Sip & Shop

The Library is open after-hours from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on the members-only Fridays of the April and December book sales. Friends members and guests (one guest per member) enjoy free wine, light food and dessert while browsing book bargains.

2019 Sip & Shop Dates

• April 5, 2019
• December 6, 2019

2020 Sip & Shop Dates

• April 17, 2020
• December 4, 2020

Annual Membership Program & Lunch

In May of each year all Friends members are invited to attend our Annual Membership Program & Lunch.  This free event includes a brief annual meeting where you can hear about the impact your membership makes on the Library.  We will also present the slate of Friends board members and officers for your vote.

right: WCHL radio host Aaron Keck and Library Director Susan Brown “Talkin’ Books” at the May 2019 Annual Membership Program

Fall Raffle

During August, the Friends display a variety of themed raffle baskets - including books and other fantastic items - in the Library's "Bookie Monster" window. Raffle tickets are sold in the Book Store and during the September book sale, with winners drawn on the last day of the sale.

Books Sandwiched In

When:  First Wednesday of each month from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Where: Library Meeting Room C

The Friends sponsor a facilitated book discussion on the first Wednesday of each month, except January and July, at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome to bring a lunch and join the discussion.

Multiple copies of each month's book selection are available on a first-come first-served basis at the Library's circulation desk. 

2019 Book Discussion Dates

• February 6
  Fever by Mary Beth Keane
  
• March 6
  West with the Night by Beryl Markham
  
• April 3
  Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
  
• May 1
  The Hidden Life of Trees 
  by Peter Wohleben
• June 5
  The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah