Regular hours of library service will resume on Monday October 28, 2013:
Monday -Thursday 8:30 am to 8:30 pm.
Friday - Saturday 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.
New phone number: 413-420-8101
New address: 250 Chestnut Street, Holyoke, MA 01040
** A special PUPPET show for pre-school thru grade 5 will be presented at 1:00pm, Saturday October 26 in the Community Room. Come in the new entrance and turn right (the rest of the library will not yet be open). Come early (12:30pm) for the tour of the new library.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Friday, September 27, 2013
Pre-Opening Party
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| Almost ready for opening! The moving back process has begun. |
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
4:00-7:00pm
Meet us in the new Community Room, 250 Chestnut Street
for
Refreshments,
for
Refreshments,
Socializing with Friends
Celebrating our 30thAnniversary!
Founded in 1983, the Friends group has provided significant support for the Library.
In fall 2013, for the first time in the history of this volunteer-run nonprofit organization,
we will have a space of our own, a small dedicated workroom/office
in the basement of the renovated library.
We look forward to this new era!
At 5:30pm, we'll introduce Friends Board Members
and then convene our first meeting in the new space.
Join us and learn about plans for the coming year.
Our Board meets monthly on the second Wednesday of each month, 5:30-7:00pm. All current and prospective Friends are welcome to attend these meetings. Mark your calendars for Oct. 9, Nov. 13, Dec. 11, 2013 and Jan. 8, 2014, Feb. 12, Mar.12, Apr. 9, May 14, and Jun 11. Come early on October 9 for our Anniversary Party!
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Meetings of Friends Board
The Friends board meets once a month, on the second Wednesday, 5:30-7pm.
TODAY's meeting, September 11, will be at Career Point, 850 Main St, Holyoke.
All future meetings will be at the newly renovated/expanded Library, 250 Chestnut Street. Hooray! Plan to come early on October 9th. We'll arrange tours of the NEW spaces!
As you can see from this photo of the new Children's Room taken yesterday (Sept 10), the library is almost -- but not quite -- ready for use. The building has been built. Walls have been painted, and floors carpeted. Shelving is being erected. In the distance is the children's activity room, with colorful walls.
Wonderful progress! But the Library is not yet ready to open; no books can be moved in until the Fire inspector finishes an inspection, and a few other steps are completed. Exact re-opening date still unknowable...
TODAY's meeting, September 11, will be at Career Point, 850 Main St, Holyoke.
All future meetings will be at the newly renovated/expanded Library, 250 Chestnut Street. Hooray! Plan to come early on October 9th. We'll arrange tours of the NEW spaces!
As you can see from this photo of the new Children's Room taken yesterday (Sept 10), the library is almost -- but not quite -- ready for use. The building has been built. Walls have been painted, and floors carpeted. Shelving is being erected. In the distance is the children's activity room, with colorful walls.
Wonderful progress! But the Library is not yet ready to open; no books can be moved in until the Fire inspector finishes an inspection, and a few other steps are completed. Exact re-opening date still unknowable...
Monday, September 2, 2013
Friends T-shirts at Block Party
Friends President Tim Damon waved a friendly greeting from the Friends table at the 5th annual Great Holyoke Block Party, Saturday August 31, 2013. He and Karlene Shea, above, and other Friends volunteers staffing the table during that afternoon wore the green "Friends of the Holyoke Public Library" t-shirts.
Even the bear wore a t-shirt, helping us promote the library and the Friends.
For the first time, we began offering these shirts for sale. Last year, when Christine Alger ordered these shirts for board members and volunteers, she acquired extras in various sizes. We decided to sell these extras @ $15 each and, if demand warrants, re-order a supply to sell along with our other fund-raising merchandise (e.g., the holiday ornaments, and the Holyoke afghan).
The logo on the shirt was designed by Donna DiCarlo of DiCarlo Studios in Holyoke, closely matching the logo she designed for the new Library. The shirts are 100% pre-shrunk cotton. Sizes S, M, L, XL, and 2XL.
Here's Dick Coleman (above), long-time Friend of the Library, sporting his new shirt. And Michael Baron wore one as he helped staff the Library's table at the Block Party:
Meanwhile, we had a good time at the Block Party. We sold t-shirts and hopefully made some new friends as well. Karlene, Tim, and Brittney packed up the tent at the end of the afternoon. For more photos of the Block Party, see Sandy Ward's album, the Facebook event page, and MassLive photo gallery.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Friends Meeting and Library update
Tim Damon, President of the Friends of HPL, invites us all to come to a meeting of the Friends Board on Wednesday August 14, 5:30pm. The location will be in a meeting room at Career Point, 850 High Street, Holyoke. All welcome!
