Friends

Friend Your Library!

Wendy — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:42:37 -0400

Eat, Drink & Raise Money for Schlow!

You can support the Friends by dining at Harrison's Wine Grill between Monday, Oct 15 - Sunday, Oct 28.

Mention the Friends of Schlow and 20% of the check before taxes and gratuity will be donated to the Friends to benefit the Library.

Join the Friends and support Schlow year-round. As a Friend, you help:

Add books, ebooks, DVDs, downloadable audiobooks and other essential materials to Schlow's collections.

Support exciting programs and events.

Increase access to information and resources for all members of our community.

Help Yourself to Great Food; Help the Friends Support a Great Library!

Melissa — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:19:48 -0400

October 18, 2010 (All day) - October 31, 2010 (All day)

Final days to have a great meal and support the library at Harrison's!

Melissa — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:22:29 -0400

Harrison's Wine Grill is a proud supporter of Schlow Centre Region Library and they're putting their money where YOUR mouth is! Bring in a copy of this coupon between October 17th and October 31st and Harrison's will donate 20% of your bill before taxes and gratuity to Schlow Centre Region Library. If you forget the coupon, don't fret - just mention that you intended to support the Friends of Schlow Library and your waitstaff will be happy to make note of it.

Thank you Friends of Schlow Library & thank you Harrison's for such a generous offer!

Volunteers honored by the Schlow Friends

Betsy — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:42:09 -0400

The library volunteers were recognized in April at a special brunch hosted by the Friends of Schlow Library. Seventy people attended the event, including the Friends board members, Library board members, Library staff, volunteers, Distinguished Friends, and Special Friends members.

In 2008, 64 library volunteers provided 5,093 hours of service to Schlow Library, which is the equivalant of 2.4 full-time employees. Volunteers work in all areas of the library, shelving and shelf reading, checking in returned itemsBooks, audiovisual materials, periodicals., monitoring the computer lab, and assisting the staff. Nine volunteers received awards for years of service: 5 years - Lynn Petnick and Jeff Schmid, 10 years - Barbara Boal and Sally Wangsness, 15 years - Carol Marboe and Sally Goodman, 20 years - Natalie Urban, 25 years - Barbara Marder, and 30 years - Marjorie Knapp.

Friends Board elections

Betsy — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:33:30 -0400

The Friends of Schlow Library Board recently reorganized for the year. President Shirley Sacks, who completed six years of board service, has now been replaced by Chris Lichtig whose first term runs through March 2012. Newly elected officers are Chris Lichtig, president; Lynn Petnick, vice president; Bob Schmalz, treasurer; Margie Milgrub, secretary. Thank you, Shirley, for your years of service, and best wishes to the new board officers.