Friends of the
Weeks Public Library
The Friends File
February Friends File: A new way to aid your library…and a traditional one.
Sometimes, as in last month’s column, we ask for your financial support. Spoiler alert… At the end of this column we again invite you to become a Friend. But starting shortly there is an even easier way to be supportive – and one that won’t cost you a dime!
The library is in the process of moving its accounts to TD Bank. And it turns out that TD Bank has an Affinity Program. Anyone who has a TD Bank account can sign up for the Affinity Program. Under the program once a year TD Bank makes a contribution to the nonprofit for which you signed up – in this case our library! Note that the funds TD Bank contributes do not come from your account. They are a contribution from TD Bank itself to local nonprofits. It’s one of the ways TD Bank demonstrates support for local communities.
We don’t yet have all the details on how to sign up for the program. We expect them shortly. When they are set we’ll post them on the library’s website and in this column. The Board of Trustees of the library is very excited about this opportunity. It’s easy. It’s simple. It’s helpful. There’s no downside. And it’s not limited to residents of Greenland. Anyone anywhere can join. When the program is set we hope you will join.
And as to that more traditional form of support... If you haven’t already please become a new or renewing Friend of Weeks Library! All it takes is a contribution of any amount: $10, $15, $25, more if you can. Your membership helps all of us support our mission, which is:
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to provide support for special library events and projects,
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to generate public interest for the library,
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to build the library’s connection to our community, and
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to function as an advocacy group on behalf of the library.
Make your check out to Friends of Weeks Public Library. Mail to PO Box 184, Greenland, NH 02840. Or drop it off at the front desk. Please include your email address so we can keep in touch about coming Friends activities and events. [Note: Friends email addresses are confidential.]
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The work of the Friends is important to the sustenance of our Library. Your contribution as a Friend helps us succeed in this important mission. Please join or renew your membership now…and plan to join our TD Bank Affinity Program when it comes online. -David Phreaner, Chair
Information about the Friends:
The Friends of the Weeks Public Library is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization comprised of volunteers dedicated to encouraging and promoting our beautiful new library and enhancing its many services.
We cordially invite you to join the Friends. We meet the second Monday of every month (except for July and August), at 6:30 p.m. in the library’s Conference Room.
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The Friends of the Weeks Public Library provide:
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Museum passes
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Annual Summer Reading Program and reading incentives
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Youth programs and holiday events
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Adult programs that contribute to Greenland’s educational and cultural life
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Ongoing book sale
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Public support and good public relations for the library
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We are independent of the library’s Board of Trustees and focus our energies on providing financial support for items not covered in the town budget for the library. Since our beautiful new library is now four times larger than before, those needs are greater than ever. Please help us ensure that the Weeks Public Library delivers the services, resources, and programming that we have all come to enjoy. Won’t you become a member?
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Would you like to join the Friends? To view our brochure, click here.
Previous Posts:
National Library Workers Day
We recently celebrated National Library Workers Day on April 25th, and the Friends of the Weeks Public Library presented our staff with a nice plant and a gift card! We cannot thank our beloved staff enough for their loyalty & dedication to our library, and we're "Forever Grateful" to the Friends for their continued support & recognition of our wonderful staff!
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Awards
On Nov. 17, 2022, Katrinka Pellecchia of the New Hampshire Library Trustee Association presented the Friends of the Weeks Library with the 2022 Sue Palmatier Award for Friends Group of the Year. Friends Stuart Bauder, Debra Miesfeldt, and Phyllis Picha gleefully accepted the award. This award was in recognition of the Friends' successful "Bookmarking the Future" Campaign to raise funds for the renovation and addition to the Weeks Public Library in Greenland, NH. The reception was held in the living room of the library's newly renovated historic building.
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Fundraisers
We are Forever Grateful! The Friends of the Weeks Public Library are pleased to announce that we received a February grant of $6,156.78 from The Fabulous Find in Kittery! We were thrilled to be the recipients of such a generous donation which will be used to provide enhanced library services to the Greenland community. The Friends of the Weeks Public Library is so grateful for this amazing grant and honored to be part of The Fabulous Find’s long tradition of giving back to the community. We cannot thank them enough for selecting our library as a grant recipient and know that our library patrons will also be thrilled.
Fabulous Find is a boutique-style resale shop at 139 State Rd. (Route 1) in Kittery that identifies non-profits to support with the boutique’s income. All profits from the boutique are donated each month to local non-profits. The busier the month, the greater the donations back to the community. You can learn more about The Fabulous Find at their website: http://www.thefabulousfind.org.
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The Weeks Public Library is located at 36 Post Rd. in Greenland and offers a wide array of library materials, programs and ever-increasing services to Greenland’s youth and adults. We have recently greatly expanded our facility and are expanding services and programming to satisfy the growing need. Our grant received from The Fabulous Find will assist us in those efforts. Please stop in soon or visit us 24/7 at weekslibrary.org.