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Friends of the Woonsocket Harris Public Library

Friends of the Library President, Pauline Lalonde

Contact the Friends at friends@woonsocketlibrary.org or 401-769-9044

 

To become a Friend, please fill out the form at the Circulation Desk or at the door of the Friends Book Sale.

Annual Membership Dues:
 
Individual Adult   $10.00
 
Individual Senior/Student    $5.00
 
Best Friend or Family   $20.00
 
Benefactor/Community Friend   $50.00

1/25/10

THE FRIENDS OF THE WOONSOCKET HARRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY

   would like to thank all of you in your ongoing support of books, CD's, DVD's, VHS tapes, games, puzzles, and toys for the library's ongoing book sale.  Please don't forget to visit our sale area as you never know just what you will find there!!!
 
     We would also like to thank all those who have, and continue to donate clothes, shoes, and any kind of wearing apparrel, also, blankets, personal needs, and non-perishable food items in our bins near the circulation desk.  You also may have called us because you had furniture, dishes, and other household items and etc. to be picked up, all to be given at NO CHARGE for the needy in our area.  For all of this , WE THANK YOU. "WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS", for reaching out to those in need.  It means so very much to the families, and the children..
 
      Do you know anyone that is moving that needs to get rid of some things, call us, please.  Help us help the needy.
 
     Our next "BIG BOOK SALE" will be "May 22nd", please mark your calenders.  We ask you this very special request, could you ask your church, maybe do service hours, ask your school principle,  your workplace, do it as a team, a scout project, a neighborhood project, or even a family project, gather as many items as you possibly can for the library sale.  This would be a great "Community Project" as many people use the library for whatever reason, and this is how the Friends earn the $$$ to help fund, park,museum, zoo, and aquarium passes, programs, activities for children and adults also supplies for the library.  We are all part of the Community.  "LET'S WORK TOGETHER"!!!  TEAM WORK, IT'S GOOD, IT"S FUN, IT"S A HELPING HAND !!!  TAKE IT ON AND CHALLENGE YOURSELF!!!!!  YOU CAN DO IT!!!
 
Would you like to help?
     Does anyone have any suggestions? Send me an e-mail at,   friends@woonsocketlibrary.org  or send us a letter at ,       The Friends of the Woonsocket Harris Public Library
                                                      303 Clinton St.
                                                 Woonsocket, R.I.  02895
 
If you have donations for the poor that need to be picked up, or a truckload of book sale items please call the library at 1-401-769-9044 or call Pauline Lalonde at 1-401-766-1643 to make arrangements.
 
     Our next Friends Meeting is Feb. 11th ,  6:30 pm pre-meeting, 7:00 pm meeting.
 
                         Thank You,
                               Have a Wonderful Day
                                             and  
                                           May God Bless Us All,
                                                               Pauline Lalonde President
                                                                                   and all the Friends
 

 

The Friends of the Library are now funding the following periodicals for the library:

Entertainment Weekly Skateboarder
Motor Trend

Sports Illustrated

The Nation Sports Illustrated for Kids
National Review Teen Vogue
Nickelodeon Time
Popular Science US News & World Report
Ranger Rick Utne Reader
Redbook Woman's Day
Runner's World Writer's Digest
Saturday Evening Post Your Big Backyard
   


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Who are the "Friends of the Library"?

 The "Friends of the Woonsocket Harris Public Library" is a non-profit organization designed to stimulate community interest in library services and to support the library in providing these services.

 "Friends" are those citizens who regard the library as a vital information agency, a cultural center and a major educational institution. They know that a community is a better place in which to live if it has a first rate library.

What do the "Friends" do?

 Through a program of volunteer, promotional, and fund-raising activities, they help to acquire important materials and equipment beyond the confines of the library's regular operating budget. They also aim to inform the community of the library's resources, services and needs. 

In the past, the "Friends" have funded passes to Capron Park Zoo, Ecotarium, Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Museum of Work & Culture, Plimoth Plantation, Providence Children's Museum, Roger Williams Park Zoo, and Slater Mill Historic Site.  They have also purchased puppets, holiday books, and educational toys for the children's room, book trucks, new flags, bulletin boards, a VCR, a CD storage cabinet, book racks, and more.

Goals of the "Friends"

 With your help the "Friends" hope to accomplish many goals. Among those may be:

  • continue funding family passes to area parks and museums
  • sponsor special events and adult and children's programming
  • purchase books and software for the children's department
  • purchase furniture for the adult and children's departments



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