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The Advisory Board of the Friends of the Library asks the Ashland library staff for a wish list at each quarterly Board meeting. The Friends' annual gifts and donations to the library are based on this list and other special requests during the year. The Advisory Board is the decision-making body that determines which purchases the Friends will make for the library. The Board also sets aside a portion of organization’s budget to purchase appreciation gifts for the library staff from time to time. Besides serving as the Friends’ fiscal agents, the Board members plan programs, coordinate book sales and other fund-raising events, and help out at many library functions.
Recent contributions from the Friends to the Ashland library
2005
Support provided for children, teen and adult and community-wide
programs including fees, supplies, prizes and refreshment
Children’s programs including Puppet Show, Summer Reading Program,
Dr. Seuss Celebration, Exotic Animals,Library Card Promotion Contest
Teen Movie Nights and Tie-Dye Workshop
Adult programs including Chocolate History and Tasting, Growing Up Black in
Ashland, Author Readings, Landscaping, and Antiques appraisal
Poetry Contest and Celebration
Train Day
Flowers for outdoor planters
Bookshelves for staff office and circulation desk
Cushions for rocking chair and bench
Reupholstering of seating in children's room
World globe
2004
Train Day - Entertainers fees, ads, banner, refreshments and supplies
Teen Movie Nights - Pizza, drinks, movie licensing fees
Journal-making workshop - Supplies and fees
Children’s programs - Supplies, fees & refreshments
Poetry Contest - Prizes, flowers and refreshments
Evening adult programs - Speaker fees or gifts & refreshments
Postage for mailings about library events
New books - European travel guides
New books - Young adult fiction by African - American authors
DVD player for multipurpose room
Rocking chair for children’s room
Flowers for outdoor planters
Fish tank maintenance costs
Staff break room improvements
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