FEBRUARY UPDATE:
The group met Sunday, February 5th and discussed several
things, the first event on the Friends line up is serving coffee to the public
Valentine’s morning, that’s Tuesday, February 14th. If you are free and would like to help or if
you would like a cup of coffee come to the library from 10 am – Noon. The library is having an all-day Romance
Movie Marathon with the first movie starting right at 10 am. So you can grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the
morning movie.
There was also discussion about what the Friends could do
for National Library Week, the week of April 8th. Mary Lou Warren is heading up a small committee
to make plans. Some ideas thrown out
were hosting a book talk/author book talk, serving coffee to the public, staff
appreciation…would you like to help make plans for this event? Mary Lou will be meeting with those
interested Friday, February 17th to start the planning. Call/email Cara (gbplfriends@gmail.com), Friends' Library Liaison, to learn more.
There was also discussion about doing a Friends' fundraiser
later in the year. Chris Rippel is very
enthusiastic about doing a catered dinner/murder mystery event in the
library. Do you love attending/planning
events like this? Do you have acting
skills we could call on? If you would
like to help Chris get a committee together to try and put a fun event like
this together let Cara know so she can get you his contact information. We even had a great suggestion of having a
fundraising contest to determine who we would “kill in the stacks” for the
event.
The Bookstore is doing VERY well! Thanks to those volunteers keeping it
full/materials rotated. Thanks to those
that have bought books. Have you been in
to shop the shelves? Stop by, the prices
are GREAT – ranging from $1 - $3!
The Friends also voted to give money to the Children’s,
Young Adult, and Adult Summer Reading Programs.
The staff are VERY GRATEFUL to have this gift!! It will add to the fun they can have this
summer!
The Friends will be meeting again Sunday, March 4th @ 2 pm to finalize the National Library Week plans. Thanks for all that you do to support the Great Bend Public Library. It is wonderful to have such GREAT Friends!
