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 Within every Pringle community, residents
who share special interests or hobbies naturally tend to gravitate to
one another. Neighbors soon become friends, and as the group attracts
more attention they look for ways to organize their activity.
The Royal Bookworms is a good example of how
a club emerges from shared interests. It was formed about a year after
residents started moving into Royal Highlands. At that time, Carolyn
Floor and Mary Herschel were volunteering their time to take care of the
community library. Carolyn had some experience as an assistant librarian
in a school in Camillus, NY, so she was familiar with cataloging books.
As the community grew, and more and more books were being added, they
recruited more volunteers to help them.
Doris Wilson, a resident who has always
enjoyed reading books of various types, felt that a book club would
provide a means through which residents could discuss what they were
reading. Interest was immediate, and now the club has about 30 members.
Nancy Drake is currently serving as the club President. There are no
dues, and the only thing that is required to join the group is a desire
to read and a willingness to discuss books of all sorts.
 Members of the club decide in the spring
what books they will read from October to May. They read everything from
fiction to self-help books, and they try to include at least one classic
novel each year. The list of books and discussion leaders is posted in
the library. Sherry Jenkins, who is in charge of publicity for the club,
prints a special poster for each session.
The session leader researches the book and
its author to provide some interesting background, and on occasion,
guest speakers are invited to address the group.
Carolyn reports that the library has become
a pretty active place, and that; The library would not exist if it
weren’t for the many volunteers that help it.
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