NEXT BOOK SALE: APRIL 12-14, 2024!
Service
Through its members and volunteers, the FRIENDS:
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Give significant financial support to library programs and services for the public.
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Annually sponsor two large Used Book Sales in April and October at the library.
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Are invited to Friday night Friends Only book sale previews.
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Have the opportunity to share an enthusiasm for books and concern for the library's welfare.
Re-Tale Market
There is an ongoing used book sale on the main floor of the Library in the Orchard Room.
Book sale hours:
Monday - Thursday: 9am - 7:30pm | Friday - Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Used Book Donations
Proceeds from the sales support Library projects and programs.
Friends volunteer opportunities include:
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Book sale volunteers
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Board membership
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Library program volunteers
If interested in volunteering please indicate on the membership form or contact us.
2024-2025 Friends of the Library Board
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Nathan LaFollette - President
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Mike Dizer -Vice President
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Suzie Thomas - Secretary
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Sandra Lehmann - Treasurer
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Ron Parmele
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Tina DeVine
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Deb Morgenstern
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Maureen Becker
Projects, programs, and equipment we help support
The Friends of the Library provided funding for the following library programs:
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Summer Reading programs for adults, teens, and children
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Battle of the Books
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Teen & Adult book discussions
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Third-Grade Library tours
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Community Read programs
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National Library Week
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Genealogy room technology - Microfilm Scanner and Book Binding Machine
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Laptop Computers for Computer Classes
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Literacy Kits
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Indoor Play Equipment
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PBS Top 100 Books (Digital)
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Vada Dow Writing Workshop
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The Library will be taking donations during Library hours only!
Please bring all materials to the Library's garage located in the staff parking lot off Eastman Ave. There is a gray bin located near the garage where donations can be placed. (Please do not put bags or boxes in the bin.)
If you need assistance with a large donation when the Library is open, please call 989-837-3457 for help.
Friends Video Communications:
Kathy Rassette at the Library Board Meeting
September 18, 2019
Kathy Rassette for Community Focus
May 2017
"Friends of the Library donations are invaluable to the Library. Friends donations allow the Library to continue providing amazing services while also providing a financial safety net for innovating new ideas. When the Library staff plan new programs, we know that the Friends of the Library are available should we develop a new service in which there are no funds. Having the Friends of the Library at Grace A. Dow Memorial Library allows staff to think of new programs in a way many Libraries around the state are unable to do so."
- Miriam Andrus, Director of the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
fRIENDS ADDRESS
Friends of the Library
P.O. Box 2458
Midland, MI 48641