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61 Burrill Street · Swampscott, Massachusetts 01907
Phone: (781) 596-8867 · Fax: (781) 596-8826 · swa@noblenet.org
Phone: (781) 596-8867 · Fax: (781) 596-8826 · swa@noblenet.org
If you didn’t join the Friends before, please consider joining for 2012. The funds raised purchase the museum passes, fund programs for teens and adults, as well as the summer programs in the Children’s Room. Pick up an envelope the next time you are in the library. Your contribution is tax-deductible.
On Thursday, February 16th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, the newest bookstore in town, Spirit of ’76-2, will donate a percent of its proceeds to the Friends of the Swampscott Public Library. No coupons necessary. The Friends will get an automatic share of all purchases during that time period. So buy yourself a belated Valentine’s Day gift and support the library at the same time. Spirit of ’76-2 is at 450 Paradise Road in Vinnin Square, 781-581-7676.
We are not accepting donations at this time. Please check the March-April Newsletter for further information on when we will be taking books.
Monday, January 23, 2012 7:00pm
Monday, February 27, 2012 7:00pm
All meetings are held in the library.
PICTURE: Janet Ernst, volunteer of the year, and Ellen Winkler, President of the Friends of the Swampscott Public Library
The Friends of the Swampscott Public Library have named Janet Ernst the Volunteer of the Year for 2011. Janet is a very, very dedicated volunteer and neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, will keep her from getting books ready and helping with the newsletter mailings. She even recruits other volunteers for the library! Thank you, Janet, for all your hard work!
Thank you for your generous support of our library. We hope you will continue to support the Friends by renewing your tax-deductible contribution as a member of the Friends of the Swampscott Public Library, Inc. for 2012.
The Friends is a tax-exempt entity that finances library programs for all ages. In particular, we fund:
* Chorover Author Series, which has featured Lisa Genova, Roland Merullo, Lois Lowry, Dennis Lehane, Elinor Lipman, Tom Perrotta, Andre Dubus III, Julia Glass, and Jane Yolen.
*Children’s Room Summer Programs, including Family Night
* Young Adult programs, including concert of local bands, teen poetry contest, etc.
*Furnishings and equipment
*Library newsletter
*Russian programs
We support the library through volunteer efforts:
*Conducting annual book sale and gala
*Planning a spring Friends event with speakers
*Providing museum passes
*Running volunteer programs to assist library staff
The Friends of the Swampscott Public Library provides museum passes for:
*Isabella S. Gardner Museum
*Museum of Fine Arts
*Museum of Science
*Children’s Museum
*Peabody-Essex Museum
*JFK Library
*Zoo New England Franklin Park & Stone Zoo
*House of Seven Gables
*Lynn Museum
*Harvard Museum of Natural History
*Institute of Contemporary Art
Your dues are our major source of funds, but other ways to give financial support are:
* Attending book sale and gala
*Bequests/endowments – contact Alyce Deveau, Library Director, for further information
*Commemorative/memorial/special occasion cards
*Book purchases in honor/memory of someone
*Purchasing book covers
We meet on the third Monday of each month at 7:00pm. Please mail back the enclosed membership envelope with your tax-deductible dues, or drop it off at the library on your next visit. Thank you for your generous support in recent years, and we look forward to your continued support in 2012.
Sincerely, Ellen Winkler, President
Friends of the Swampscott Public Library, Inc.
The leaves may be falling outside, but in the library we’re adding leaves to our tree! When a family joins the Friends of the Swampscott Public Library, we’ll be adding a leaf with their name to our tree right outside the Children’s Room. Please help us grow and add your support to the Friends.
The Friends is a tax-exempt entity that provides volunteer help, conducts an annual book sale, sponsors programs for adults, purchases all museum passes, funds the library newsletter and underwrites many Young Adult and Children’s Room activities.
To join the Friends, pick up a membership form at the Main Desk of the Library. Donations are tax deductible.
The Friends of the Library tote bags feature the new logo and are only $2.00! Next time you are at the library, pick a few up for yourself and for friends.
Thank you to all the Friends of the Swampscott Public Library who helped with the Gala and with all the work for the Book Sale. And a big THANKS to everyone who shopped at the sale. The Book Sale is our main fund-raiser for the library.
And also–your membership to the Friends is due for renewal. Next time you’re at the library, please pick up a membership envelope. Your support is crucial to the library’s success in providing excellent service to our town.
The Friends of the Swampscott Public Library has selected a winner of the logo contest. The new logo was designed by Sheila Farren Billings. The Friends of the Swampscott Public Library will use the logo on stationery, as well as items for fund-raising like reusable shopping bags. The Friends thank all the entrants who submitted many excellent designs. The new logo is featured at the top of this web page.
Congressman John F. Tierney presented a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition to the Friends of the Swampscott Public Library. The certificate reads: On the occasion of the celebration of its Fortieth Anniversary and in recognition of its contribution to the community through its dedicated support and service of the Swampscott Public Library.
The Friends sell all-occasion memorial cards. They are available at the Main Desk for a minimum donation of $5.00. We will also print an acknowledgement in the newsletter.
The Friends of the Swampscott Public Library have two endowment programs in place to support programs at the library. One endowment is the Lee Golomb Cadiff Memorial Poetry contest, which is funded yearly to provide support to students in the middle and senior high school who have a love of poetry. The second endowment is the Chorover Memorial program fund. This endowment will be used to fund programs for adults and children and to establish an author series at the library. If anyone is interested in contributing to either of these funds, you may make a tax-deductible donation to the Friends of the Swampscott Library and specify that you would like the donation to be deposited in this account.