Friends of the Library Newsletter

"Among Friends" is a quarterly publication of the Friends of the Novi Public Library.

Current Newsletter

Spring 2009 Newsletter

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Friend's By-Laws

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Join the Friends

Do you know that the Friends of the Library are one of the biggest supporters of the library and that they provide funds for special programs, as well as other library needs that your tax dollars do not cover? Find out today how you can become an individual Friends of the Library member for just $10 or include your whole family for just $15. For more information, call Boni Trush at 248-344-1533.

Membership Categories

Print out a copy of the Friends of the Novi Public Library membership form.

Friends Leadership

• President: (Board member rotation)
• Vice President: Vicky McLean
• Treasurer: Donna Pace
• Corresponding Secretary: Kathleen Jolly
• Recording Secretary: Karla Gibson
• Trustees: Carol Bauer, Jerry Bauer, Sue Bebb, Bob Marten, Jim McLean, Jennifer Pearson, Boni Trush

FALL BLOW OUT BOOK SALE!

We are happily accepting donations of gently used books for our FALL BLOW OUT BOOK SALE to be held on September 26, 2009. Please drop off your donations at the library anytime during open hours.

Book Sale Fundraiser

In recent years, the Friends' fundraising activities have raised over $14,000 for the library. The Friends' major fundraiser is the library's ongoing used book sale, located in the library's meeting room. Proceeds from Friends' fundraising events have been used to purchase furniture and computer equipment, as well as to support our summer reading program for children. The Friends also sponsor a scholarship for graduating seniors at Novi High School. Book sale prices effective August 20, 2007.

Book Sale Prices

*Effective Sunday, November 2, 2008, the Friends Bag Sales will be every Sunday, Monday and Tuesday only.

Upcoming Friends Programs

The Friends of the Novi Public Library sponsors an ongoing series of special programs. These unique, entertaining presentations feature something for everyone! All programs are free. Seating is limited, so please register online, at the library, or call the library for reservations at (248) 349-0720 or contact the Friends.

Eastern Market

Since 1887, Detroit’s Eastern Market, the largest open-air wholesale/retail market of its kind in the United States, has been home to an amazing community of farmers, merchants, and food lovers. Specialty shops, bakeries, spice companies, meat and poultry markets, restaurants, jazz cafés, old-time saloons, produce firms, gourmet shops, cold-storage warehouses, and much more cover the Eastern Market’s three square miles. Its many streets and vendors reflect the varied cultures and ethnicities that have shaped the city of Detroit.

In this new edition of Detroit’s Eastern Market, authors Lois Johnson and Margaret Thomas recount the history of the market with additional stories and personal accounts of families who have worked and shopped there for as many as four generations. The authors have updated store hours and added new restaurants to their original listing of the numerous businesses that line the Eastern Market’s streets—and there is now a map to guide your Market adventures. Also with thirteen new recipes, Detroit’s Eastern Market features more than eighty pages of delightful recipes from market retailers, farmers, chefs, and customers.

• Tuesday, September 22, 2009 | 7-8:30 PM
• Learn how to shop the Farmer's markets, like the Eastern Market, and then cook all your fresh products. Hosted by co-authors of Detroit's Eastern Market, Lois and Fritz.
• Register for this event online starting on 8/17/2009, at 10:00 AM.

Fabulous Glancy Model Trains

Photo courtesy of the Detroit Historical Society.

• Thursday, November 19, 2009 | 7-8:30 PM
• Bob Cosgrove, representative of the Detroit Historical Museum, will delight us with his knowledge of the Glancy Model Trains.
• Register for this event online starting on 9/7/2009, at 10:00 AM.

Friends Monthly Meetings

Friends Board Meetings are held from 7-9:00 PM in the meeting room (east), on the second Wednesday of each month. Dates for these meetings are:

• June 10
• July 8
• (no August meeting)
• Sept 9
• Oct 14
• Nov 11
• Dec 9

Contact the Friends

Do you have questions, comments, or ideas for the Friends? We'd love to hear from you! Let us know what's on your mind with the comment form below.

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