Recognized for his efforts

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The Philadelphia Holy Name Union recently presented the Thomas Ryan Award to Dominick Lucente Jr,, of the 2500 block of South Carlisle Street. Lucente, of the St. Monica’s Holy Name Society, was honored for his outstanding service at the parish level.

Loyal friend’s future

Friends of the Free Library of Philadelphia will hold a forum for its Libraries of the Future Project at Neumann-Goretti High School, 1736 S. 10th St., 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. tonight.

Answers to “How do you use the library today?,” and “What would you like the library to do for you?,” will lead to discussions on helping the Free Library system to continue its five-year plan of adding new materials and programs.

For more information, visit www.libraryfriends.info.

Supporting the troops

Kicking off today, state Sen. Larry Farnese has teamed up with the USO of Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey, Philadelphia Union and AT&T to launch “Operation Touch of Home.”

Donations of soccer balls and phone cards to send to the troops may be dropped off at Farnese’s office, 1802 S. Broad St.

On the Web

The City of Philadelphia launched the Summer Opportunities Website — a one-stop shop for youngsters who would like to learn about summer enrichment opportunities offered by the City, School District of Philadelphia and nonprofit partner organizations.

To register for the Summer Learning and More program, visit www.phila.gov/YouthPrograms.