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Between Friends is the newsletter of the Friends of the Adams County Library System. Friends of the Library PO Box 4792 Gettysburg, PA 17325 OFFICERS President Ila Verdirame Vice President Ralph Cavaliere Recording Secretary Linda Jorgensen Correspondence Secretary Michelle DeLacey Treasurer Virginia Ciliotta Historian Kathy Schneider COMMITTEES Bookstore Ellen Smith Book Sale Marian Benchoff Computer Systems Manager Clodius Willis Mail Coordinator Judy Watt Membership Michele Orner Newsletter Ruthe CraleyEditor Publicity Ruthe Craley Recycling Tom & Elaine Kennedy Volunteer Coordinators Book Sale Mary Beth Stamm Book Store Jane Brown WEB www.adamslibrary.org/fol EMAIL fol@adamslibrary.org CONTACT 717-2531157
Between Friends
BOOK STORE WELCOMES SHOPPERS
Do you recognize this fabulous little business operation tucked away in the basement of the Library? Are you one of the Librarys zillions of patrons who doesnt even know this treasure chest of used books and other materials is right there (on the ground floor) just waiting for you to come in and browse and buy? There are books of all makes and models, from cookbooks to the most recent novels; there are tapes and films and specialty items; and there is a wonderful selection of childrens books just waiting for those newly-hatched readers to enjoy. Bargains, every one of them! Please come in and help us sell out our Seasonal offerings, learn a little (or a lot!) more about the Book Store and maybe consider signing on as a volunteer. And you can add to your buying power by becoming a member of the Friends of the Library and receive an immediate discount of 20% of your purchase. Every bit of profit from the Book Store goes right back to the Adams County Library System as the Friends of the Library works to fulfill its yearly pledge of $60,000. And the whole enterprise is manned and managed by volunteers. Its well worth the trip!
FRIENDS SPONSOR COOKBOOK FUNDRAISER! Food for Friends - Recipes Still Needed!
Some books are to be tasted, others are to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested-Francis Bacon 1561-1626.
Do you have recipes to share with others? Consider contributing a recipe to the Friends of the Library Cookbook. Email your recipes for: appetizers, beverages, soups, salads, vegetables, side dishes, main dishes, breads, rolls, desserts, cookies and candy to Michele M. Orner at mmorner@comcast.net. Be sure to include your name to receive proper credit for your culinary contribution. The recipe deadline has been extended. All proceeds from the cookbook fundraiser will support the Friends pledge of $60,000 toward the Adams County Library System. Bon Apptit!
Library Update
By Rob Lesher
Library Director
Your membership in the Friends is so very important to the Adams County Library System. The county library is doing a great deal to help to improve and enrich the lives of our citizens. The funding which the Friends provide extends all those services and makes it possible for the library to do new things. The Friends of the Adams County Library System pledges each year to give the library $60,000. That $60,000 is used in many ways to make the library a much better place for the residents and visitors of the county. This money is used to deepen our collections budget. Collections in the library world usually mean books. However, it also means all the other things which the library circulates. The $60,000 is used to help the library system buy more books, but it also helps us to add new materials to our collection. I am sure you are familiar with the change the world faced with the shift from VHS tapes to DVDs. The library had to make decisions about what we continue to support as the world changes its preferences.
The Friends funds made this transition easier for us to cushion that budget pressure so that we could buy both until it became clear that VHS was no longer the item of choice. The money also helps the library to provide services to our children. The library is one of the primary sources for early learning opportunities for many of the countys children. Story time and summer reading are the foundation upon which the library programs are built. Supplementing these programs, are reading clubs, Lego robotic programs, and author visits all designed to spark the imagination of our young clients. The $60,000 from the Friends makes these additional programs possible. In recent years, the Friends fundraising have also helped the library to provide a number of additional services beyond the pledged money. In January of this year, the Friends agreed to provide the additional funding needed to provide each child who joined the Summer Reading program, with their own book bag to use to carry their materials. This was a great improvement to the program which sparked a nice increase in children participating this past summer. Also, the Friends have sponsored new Named Endowments to the Endowment fund to purchase materials each year. These funds will have an impact for years to come. I would like to personally thank you for your continued support of the Friends. What you do makes a difference in thousands of peoples lives. This is something of which you should really be proud!
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