The Friends of the Framingham Library take an active interest in the development and use of the library system, focus attention
on its needs as well as its services to the community, and provide items not included in the library budget. They organize and
run successful monthly book sales. They also sponsor
programs for children, teens, and adults; purchase books for the summer reading list; and
provide passes for museums.
You can support the Friends by
volunteering to help or by becoming a
member.
To obtain more information, please contact President Sally Drake at saldand@verizon.net.
Brought to You by the Friends
What have the Friends of the Framingham Library donated to you and your
library with their volunteer time over this past year?
Book and audiovisual collection, CD display shelves, monthly newsletter,
museum passes, PC's, piano donation, programming, summer reading, tables
for Costin Room, translation services, volunteer support, wireless
connectivity, Young Adult display furniture.
What can you do?
Join the Friends ($10 individual, $25
family), volunteer your time to help, and donate your books, CD's and
DVD's to the library for the booksale! When you donate materials to the
library, they are first evaluated for use in the library collection. If
they are not needed for the library, they are sold at the Friends
monthly booksale. The proceeds from their sale help pay for all of the
items listed above.
The Friends have purchased passes to The Butterfly Place
in Westford. One pass is equal to one adult/senior admission.
If you have never been to this marvelous indoor garden, it is
available to you now. The Friends now offer the greatest
number of passes of any of the MLN libraries and that is
thanks to your donations, profits from sales and their
dedicated volunteers.
Coming Soon!
A new section of the Friends ongoing booksale
will open this summer. Watch for it in the lobby of the Main Library.
Remember to link your Shaw’s and Star Markets Community Rewards ID
number to the Friends ID #49001021129
The Friends of the Framingham Library have registered with Shaw’s and Star Markets for a Community Rewards ID number.
If you shop at these stores and
link your Shaw’s Rewards
Card to the Friends ID #49001021129, a percentage of your monthly
purchases will be paid to our Friends group on a quarterly basis and
will benefit the library.
Q: Are all purchases eligible to earn contributions?
A: Supporters can earn contributions on just about everything in these stores purchased on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays! Certain items including prescriptions, alcohol, tobacco, stamps, money orders, gift cards, electronic gift cards, lottery tickets, photo processing, milk and other items prohibited by law are excluded. Contributions apply to total order purchases after discounts, coupons and sales tax.
Q: What information will Shaw’s share with participating Community Rewards Organizations?
A: The only information Shaw’s will provide to any registered organization is the supporter’s name and the total quarterly contribution earned on the organization’s behalf. Shaw’s will never provide any item specific purchase information. Supporters may also elect to contribute anonymously.
Collectors Corner
The Friends' have a copy of the six volume set of The Image of War, 1861-1865 by William Davis for sale. Please contact Sally Drake for at 508-877-7392 or saldand@verizon.net for further information.
Friends Need a Little Help
The Friends of the Framingham Library are in desperate need of able-bodied volunteers who can help set up the book sale each month from 9:00-10:00 am on the Friday before the sale and to break things down from 2:30-3:30 pm after the sale on
Saturday on book-sale
weekends. This work involves lifting and stacking heavy boxes of books.
Please call Sally Drake at 508-877-7392 or email her at saldand@verizon.net.
Who
Are the Friends