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FRIENDS OF THE SALEM LIBRARY bib´li·o·hol´ism (bib’ lē ć hōl’ iz’ ćm) [<Gr biblion ] n. [BIBLIO + HOLISM] books, of books: the habitual longing to purchase, read, store, and admire, and consume books in excess.
Salem Book Fair - In spite of the weather, the Book Fair on October 27 and October 28 was a great success!! If you've never been, make it a point to save the last weekend in October next year for this once-a-year event. Here are a couple of pictures from the fair:
Annual Report May 2006
At our annual meeting held May 16, 2006, your long serving officers were reelected for another year. Voted in were Carl Nawrocki, President, Carole Eckart, Vice President, Michele Guertin, Secretary and Lori Tierney, Treasurer. Ann Marie Rios completed her tenure as treasurer for the Building Donation Fund with thanks from all present. Sandy Tiexiera continues as interim secretary while Michele is out of the country.
Last year, the Friends contributed over $6000 in support of our library. Part of this money was spent upgrading the travel, auto repair and medical sections along with major additions to the Youth Library. Your donations to the DVD jar resulted in the purchase of 30 additional films. The Friends purchased another subscription to the rotating Books on CD collection, which essentially doubled the number of Books on CD’s available. The rest of the money was spent on programs like Summer Reading that had 55 children participate. Over 1000 people attended all our programs and we donated 425 volunteer hours. Our best ever used book sale and your membership dues funded most of the activities. Thank you to all those who made such a great year possible.
This year, we are planning an enhanced Summer Reading Program called “Paws. Claws, Scales and Tales”. We have added movies, lives animals demos and a craft program sponsored by the Girl Scouts. We have formed a Youth Advisory Committee we will implement their suggestions by adding sports books and historical fiction and starting a Teen Book Club. We will again work with the library staff to create an E.L. High School reading list section. Programs planned for this fall include Storytime, “ The Art of the Sistine Chapel”, “Cooking with Chocolate” and the return of Celtic music by Tara’s’ Thistle. The Friends will purchase a subscription to a foreign film collection, rotating 200 films over the year. It is going to be an exciting year, won’t you join us?
We are planning on spending over $8000 in support of our library next year with your help.
The Purpose of the Friends The purpose of the Friends of the Salem Free Public Library, Inc. is to maintain an association of persons interested in good library service, books, and other media; to increase the facilities and service of our library; and to enrich the cultural opportunities available to the citizens of Salem. Our current officers are:
Who Are We? We are a non-profit volunteer organization devoted to the support of Salem’s Library. We raise funds through our membership dues and our annual used book sale. We use those funds to enhance the services available to library patronsFor more information, please contact us at: LibraryFriends@SALEM-CT-LIBRARY.org 2006- 2007 Plans and Actions Direct Support to the Library:
Support to Library Programs
Community Support
Membership and Meetings Currently, the Friends of the Salem Library have membership of over 100 families and individuals. Half of our members have supported the Friends for over six years. The annual meeting is held each May where officers are elected and plans made for the new year. The Executive Board meets as required. All members are invited to all meetings. Electronic meetings are occasionally held to handle single items or urgent issues. Questions and information can be obtained by calling Carl Nawrocki at (860) 859-1641 or by e-mailing the Friends at LibraryFriends@SALEM-CT-LIBRARY.org Upcoming Meetings and Events Membership - As a volunteer organization, the Friends of the Salem Library and what they can accomplish is dependent upon our membership. You can become a member or renew using the form below. If you are uncertain about your membership status, call Carl Nawrocki at (860) 859-1641 or e-mail LibraryFriends@SALEM-CT-LIBRARY.org February 20, 2007 -- Friends Quarterly Meeting at 7:30 PM May 16, 2007 -- Friends Annual Meeting at 7:30 PM
Friends of the Salem Public Library (Remember, membership dues qualify as a deduction on Federal Income Tax.)
The Friends Membership Form
I would like to begin/renew a membership as a Friend of the Salem Free Public Library
Name _________________________________________________________________
Address _______________________________________________________________
e-mail address _______________________________ Phone ______________________
Annual membership dues: (check one) ____Patron $50.00 ____ Family $10.00 ____Donor $25.00 _____Individual $5.00
_____Senior $3.00 ___________ I may be willing to help with Friend's program and events. ___________ I am sorry, but I am unable to help with programs and events. However, I will support the library through the enclosed Friends membership dues.
Please make checks payable to the Friends of the Salem Free Public Library Give to the Library staff or mail to: Lori Tierney, 169 Round Hill Road, Salem, CT 06420
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Friends News April 2007
Upcoming Programs
Thursday, April 12th At 7 P.M. Chamber Music The Colchester Regional Chamber Orchestra Spring performance that will feature music of Hayden, Bach and Mozart. The musicians are your friends and neighbors and love to play for your enjoyment. This library setting offers a great way to introduce young minds to music that is not electronically produced
Saturday, April 14th At 2 P.M. Belly Dancing This program is a first for our library and will give you an opportunity to unleash your inner self! Come and see the ladies of the House de Lyon isolate their muscles, shimmy like sheiks and undulate like camels. The dances will be explained in a one-hour demonstration for your enjoyment and education. Come dressed in comfort clothes if you wish to participate in a mini class afterwards
Thursday, April 26th At 7:30 P.M. A Trip to the Everglades Join Andy Griswold from CT. Audubon as he conducts a photographic tour of the Everglades. The Everglades are one North America’s “ten top birding spots” and hosts unusual birds and wildlife found nowhere else. If you have attended one of Andy’s presentations in the past, you know the depth of his knowledge accompanied by spectacular photography
Saturday. April 28th At 9:30 P.M. Arbor Day Salem Girl Scouts plant a tree on the library grounds with the help of Burnett’s Landscaping. We listen to the poems and essays written by the girls and the Friends award prizes to the top authors.
