Friends of the NAPL

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Friends of NAPL

The Friends group is an association of concerned citizens who use their talents, skills, and interests to:

· focus public attention on the Library.

· stimulate the use of the Library’s resources and services.

· receive and encourage gifts, endowments and bequests.

· assist in developing Library services and facilities for the community.

Text Box: Friends Application & Donation Form Your generous contribution helps the Library meet the continuing challenges of providing and maintaining up-to-date technological and informational services! You may simply print out this form and mail or take it to the Library with your donation. Name______________________________________ Address___________________________City_____________State____Zip_____ Phone (home)_______________ other_____________ Email___________________ Donation □ $100 □ $75 □ $50 □ $35 □ $25 □ $10 □ other $_____ □ Please contact me about the opportunities and benefits of planned giving! Friends Group Annual Membership Dues □ $10 Family □ Renewal ($10 for family, $5 for individual) □ $5 Individual Today’s date ______________________ Please check the activities with which you would like to help: _____Help with mailings _____Gardening Committee _____Organize Book Shelves _____Book Discussion Group _____Phone Committee _____Help at Community & Special Events _____Annual Auction, Basket Bingo Events _____Special Talents or Business Connections_______________________________________ _____Sorry, no time. But please accept my donation. Please make checks payable to the Friends of Northampton Area Public Library. Thank you!

Some of the things the Friends have done in the past include: purchasing an outdoor media drop box, creating a book discussion group, Longaberger Basket Bingo, sponsored the 9th grade essay contest, helped with the auction, helped with the library’s annual drive mailing, and had booths at various community events.

No one is required to help with any one thing. You may simply use the talents you have and choose how you would like to help the Library. We do ask that you bring a smile, a desire to help, and if possible, a head full of ideas. Meetings are held fourth Tuesdays of each month.

Membership is just $5 per year for an individual and comes with many opportunities to show your support. For more information, please call 610-262-7537 and speak to any staff member or email Karen Hein .

News

¨ The Friends of NAPL are hosting a bus trip to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia to see the “Cleopatra: The Search For the Last Queen of Egypt”. Please see below for further information.

¨ The Friends are now selling t-shirts with the new summer program theme. See below for a picture of the shirt and more information.

¨ The next Friends meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 24th, at 7:00 PM. All are welcome to attend.

¨ The 2010 discount cards are here! They are $5 each and have some different merchants from the 2009 card. The new cards expire on December 31, 2010.

Make a Splash T-shirts

The Friends of NAPL are selling t-shirts with the new summer theme: “Make a Splash @ Your Library”. The adult shirts are $7.00 each and come in M, L, XL, 2XL and 3XL. The children’s shirts are $5.00 each and come in XS, S, M, and L.

Bus Trip

The Friends of NAPL will be hosting a bus trip to the exhibit “Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt” at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on Friday, September 24th, 2010. The bus will leave the Northampton Memorial Community Center at 9 AM and return approximately 6 PM.

Tickets for the event, which include admission to the museum, exhibit, and a 20-minute film entitled “Mummies: 3D: Secrets of the Pharaohs”, are $50 per person. Lunch will be on your own and we are not stopping for dinner on the way back to Northampton.

Please reserve your spot on the bus as soon as possible, as the exhibit trips fill up fast. All monies for the trip are due by Friday, August 27th. Money is non-refundable unless your seat is filled by another.