, at 6 p.m. in Clubhouse 2. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. In tune with Armed Forces Day, club members will perform songs by Kate Smith, Pete Seeger, Don McLean, Aaron Tippin, Lee Greenwood, other patriotic songs and selections with red, white or blue in the title. After, the Legends

Longtime Abilene singer Tina Schaffer will be featured in a farewell performance with the band on Saturday, May 24, in Clubhouse 2 starting at 7 p.m. After 25 years in the computer business, including 16 years serving the Leisure World community, Schaffer will retire from Abilene and the computer business at the end of May. She is moving Kansas City, Missouri, to begin the next chapter of her

GRF EVENTS The GRF Recreation Department will host a community swap meet on Saturday, June 14, from 8 a.m.-noon in the Clubhouse 6 and Administration parking lot. Residents looking to declutter, recycle and make a few extra dollars are encouraged to participate. Vendor spaces will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 12, at the Recreation Department,