Category: Donations

Enough Already!

Friends of the Forest Grove Library has received enough books and other materials for the Spring Used Book Sale, May 13 – 16.

Even though we don’t need any additional materials for the upcoming sale now,   please save your book donations until after the Spring Sale.

And thank you!!

Your donations make all of our sales (twice-a-year in the Rogers Room, ongoing sales in the display near the northeast entrance, and online sales through Amazon) possible!

Friends contributing to the Library

Colleen Winters, The Forest Grove City Library Director, recently sent this email to the Friends Board.

HI, Friends,

 At the meeting on Wednesday, I mentioned that Nathan had compiled a list of Friends purchases this year.

Here is the list and as you can see, it is quite a range of items and demonstrates how important your support is to the library.

 Thank you very, very much.

 Colleen

Things Friends have purchased for us this year:

  • Shelving for our Storytime closet – two wire shelves and two metal countertop shelves for working on crafts. 
  • Snacks like pizza, drinks, and popcorn for TLC events, volunteer work parties, and other programs. 
  • Poinsettias to decorate the Library during December. 
  • Plexi glass signage hangers and fixative for entire building. Every shelf, every emergency sign.  
  • Materials for adult art programs 
  • Giveaway toys and prizes for Library Card Sign-up month and other contests. 
  • 200+ stickers and other fun items each month to give away to people who finish library scavenger hunts. 
  • Summer Reading prize baskets for teens. 
  • Branded promotional items for Banned Book Week. 
  • A Keurig coffee/tea machine for staff room
  • Bottled water, hand warmers, and other supplies to distribute when we encounter someone in the building in need of basic human care. 
  • Performers 
  • Incentive Books for Summer Reading Program – about $2,000 last summer, and more probably an additional $2-5K next summer. 
  • Donations for Meals on Wheels People for Adult SRP. 

And that is just this year and isn’t nearly exhaustive. 

-Colleen