HELP NEEDED: Advocacy Chair/Volunteer

By Alice Pollock | September 14, 2009

Executive Board position — to keep Friends’ concerns “on the radar”

Monitor City Hall and write letters

Write letters to the editor[s]

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HELP NEEDED: Program Hosts

By Alice Pollock | September 14, 2009

Putting on a successful program requires many hands!  Choose any of the jobs below for one or more programs.  Call Anne O’Brien to volunteer! [673-6142]

Provide treats

Set up chairs and equipment

Greet Friends

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HELP NEEDED: County Reads Co-Representative

By Alice Pollock | September 14, 2009

The Hartford Public Library will join the libraries of Washington County to promote reading Mike Perry’s books [inc. Population 485 andTruck] in preparation for his author and band visit in May.

Attend Washington County Reads meetings with another Friend

Help plan the May event

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HELP NEEDED: Friendly Supper Chairs

By Alice Pollock | September 14, 2009

Friendly Suppers are held before evening Library programs at local restaurants.  It’s a casual way for Friends to gather and chat before attending the Library presentation.

Arrange restaurant date/time

Plan notices to be sent by group e-mail

Accept reservations from Friends

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We need YOUR help!

By Micki Hoffmann | September 14, 2009

CELEBRATE! The Jack Russell Memorial Library is on its way with the City voting to fund part of the project. Now we can move forward, confident and proud that we will have a library worthy of our city, a beautiful addition to downtown – and more than that, a center for lifelong learning. Making the library a magnet for the community, however, must begin now! Our array of great programs and activities is a good start, and we need your help.

Below is a job list — big jobs and small jobs – short term jobs and long term jobs. Please volunteer for whatever fits your schedule and your skills. Many of you have indicated your willingness to participate in programs and activities – now’s your chance! Call me –

Micki Hoffmann
673-2903
mickipete@sbcglobal.net

Friendly Suppers Chair

Friendly Suppers are held before evening Library programs at local restaurants. It’s a casual way for Friends to gather and chat before attending the Library presentation.

Basket Project

The FHL will sell baskets of books and goodies Nov. 14 and Dec 11

Country Reads Co-Representative

The Hartford Public Library will join the libraries of Washington County to promote reading Mike Perry’s books [inc. Population 485 and Truck] in preparation for his author and band visit in May.

Publicity

School contact – distribute program/promotional information

Host Programs

Putting on a successful program requires many hands! Choose any of the jobs below for one or more programs. Call Anne O’Brien to volunteer! [673-6142]

Advocacy Chair/Volunteer

Executive Board position — to keep Friends’ concerns “on the radar”

Book Sale

Thank you!

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Support from the Common Council

By Micki Hoffmann | September 11, 2009

Happy Day!  One of the last big hurdles has been successfully negotiated.  Last night the Common Council voted to build the 36.000+ square foot Jack Russell Memorial library, contributing $5 million to the public/private partnership from city funds. Your support — whether in spirit or in presence, letters, conversations, and donations helped convince the Council that most of the citizens regard a library as a need, not a “want.”  Thank you everyone!  Mike Gelhausen and the Library staff also send their heartfelt thanks. [A note of thanks from you to the mayor and council persons would go a long way in continuing our good relationship!  Thanks again for being a true Friend of the Library!

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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan C. Bradley

By BilliDawnSchoggen | September 9, 2009

_The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie_, a debut adult mystery by Canadian author Alan C. Bradley and winner of the Dagger Award introduces 11-year-old heroine and precocious chemist Flavia de Luce. The setting is 1950’s rural England and Flavia’s discovery of a corpse in the garden of her family’s estate leads to a tale of amateur sleuthing, family “skeletons”, and a full cast of colorful and unforgettable characters. Be warned: this pie is not all sweetness

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Take Our Book Club Survey!

By Lora Cowell | August 30, 2009

Help us plan for future programming.  If you are interested in meeting with others in the community to review and discuss books, take our Book Club Survey and let us know your preferences.  Please submit only one survey!

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September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month

By Lora Cowell | August 30, 2009

PLA_Get_it_2 Professional librarians, educators, and friends across the country are encouraging their fellow citizens to take the time, this September, to sign-up for a public library card.  WNBA Star and Olympic Gold Medalist Candace Parker speaks on behalf of the American Library Association, noting that in these tough economic times, a free public library is more important than ever. Read here:  52 Ways to Use Your Library Card.

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Fall 2009 Newsletter

By Micki Hoffmann | August 27, 2009

Click here for the fall newsletter.  Hard to believe another summer has passed and we are about to enter September.  There is urgent business to attend to concerning the fate of the Jack Russell Memorial Library.  Please contact the Hartford alderpeople and voice your support for the new library.  Be sure to check out the variety of programs FHL has lined up in the coming months.  We, the board of the Friends, look forward to seeing many of you at our gatherings.  Please encourage family and friends to come to the programs and to join our group.

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