Come see the latest architectural plans for the Library!
Ellen Anselone, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Associate with Finegold Alexander & Associates, and Terry Plum, President of the Holyoke Public Library Corporation Board, will present the latest architectural design for this historic library expansion project, and give us an update on the timeline ahead.
A Business meeting (5:30pm) and REFRESHMENTS will precede the 6:30pm program. Community Room, 2nd floor, Holyoke Public Library.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Bananas Foster!
Channel 22 News recently interviewed Joe Stevens, owner of Hofbrauhaus, as he prepared a fabulous dessert and talked about his 18 years of bringing gourmet food to The Future Begins Here. COME to this gala event Sunday evening May 1 (6:30-9pm, Holyoke Mall) to taste his "Bananas Foster."
Watch the Channel 22 video here to see the dramatic flames and tempting recipe of "Bananas Foster."
$30 at door (Yellow entrance of Mall). All proceeds benefit children's services, including those at the Holyoke Public Library.
Watch the Channel 22 video here to see the dramatic flames and tempting recipe of "Bananas Foster."
$30 at door (Yellow entrance of Mall). All proceeds benefit children's services, including those at the Holyoke Public Library.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Raffle Tickets!
A chance to win $500! A chance to win a car!
New this year at the May 1st Future Begins Here fundraiser is an opportunity to win $500 AND a chance to win a 2011 Suburu Outback!
Raffle tickets are only $10 each and can be purchased in advance from Friends President Tim Damon or other Friends board members, or at the Holyoke Public Library. You do not need to be present to win the $5oo.
To win the car, however, you must be present at the event: Sunday, May 1, 6:30-9 pm, Holyoke Mall. Come show your support for children’s services at the Holyoke Public Library! Silent and live auction items, great food, live music, cash bar, and also new this year: a beer garden! If you do not already have your event tickets, you may pay ($30) at the door.
Raffle tickets will also be sold by Holyoke's Colleens during this gala event. The drawing will take place in connection with the Live Auction. The winner will get $500 and a chance --if present--to roll dice for the car. In all, ten raffle ticket holders at the event will be in line to roll the dice for the Subaru. The first one to get the correct roll wins the car.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Bring auction donations to Friends meeting
Come to the meeting of the Friends of HPL on Wednesday, April 13, 5:30-7pm, at the Library.
We are preparing for the gala fundraiser The Future Begins Here (May 1). If you have any auction items to donate for either the Silent Auction or the Live Auction, please contact President Tim Damon this week, or BRING the items with you on Wednesday.
This is the final week before the newspaper deadline for submission of the auction list, so we need to know what items and/or services will be offered. The Holyoke Public Library is one of three agencies participating in The Future Begins Here this year, the 20th anniversary of this fundraiser for children's services.
You can help us create attractive baskets and bundles (combining smaller donated items into packages worth $50 or more). We'll be working together in the History Room, 2nd floor, on Friday afternoon April 15. Contact Tim Damon, Peg McCarthy, or marypaz for details.
Additional help would be appreciated, too, in selling RAFFLE tickets -- a new addition this year. Come to Wednesday's meeting to learn more.
We are preparing for the gala fundraiser The Future Begins Here (May 1). If you have any auction items to donate for either the Silent Auction or the Live Auction, please contact President Tim Damon this week, or BRING the items with you on Wednesday.
This is the final week before the newspaper deadline for submission of the auction list, so we need to know what items and/or services will be offered. The Holyoke Public Library is one of three agencies participating in The Future Begins Here this year, the 20th anniversary of this fundraiser for children's services.
You can help us create attractive baskets and bundles (combining smaller donated items into packages worth $50 or more). We'll be working together in the History Room, 2nd floor, on Friday afternoon April 15. Contact Tim Damon, Peg McCarthy, or marypaz for details.
Additional help would be appreciated, too, in selling RAFFLE tickets -- a new addition this year. Come to Wednesday's meeting to learn more.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Come to the Friends Book Club
The Book Club meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm at the Library. (Come earlier for the 5:30-7pm Friends of the Library board meeting and refreshments.) This month we're reading Anne Tyler's Digging to America. Come join us on April 13. All welcome.
“The author’s 17th novel exemplifies her skill at depicting seemingly quiet and unremarkable lives with sympathy and humor . . . A touching, well-crafted tale of friendship, families, and what it means to be an American.” -- Library Journal
Description:
Anne Tyler’s richest, most deeply searching novel–a story about what it is to be an American, and about Iranian-born Maryam Yazdan, who, after 35 years in this country, must finally come to terms with her “outsiderness.” Two families, who would otherwise never have come together, meet by chance at the Baltimore airport – the Donaldsons, a very American couple, and the Yazdans, Maryam’s fully assimilated son and his attractive Iranian wife. Each couple is awaiting the arrival of an adopted infant daughter from Korea. ...
“The author’s 17th novel exemplifies her skill at depicting seemingly quiet and unremarkable lives with sympathy and humor . . . A touching, well-crafted tale of friendship, families, and what it means to be an American.” -- Library Journal
Description:
Anne Tyler’s richest, most deeply searching novel–a story about what it is to be an American, and about Iranian-born Maryam Yazdan, who, after 35 years in this country, must finally come to terms with her “outsiderness.” Two families, who would otherwise never have come together, meet by chance at the Baltimore airport – the Donaldsons, a very American couple, and the Yazdans, Maryam’s fully assimilated son and his attractive Iranian wife. Each couple is awaiting the arrival of an adopted infant daughter from Korea. ...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Come join us!
Our Friends group will be active this spring on a number of fronts:
- Preparing for the big Future Begins Here (FBH) event at the Holyoke Mall on Sunday May 1st.
- Considering naming option for Friends-sponsored space in remodeled library.
- Recruiting new board members (for election at May meeting).
- Updating our organization's bylaws to reflect current practice.
- Planning future events and fundraisers.
All welcome to come to our monthly meetings: Wed March 9, 5:30pm and Wed April 13, 5:30pm, at the Library. Hope to see you soon!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Come see the Library plans!
Come TONIGHT to The Bungalow (behind the Waterfront Tavern, 920 Main St.) to see the latest plans for the renovation/expansion of our Library! Architect Jim Alexander will be presenting drawings and floor plans at about 8:00pm. Drop by any time from 7:00 pm on, joining the monthly "Party with a Purpose" hosted by Citizens for Revitalization and Urban Success of Holyoke (C.R.U.S.H.). We're delighted that this month's purpose is the Holyoke Public Library.
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