Book Covering The next book covering will be held on Wednesday, April 11th. from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. If you are looking to volunteer a few hours at the library, it is great place to start. No experience necessary, just show up.
Friends Planning Offsite
Sincere thanks go out to the Friends who attending the planning offsite two Saturdays ago at the Colchester Library. It was very productive and entertaining day and group produced goals to guide the Friends for next year and years to come. The group agreed on where libraries were evolving to and the variety of ways Friends can support change.
The goals are categorized into the three main areas as written in our mission statement: direct library support, program support and community awareness. Below are some of the goals that received wide support.
Direct Library Support:
Near Term
Develop closer communications with our library staff members to solicit their ideas and better understand their needs
Have Friends volunteer to allow staff member to be able obtain personal development time during working hours such taking advantage of on-line training offered by the State Library.
Identify and create a plan for non-routine maintenance items such software changes and updates, computer equipment replacement, touch up painting and the like.
Long Term
Research technology advances that support a library without walls such as self-checkout, on-line renewals and the ability to get a list of items checked to you from home
Hire a consultant to evaluate the children’s and YA collections.
Program Support
Near Term
Present a film night featuring foreign films
Long term
Create a job exchange that would connect part time jobs in the community with teens.
Community Awareness
Near Term
Gather data on the cost and value of the library in relation to the Town budget
Hold a tea for our senior citizens
Create a presentation about the Friends contributions to the library and community
Long term
Survey the library patrons for their current and future needs
Work cooperatively with other such as day care centers and home school parents
Next Meeting Wednesday, May 16th At 7:30 P.M. We have developed a set of interesting goals for the Friends for next year and beyond. Our next meeting is our annual meeting where we will be setting the course to meet these new goals. Won’t you consider attending and lending your expertise and knowledge to our efforts?
Carl Nawrocki.
Friends News June 2007
Annual Meeting The Annual Friends meeting was held the evening of May 16, 2007 at the Salem Library. The current slate of officer were re-elected by unanimous voice vote. Before the election, Lori Tierney was thanked by all present for her dedication and service as our treasurer. The officers for the 2007 – 2008 year are:
President: Carl Nawrocki Treasurer: Lori Tierney
Vice President: Carole Eckart Secretary: Michelle Guertin
Highlights of 2006-2007
Conducted record used book sale
Added programs to the Summer Reading Program
Produced a library brochure
Held a long term planning meeting
Funded entry into foreign film and read away book cooperatives
Made a major addition of middle school science books
Updated U.S travel guides.
Presented 18 varied programs attended by 340 patrons
Conducted 35 Storytime sessions
Provided over 400 hours of volunteer help in the last six months
Last year,The Friends supported our library with $11,266 of goods and services
Plans for next year
In addition to the used book sale, programs, Storytime, Summer Reading and additions to the collection, The Friends plan to:
Complete the redesign of the Tech Room
Increase Friends membership by 10%
Update college and career planning section of the YA collection
Start Foreign Film Night
Hold a Senior Tea
Add to the Children’s holiday book collection
Library Budget Status
Friends News in May reported that the next year’s Town budget eliminated the Friday cleaning of the library and posed the possibility of closing the library on Wednesday. The budget was defeated at referendum. Since then, the funding for library cleaning has been restored and sufficient staff hours have been included forestalling the need for a Wednesday closing. The revised Town budget was sent from Town Meeting to Referendum to be voted on Wednesday, June 6th.
While the budget is favorable to our library, the most important thing is that you Vote. The library budget represents less than 1% of the total being voted on at Referendum. There is the other 99% of the budget that you should consider before casting your vote.
Foreign Film Night
The addition of the rotating foreign film collection has been a great success. Building on this success The Friends are starting foreign film nights, once a month. The films selected for showing are generally not distributed locally for mass entertainment. The showings are free and open to everyone however some of the films are “R” rated. Popcorn and lemonade will be available. Bring a seat cushion or comfortable lawn chair if you wish.
The first film, shown on Monday, June 11th from 7 to 9 p.m., is The Crime of Father Amora. A Mexican drama produced in 2002 in Spanish with English subtitles. This movie is “R” rated. The July film is the English classic, Educating Rita staring Michael Caine shown on July 18th from 7 to 9 p.m. The film in August is Romeo and Juliet, the Royal Ballet staring Rudolf Nuryev and Margot Fonteyn shown on August 15th.More detail is available on the library Web site.
Summer Reading
If you were on the Town Green for Memorial Day, there is good chance your saw our Summer Reading Blue Cow. Friends were promoting Summer Reading handing out schedules and red, white and blue pinwheels. We will again follow a national program. It is called Get a Clue and filled with programs, books, movies and stories and crafts focused on pre-K to Grade 4. A full schedule of events can be obtained on the library Web site, Salem-ct-Library.org. Working with Salem School, the library will receive recommended books from the Salem/East Lyme summer reading list for Grades 1 to 6. There also will be a teen book discussion with a mystery theme. As in past years, Friends will create a place for the East Lyme High School reading list books.
Book Covering
Book covering this month will be held on Tuesday, June 12th from 4 to 7 p.m.(note the day change) No experience necessary. Come and join a fun group for conversation, pizza and a few hours of volunteer work.
This Newsletter
I am sending out our newsletters electronically in lieu paying the cost of printing and postage. I hope you find it useful. There is always room for improvement, so if there things you would like to see changed, please send me your comments.
Thank you
Carl Nawrocki