Our 2009 Annual Fund Drive is underway and we need your support!
Every Fall, FRIENDS sends out their Annual Appeal to raise additional funding to help support our New Milford Library. These funds are used to purchase and support various programs, which are FREE to the public, many new books, books on tape and CD’s, as well as equipment to enhance the offerings of the Library.
Your 2008 dollars, along with the funds we raised at our Annual Book Sale and other fundraising projects, have purchased and/or sponsored the following:
Play-Away Books on Tape
(6) Summer Children's Programs
"One Book, One Lake" multi-library Program
2009 Family CT Cultural passes
Mark Twain/Harriet Beecher Stowe House tours
New Foreign Films
Auto Repair Reference Center – an on-line database
Immigration in U.S. History Reference Book
Historical Statistics of the US Reference Book
Speakers for the Genealogy Group
90 new DVD’s for the Adult Library
Sets 1&2 of the A&E Romance Classics on DVD
Books for Babies Program
Financing for the Junior Library Summer Music/Arts Programs
Sponsorship of the Junior Robotics League MP3 Players –
3 additional to be lent to the public for the Downloadable Audio Books program
Also approved for purchase is a Networked color printer for the Children’s Library and Blue Steel Shelving for the Young Adult area.
Please take the time to send us your donations. Your Library and the FRIENDS thank you. All donations are tax-deductible. The FRIENDS of New Milford Public Library is a 501(c)3 organization.
