Friends of the Guilford Library

11/04/2015

IF YOU'RE READING THIS ...
... you may be the person we're looking for:
someone to post news of the Friends of the Guilford Library.

As you can see from the postings below, we Friends have a varied and lively year. "Covering" the news and snapping a few pictures doesn't take a lot of time; it's fun and if you enjoy writing a lively paragraph you'll be perfect.

If you want to talk about it, shoot me an email: [email protected].

09/29/2015

09/29/2015

Another fabulous book & bake sale! It takes a huge amount of year-round effort on the part of the volunteers, with great support from the staff, and it's so worth it! Huge thanks to everyone -- and to the many many people who come and find a trove of amazing books at shockingly low prices!

08/12/2015

Only one more month to clean out those bookshelves and donate to the Friends of the Library sale! We're not taking donations between September 15 and October 1, so that we can focus on organizing the sale (September 25, 26 and 27th.)

But that still gives you plenty of time to w**d out the volumes you know you won't read again. Just think how much neater your bookcases will be (and how many books you can buy at the sale to replace the ones you donated!)

And btw: It helps us a lot if you don't bring in books that are tattered, dirty or underlined! Unfortunately, they don't sell so we end up having to cart them away.

06/10/2015

ANNUAL FRIENDS BOOK SALE COMING UP
SEPTEMBER 25, 26, 27

05/12/2015

Another book bonanza at the Guilford Library! These little kids (below) went home with 61 books that they chose at the 16th annual Children's and Paperback book sale May 9.. More than 4,000 books, CDs and DVDs sold for a total of $3,400! Also shown are Jane Marshall and Priscilla Sperry who are always on the scene no matter what the task -- and finally, the mob scene at the adult sale where everyone went home with armloads of books.

04/20/2015

What??? MAY 9 FROM 9 - 4! ANOTHER FAB BOOK SALE? How much energy have these Friends of the Library got anyway? Well, this one's all paperbacks, including trade paperbacks, mass market, cookbook and children's. Huge selection, tiny prices -- perfect to stock up for a summer of great reading.

04/08/2015

Eat your heart out -- if you didn't make it to the Friends annual luncheon & meeting April 7. Everyone brings something -- and by the looks and taste of it, everyone tries to outdo everyone else! Everything from cheese crackers that crackled with a secret ingredient, to quiches and turnovers and spicy meatballs and all kinds of salads and even a fabulous bread baked by a husband ... and then an overkill of scrumptious desserts! Who knew that there among us are such fabulous cooks! And by the way, the annual meeting is always especially interesting, too. So put it on your calendar: April 5, 2016!

02/20/2015

Tuesday, April 21! Surely spring will have sprung by then and we’ll all be raring to go. What better destination than the Clark Art Institute Williamstown, MA, with the Friends of the Guilford Library.

Well known for its extraordinary collections of American and European art, the Clark has recently been redesigned and enhanced by the brilliant Japanese architect Tadao Ando. A July 10, 2014 New York Times has a rave review by Roberta Smith:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/11/arts/design/clark-art-institute-reopens-with-new-and-renovated-space.html?_r=0

The bus will leave the commuter parking lot (north side) on Route 77 at 7:30 a.m. and arrive back in Guilford approximately 6:30 p.m. The $68 fee includes everything except lunch, which we’ll have between Museum tours in the Clark’s Café Seven.

Sign up through April 1st at the Library Circulation Desk (203) 453-8282. Full payment required by check (made out to Friends of the Library), cash or credit card. Friends reserve the right to cancel should there be insufficient registration. There will be NO REFUNDS unless the ticket can be resold.


For more information call Penny Colby (203) 457-0528 or Lee Granger (203) 453-6245.

The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass., has fashioned an expanded and renovated campus into a welcoming, comfortable place for looking at art.

02/03/2015

CELEBRATE THE EQUINOX!

Looking out the window, you’re probably thinking it’s not going to happen this year. Not to worry. Come March 21, not only will Spring arrive, but so will the first special Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale.
in the LIBRARY LOBBY
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 10 – 6 and SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 9 -- 3

The books are hand-picked to obliterate the winter doldrums and inspire you to spring forward. They’ll catapult your thoughts to gardening and firing up the grill; DIY projects like redecorating, and better-weather activities including hiking, boating and traveling. Perhaps you’re even planning a wedding ... shop here for how-to!

Included is a medley of lovely spring-themed books for children. Everything's in gift-worthy condition.

And there are even boutique blank books for keeping track of all your new projects!