The Friends Board doesn't usually meet in August, but this is not a usual year. We're gearing up for the transition into the newly renovated and expanded Holyoke Public Library. Come join us!
Monday September 30 is now the projected date for the re-opening of the Library at the original site. The construction phase is almost finished; the building is 98% complete. The sidewalks around the library park are now walkable; the fences were moved today. The new parking lot across from the library on Chestnut Street is being paved this week. The temporary library in City Hall will close for two weeks (probably from September 16 on) for the actual moving of the book collection. Other parts of the move will occur in early September.
This schedule of course impacts plans for our annual Friends cocktail party, which was held in September last year. (Remember the fun of that costume party?) Come share your ideas for Friends events for the coming year.
Come see us, too, at the Great Holyoke Block Party Saturday August 31 (rain date Sunday Sept 1) on High Street in front of City Hall. The Friends of the Library will staff an information table there. Stop by and greet us. Come and join us.
The Friends Board doesn't usually meet in August, but this is not a usual year. We're gearing up for the transition into the newly renovated and expanded Holyoke Public Library. Come join us!
Monday September 30 is now the projected date for the re-opening of the Library at the original site. The construction phase is almost finished; the building is 98% complete. The sidewalks around the library park are now walkable; the fences were moved today. The new parking lot across from the library on Chestnut Street is being paved this week. The temporary library in City Hall will close for two weeks (probably from September 16 on) for the actual moving of the book collection. Other parts of the move will occur in early September.
This schedule of course impacts plans for our annual Friends cocktail party, which was held in September last year. (Remember the fun of that costume party?) Come share your ideas for Friends events for the coming year.
Come see us, too, at the Great Holyoke Block Party Saturday August 31 (rain date Sunday Sept 1) on High Street in front of City Hall. The Friends of the Library will staff an information table there. Stop by and greet us. Come and join us.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Annual Meeting June 12
The Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Holyoke Public Library, Inc.,
will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at 5:30pm
Location: Career Point, 850 High Street, Holyoke, MA
Esperanza Room on the 2nd floor
All Friends of the Library are invited to attend this membership meeting.
The agenda will include nomination and election of board members and of officers for the coming year. The Nominating Committee will present a slate of candidates, and additional nominations may be made from the floor.
Candidates nominated for officers for the coming year (July 2013 - June 2014):
Candidates nominated for officers for the coming year (July 2013 - June 2014):
President: Tim Damon
Vice President: Brittney Noble
Treasurer: Barbara Raines
Vice President: Brittney Noble
Treasurer: Barbara Raines
Vice Treasurer: Karlene Shea
Secretary: Dayna Abrazinski
Corresponding Secretary: Darlene Elias
This is the beginning of the 30th anniversary year of the Friends of HPL. It will be a remarkable year with the re-opening of the main library, which includes a special Children's Story Area for which the Friends have raised funds, and an office/meeting room for the Friends organization. Much to celebrate!
Please help spread the word of this meeting. Invite your friends.
Sandy Ward
Corresponding SecretarySaturday, May 11, 2013
Special program May 18
FRIENDS OF HOLYOKE PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENT HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
“Stories from My Cousins,” a first -hand account of one family’s remembrances of surviving the Holocaust during the German Occupation of France between 1940 and 1944, will be the subject of a special program on Saturday May 18, at 1:00 PM. The program will be presented by Holyoke resident and Holyoke Public Library long-time Trustee Thomas Schwab and is open to the public free of charge.
While Mr. Schwab’s father and several other members of the Schwab family moved to the United States in the early 1900s, his father’s five sisters and their families remained in France, several living in Paris or its suburbs until World War II broke out. It was then that in order to survive a series of moves were essential. These moves included abandoning their homes and, in some cases businesses, and moving to other parts of what remained as “free” France.
While the periods of the German Occupation was one of great difficulty for all French residents, its impact on Jews was “incalculably greater” for a variety of reasons. Mr. Schwab’s story of his family’s struggles and their survival was assembled as a result of personal visits and accounts from family members who survived the Holocaust, and their recollections of other friends, relatives, and countless acquaintances who did not survive. Mr. Schwab’s account is a remarkable tribute to his family and to the survival of the human spirit.
The presentation of the Holocaust tribute will be held in the Community Room of the Library on the second floor of Holyoke City Hall, 536 Dwight Street. (Enter by the back door that faces the parking lot; other City Hall doors are locked on weekends.)
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