When Lynn Sheffield Simmons is not traveling, writing a newspaper column or working on a project for one of the three charitable organizations she started over a span of the last eighteen years-the North Texas Book Festival, Inc., Argyle Little Free Libraries, and the Argyle Community Civic League, Inc. she is doing book signings for her ten children's books and two books on the history of Argyle.
Lynn Sheffield Simmons is also the founder of the Argyle Senior Center. She and her husband, Larry, were co-directors for twelve years. They took Argyle seniors on field trips, provided a Silver Sneakers exercise coach along with furnishing exercise equipment, supplied hot lunches, and gave seasonal parties until the Town of Argyle made the Argyle Senior Center part of the town.
Mrs. Simmons’ personal papers, photographs, college essays, book manuscripts, and documentations tracing her years of volunteer work and writing are archived in the Lynn Sheffield Simmons Collection at Texas Woman’s University Library in the Woman’s Collection. Since 1932 the library has collected letters, diaries, and photographs of Denton area women who serve as role models.
Lynn Sheffield Simmons is also the founder of the Argyle Senior Center. She and her husband, Larry, were co-directors for twelve years. They took Argyle seniors on field trips, provided a Silver Sneakers exercise coach along with furnishing exercise equipment, supplied hot lunches, and gave seasonal parties until the Town of Argyle made the Argyle Senior Center part of the town.
Mrs. Simmons’ personal papers, photographs, college essays, book manuscripts, and documentations tracing her years of volunteer work and writing are archived in the Lynn Sheffield Simmons Collection at Texas Woman’s University Library in the Woman’s Collection. Since 1932 the library has collected letters, diaries, and photographs of Denton area women who serve as role models.
"Bo and the Ghosts of Tumbleweed Ranch," written by Lynn Sheffield Simmons of Argyle (pictured on right), won the First Place Award in the Children's Book category at the North Texas Book Festival in Denton earlier this month. Simmons is the founder and past president of the North Texas Book Festival. In 2012 she retired from being on the NTBF Board of directors and became a sustaining member.
Lynn Sheffield Simmons' is seen at her book signing at Christmas in October in Salado, Texas with Nancy King who purchased, "Jack Crow Said Hello" and "Bo and the Roaring Pines", and Sharon Rushton who bought "Bo and the Missing Dogs" and Lynn's award winning book, "Bo and the Ghosts of Tumbleweed Ranch"
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Landon bought "Sugar Lump's Night Before Christmas"
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