Friends Of The Library News Webpage
2007

Contact: Jill Knickerbocker, 773-1699
3474 East River Road, Grand Island, NY 14072

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Friends Of Grand Island Memorial Library Hold Discarded Library Book Sale - 2007
The Friends Of Grand Island Memorial Library will hold a discard library book sale on Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9 in the Community Room at the library, 1715 Bedell Road, Grand Island, NY. The sale hours are 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday, a bag may be filled for $2.

Friends Of Grand Island Memorial Library Hold Annual Meeting - 2007
The Friends Of Grand Island Memorial Library will hold their annual meeting and program at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, 2007 in the Community Room of the library, 1715 Bedell Road. For complete information, see Library Meeting.

Friends Of GI Mem. Library Annual Meeting - 2007
The Friends of the Grand Island Memorial Library will hold their Annual Meeting at the library at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17, 2007. Voting for the following candidates will take place during the meeting, and all the candidates are running unopposed:

    
       OFFICERS FOR 2007-09
 
    President                         Mary Cooke
    Vice President                 Barbara Jarzab
    Recording Secretary         Betty Gorton
    Corresponding Secretary   Marilynne Smith
    Treasurer                         Scott Smith
 
       BOARD MEMBERS FOR 2007-09
 
     Jill Banaszak
     Debbie Stein (Membership)
     Kim Cich

An informative program by a local writer (TBA) will be presented after the voting, and refreshments will be available, also. The public is invited, and this is a great opportunity to find out more about the Friends and the Grand Island Memorial Library.

Volunteers Needed To Assist Friends Of Library Used Book Sale - March 2007
The Friends of the Grand Island Memorial Library are putting out a call for volunteers to help with the set-up of the March 22-24, 2007 Used Book Sale taking place at the Grand Island Memorial Library. The schedule for help follows:
March 22 - set up 5-6 p.m.
March 23 - sale 5-7 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
March 24 - sale 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., 12-2 p.m., and 2-4 p.m. (includes cleanup)
Set up on Thursday at 5 p.m. and cleanup on Saturday at 3 p.m. require heavy lifting. Needed are men and teens to donate their "muscle' to this task. "A successful sale depends on our volunteers," a spokesman for The Friends said this week. Those who would like to join the fun and donate your time, please call Marilynne Smith at 773-3207 to volunteer or for further information.

Huge Book Sale This Weekend
Friends Of Library Used Book Sale - March 2007
   The Friends of the Grand Island Memorial Library will hold a used book sale on Friday, March 23, 2007 and Saturday, March 24 in the Community Room at the library, 1715 Bedell Road, Grand Island, NY. The sale hours are 5-7 p.m. Friday for Friends of the Library with paid $3.00 paid membership which may be purchased at the door, and 7-9 p.m. admission price is $1. Saturday the sale runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with fill a bag for $2 from 1-3 p.m. (See "Volunteers Needed" above)
   Prior to the sale, used books may be donated to the library on designated book drop Saturdays:
February 17
March 3
March 10
March 17
   If these dates aren't convenient, books may also be dropped off any time during regular library hours.
If you are interested in helping with the sale or becoming a "friend" of the library, call the library at 773-7124 and leave your name and number so one of the friends can get back to you.

If you are a member of this organization we need your help. GIECOM.Net has partnered with the Connections program to help Grand Island as a community "Get it Together". Please visit our website G-I-Together.ORG and fill out our SURVEY. Every group on Grand Island will have its own FREE webpage, listing: meeting times location, contact persons, your Mission Statement and a listing of events. We will also be linking your news events that appear in the local media and on IsledeGrande.Com Grand Island's E-News Source, to your page, maintaining an archived journal of pictures and news. This is the perfect opportunity for your group to connect with potential new members and the community.