The Friends of the Framingham Library take an active interest in the development and use of the library system, focus attention
on its needs as well as its services to the community, and provide items not included in the library budget. They organize and
run successful monthly book sales. They also sponsor
programs for children, teens, and adults; purchase books for the summer reading list; and
provide passes for museums.
You can support the Friends by
volunteering to help or by becoming a
member.
To obtain more information, please contact President Loretta Higgins at
higgins@bc.edu.
Friends Book Sale –last sale until September
Saturday June 15
Main Library
9:00–9:30am: “Coffee and...” Friends members only.
9:30–10:00am: Booksale open to Friends members only.
10:00am–3:00pm: Booksale OPEN to ALL.
Dear Friends members:
Join us at the June book sale
for “Coffee And…” starting at 9:00am. If you are a
member of the Friends and would like to attend, please
come to the library at 9:00am with your membership card.
(We have a list if you forget!) The sale starts at 9:30am
for members as always. This is the last sale of the season.
The Friends were pleased to receive a very generous
donation from the TD BANK Affinity Program. If you bank with
TD Bank please consider signing up for this program at your
local branch. Flyers explaining the program may be found in
the library. What a great way to start the New Year – Thank
you TD Bank!
The Friends now have a Facebook page; we’d like you to “like”
us.
The Friends have purchased hearing loops to be
used by those who need assistance hearing our programs. The loops
work with our assistive devices and your hearing aid. Please
don’t hesitate to ask to use them.
Enjoy films?
The Friends of the Library make the screening of all our films possible by paying for the costly film licenses needed for public viewing. Each year these licenses total almost $1,000 and without the contribution of the Friends, it would not be possible to offer as many films as we do now.
Please show your appreciation to the Friends by joining as a member this month or contributing to their program funds. Thank you!
Contribution to the Friends from TD Bank
The Friends of the Framingham Library Association, Inc.
is the first organization to receive a check from TD Bank
under the auspices of the Bank-sponsored Affinity Program.
TD Bank will make an annual contribution based on the
average balance in all members’ accounts that are coded
for the Friends. Call TD Bank at 508-879-7400 and ask
to have your account balances counted on behalf of the
Friends; this is a great way to contribute to the Library
at no cost to you. Let’s make next year’s contribution
even larger so that the Friends can continue to offer more
programming, audio-visuals, books and other services not
covered by the library budget.
Your help is also needed! If you would like to volunteer your time and be a Friend to the Library, please contact Nancy Hanssen at
nhanssen@verizon.net, or drop by and visit the Friends on
Fridays 9:00am–12:00noon at the Main Library.
Brought to You by the Friends
What have the Friends of the Framingham Library donated to you and your
library with their volunteer time over this past year?
Book and audiovisual collection, CD display shelves, monthly newsletter,
museum passes, PC's, piano donation, programming, summer reading, tables
for Costin Room, translation services, volunteer support, wireless
connectivity, Young Adult display furniture.
What can you do?
Join the Friends, volunteer your time to help, and donate your books, CD's and
DVD's to the library for the booksale! When you donate materials to the
library, they are first evaluated for use in the library collection. If
they are not needed for the library, they are sold at the Friends
monthly booksale. The proceeds from their sale help pay for all of the
items listed above.
Donate Your No-Longer-Needed Books, Dvds,
and CDs To The Library
We welcome your surplus books which are in good
condition. Small donations of 1 or 2
bags are gratefully received any day. Larger donations are welcome on Friday mornings or the day of the
monthly book sale. You may also call
508-532-5570 x4333 to arrange for
drop-offs. Thank you.
Friends Need a Little Help
The Friends of the Framingham Library are in desperate need of able-bodied volunteers who can help set up the book sale each month from 9:00-10:00 am on the Friday before the sale and to break things down from 2:30-3:30 pm after the sale on
Saturday on book-sale
weekends. This work involves lifting and stacking heavy boxes of books.
For more information please contact Loretta Higgins at
higgins@bc.edu.
Who
Are the Friends
