Library Foundation for Sarasota County Fundraiser featuring Jeffrey Toobin

Guest speaker Jeffrey Toobin, center, with Judge David Denkin Nelly Khouzam, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Morris Silberman and Judge Thomas Gallen

Chairwomen Ina Schnell and Helen McBean

Mark Prichett, Jon Thaxton, Teri Hansen and Scott Anderson

Charlie Huisking and Will Friedman

Ed and Claudia Swan with Eva Slane and Kathie Cocks

Alexandra Jupin and John Bean

Renee Martone-Cecil and Rob Struckman

Kathryn Morris, Mitchell Burchett and Jeremy Kemp

Carla Plush Smith and Rebecca Moore

Dr. Arthur Ancowitz, Joan Golub and Roxie Jerde

Nat McCullough and emcee Shannon Staub

Jeff Sebika and Gretchen Serrie

Diane Mott Davidson and Emilie Richards

Marsha Fottler, Lynn Harding and Lyndsay Pond White

Dee Stottlemyer and Kathy Seider

Tom Costello and Carolyn Mason

Robert Fottler, Marcia Ward and Greg Carlson

Sue Stewart wit Mike and Marie Pender

Emelia Bruno and Connie Davis

Art and Ann Hardy

Kirstin Fulkerson and Bob Baer

Renee Hamad and Rebecca Donelson

Amy Weber and Nola Davidson

There was a large crowd for the Library Foundation for Sarasota County’s fundraiser at The Francis.

Shannon Staub, president of Library Foundation for Sarasota County.

A four-minute video about the importance of libraries and the Sarasota County libraries in general was shown during the luncheon.

Each centerpiece featured books or computers and other aspects of things offered at the local libraries.