Friends of the Brookline Library

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For Books Etc. Donations Pickup

To email a Question or Volunteer

The Friends is a group of library enthusiasts who run our great book sale (pictured above), organize public events, volunteer their time, and raise money to help fund special library programs and services. Thanks to your donations (of/for books or simply $ to the friends), we have had a summer full of great friends funded childrens programs at all three branches. SISTER CITY MONTH is February this year (2008). Our proceeds ($1000) was sent to the Quezalguaque, Nicaragua Library for buying new books. We are sending out our '08 newsletter to our current members. For an online version, click here. We are sponsoring English Conversation Groups (Grupos de la Conversacion). Volunteers are NEEDED to lead these groups, so if you are interested, please click on the link here and include your availability and experience. We are also the proud sponsors of the Brookline Poetry Series. If you prefer to donate or join the friends online, click Network For Good

 

URGENT: DONATE CDs, DVDs, TAPES, VIDEOS, AUDIO BOOKS, LPs, MAGAZINES AND GOOD BOOKS! 

   

The Friend's Ongoing Book Sale Featuring : 

• Mother's Day: Books for Mothers and a mother load of CDs! 5/1
  

• Spring Cleaning: Some odds and ends are odder than others. 4/3
  

• The Fruitful Branch: 21 Brookline Authors on Literature, Libraries, Life

• Originally $20 (in paperback) Now, in honor of The Brookline Public Library Susquicentennial (1857-2007), just $10, including shipping & handling. To order, click here. To buy at the library, come in on Tuesday or Thursday after 2 and get an additional discount!

• Fiction: 1000+ hardcover and paperback novels arranged alphabetically by author.

• Nonfiction: Women's Issues, biographies, histories, criticisms, business, etcetera.

• Location: Main Library (361 Washington St.), Front of Lobby, Left side (as you enter).

• Other Items: Magazines, books - on - tape, video tapes, music tapes, records & CDs.

• Prices: $ 1 for hardcovers and better paperbacks, .50 for pocket paperbacks, .75 for children's books, .15 or 10/$1 for magazines, .50 for music tapes, .75 for records, $2 for CDs and $1 for videos. "Mixed Specials " as marked. Also see the bargains on our 2 ongoing $0.25 carts (renewed every 1st Tuesday of the month).

• Volunteers: On hand almost every Tuesday and Thursday 2pm-9pm to restock, bring out the specials cart and assist you as best we can. Bring your wish list, with a phone number or e-mail address where we can reach you, and we will keep our eyes open for that special book or favorite author.

• Scout's Honor: Please choose from our book selection any time and put your cash or check (made out to "Friends of Brookline Library) in our wall slot to the right of our bookcases.

• 2008 Annual Meeting- Author Eve La Plante, with readings and discussion.

• Past Programs:

2007 Annual Meeting- Research Your Neighborhood, hosted by Kenneth Liss.

2006 Annual Meeting- Voices of Brookline, hosted by Larry Ruttman.

2005 Annual Meeting- The Rise of the Graphic Novel, with Stephen Weiner.

Book Lust with Nancy Pearl- A celebrity talk with signing.

2004 Annual Meeting- Who Was Shakespeare? hosted by Sarah Smith. 

And other past special programs such as:

• Book Club Night

• Favorite Poem Night

• Evening forums to meet and grill the candidates for Library Trustee

The Friends fund library programs and services with income from a variety of sources including the proceeds from annual and ongoing book sales, membership dues, and the sale of merchandise ( mouse pads and note cards featuring historic photographs of Brookline from the Library's collection). These funds have sponsored children's programs and purchased books-on-tape, children's books and videos, and, along with the Trustees, A/V equipment for the showing of films at Coolidge Corner.

The Friends also award annual Innovation Grants to staff to work on their own time on projects that will provide direct benefit to library users. In the past, Innovation Grants have helped fund the design of the library web site and the design and printing of brochures.

Benefits of membership in the Friends include:

• Notice Mailings

• Monthly and annual meetings

• An excuse to socialize with some of the most enlightened people in Brookline

• The opportunity to help the Library

We hope that you will join!!!