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Burlington Library Association"Friends of the Library" - Burlington, CTWhat's new: Board members. Minutes. Life Members.
Burlington residents and BLA members are always welcome to attend meetings
UPCOMING EVENTS
MISSION: "The mission of the Burlington Library Association, Incorporated, "Friends of the Burlington Public Library," is to support the Burlington Public Library's services and programs by advocating public support and use of the library, and by generating assistance and revenue through volunteer involvement." (Read the Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation and click here to view our IRS tax forms.) How do we put these formal words into action? Check us out on this website! The BLA Board differs from the Town Library Board.Have you joined our email list? If not, please click here to send your name and email address. Amazon will donate .5% of the price of your eligible purchases to BLA: please click here before you place an order. PAST EVENTSSpring Book Sale Friday, April 1, 2022 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 2, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 3, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Burlington Public Library Community Room 1000's of used fiction and nonfiction books, DVDs, and CDs for children, teens, and adults
$5 Bag of Books Sale @ Tavern Day Stop by the Friends of the Library book sale at
the Library while you are enjoying Tavern Day. We have an excellent variety of
gently used books available for adults, teens, and children. Each bag will cost
just $5. We will provide the bags and you fill them up!
The Friends are looking for volunteer bakers to donate
cookies for the Friends' upcoming holiday cookie sale. It was so popular
last year that we are asking each baker to make 4 dozen cookies and deliver them
to the library on Thursday, December 12th, 6 - 7:30pm or by 12:00pm on Friday, December 13th. Volunteers
will then package the cookies into decorative boxes so we are ready for the sale
on Saturday. Sign up at the library or click here
to sign up online. Let’s make this the best cookie sale ever. All
proceeds from the sale will support the Burlington Public Library. Thank you! Sandy Hierl & Kristen Williams BACK BY POPULAR DEMANDOn Saturday, November 23rd, the Burlington Library Association, Friends of the Library, are once again holding a casserole sale. Our last sale was hugely popular, and we sold out quickly. This year we are hoping to have many more donations of one-dish meals. We are looking for volunteers and hope you will help us. Beginning November 1, we will have sign-up sheets in the library and will have available foil pans with plastic covers, as well as details about meal preparation, labeling, and delivery instructions.
We are requesting an email address, if possible, so that we can send you any further information if needed. Please sign up to prepare a casserole or two and encourage your friends to volunteer also. We look forward to a very successful event. Thank you for your continued support of the Burlington Public Library!
Susan Grant Sandy Hierl Mary Ann Labadia
The October book sale was very successful. As of October 28, total book sales for 2019 including upstairs books are now $3,214.34. The Burlington Library Association is sponsoring a wonderful opportunity for parents and grandparents to attend a parenting workshop with local author and educator, Dr. Amy Alamar. Raising healthy children with an ability to sustain meaningful relationships is a challenge even in the most ideal situations. Add on hormones, attitude, personality, and technology - welcome to the tween and teen years! The Farmington Valley's own Dr. Amy Alamar, author of The Parenting Project: Build Extraordinary Relationships with Your Kids through Daily Conversation, will lead this interactive workshop, which will include a discussion about parenting the independent, emerging adult while nurturing the playful child within. You will have the
opportunity to explore making stronger connections through conversation and
confrontation in the context of real-life situations. Specifically, the workshop
will include topics such as: There will also be a Q&A at the end. How to Sign Up See you there!
The sale starts at 10:00 am on December 8th and continues until sold out. All proceeds go towards supporting the library by providing funding for educational programs, books, media, museum passes and more.
The Burlington Library Association, Friends of the Library, are once again holding a casserole sale on Saturday, November 17th. Our last sale was hugely popular, and we sold out quickly. This year we are hoping to have many more donations of one dish meals. We are looking for volunteers and hope you will help us. Beginning October 11, we will have sign-up sheets in the library and will have available foil pans with plastic covers, as well as details about meal preparation, labeling, and delivery instructions. We are hoping for a wide variety of dishes: stew, chili, pasta based dishes, vegetarian meals, vegetable based dishes, ratatouilles, curried dishes, ragout, shepherd's pie, soups and chowders, quiches, gluten free, etc. We are requesting an email address, if possible, so that we can send you any
further information if needed. Thank you for your continued support of the Burlington Public Library!
Susan Grant Sandy Hierl Mary Ann Labadia
Tavern Day at the School House was wonderful... including the weather! (Please see photos below.) We were surrounded this year by... food trucks, members of the farmers' market, the fire department tent, and a young singer! A lively spot and great foot traffic! The comic mime performer, Robert Rivest, was enjoyed by all ages. The Hornbook Activity coordinated well with the history of the School House and was well prepared by Kaitlin Checovetes. Thank you to all those who stopped by with family and friends and showed interest in the Friends organization and fundraising activities for the library this year. Sue Grant and Sandy Hierl made it possible for us to advertise and have information about the One Dish Wonder Casserole Sale on November 17. Nancy Monahan and Kristen Williams also were able to prepare a new fund raiser activity...A Seasonal Basket...that will be filled with books and a variety of items related to a theme. Tickets will be available at the Library for everyone to get a chance to own this basket! A big thank you to all our volunteers this year...Kristen Williams, Nancy and Craig Winter, Pat Miller, Rick Labadia, Pat Small, Nancy Monahan, Georgia Riberdy, Jodi Papazian, and Judy Masters. Thank you also to Marie S. Hasskarl for her support all day. Our contribution as the Friends was appreciated by the library and also the community. The day was a reinforcement of our mission to support the Burlington Public Library’s services and programs by generating assistance and revenue through volunteer involvement. Mary Ann Labadia
Annual Meeting, 5/18, 7pm Grand Reopening. April 29, noon-3 Join us for the Burlington Public Library's Grand Reopening! There will be a ribbon cutting. Catered refreshments will be served. Click here to sign up.
Join us at the Little Red Schoolhouse on Tavern Day on Sunday, September 17, 2017 from 11:00 to 4:00! Stop by to make a creative, personalized tile and listen to an amazing Storyteller. Friends of the Library will have newsletters and bookmarks to share, and let everyone know about upcoming events that we sponsor.
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