Friends of the Edgartown Public Library
Welcome to Our Home Page
Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library is an association of volunteers who support the Library and its programs to promote the use of the Library as a valuable and vital community resource.
Officers, elected July 1, 2008:Co-Presidents - Ellen Gurnitz and Marvene O'Rourke
Vice President - Dorris Housman
Treasurer - Janice Belisle
Secretary - Betsy Campbell
Program Chairs:
Cornelia Hurst - Membership Chairman
Ed Housman - Communications Chairman
To join the Friends, please download and complete this membership application.
Our next meeting is Thursday, July 30, at 5:30 p.m. at the library. New members are welcome!
A Brief History of the Friends
For years the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library was a vibrant organization, conducting community-wide activities and providing a variety of support services to the library staff. Due to a variety of circumstances, the membership dwindled during the last decade of the 20th century until only several original members were active.
On Nov. 4, 2006, a group of 11 interested volunteers met to discuss reorganizing the Friends. They formed a Steering Committee to register the group as a 501c non-profit organization and revitalize the organization to support the Library.
July 1, 2008, was the first annual meeting of the newly restructured Friends. Officers were elected at that meeting and several summer programs were planned. 2008 summer programs included publicity for library activities, support of July 4 activities and two evenings On the Library Lawn.
By the end of 2008, the membership had more than tripled to almost 50 and the Friends had made significant progress to revitalize their organization.
2009 Programs
In the early months of this year, the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library sponsored two programs for children -- a Pajama Party for children 4 to 10 years old, and a Tea Party for children pre-K through 6 on Valentine's Day. Building on the success of last summer's Evenings on the Library Lawn, a series of programs will be scheduled for the summer of 2009; information will be posted here as it becomes available.
Our Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Friends is scheduled for June 8, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. in the Library. All interested persons are welcome. For information, call
Click Here to read minutes of our Jan. 26 meeting.
Click Here for minutes of our March 30 meeting.
Click Here for minutes of our April 27 meeting.
Click Here for minutes of our June 8 meeting.
LIBRARY EXPANSION PLANS
Click here to learn more about plans for the new Edgartown Public Library
NEW STUFF
YOU CAN REQUEST
Just click the random image above to begin exploring our recent library acquisitions. Each one has a link where you can reserve the item.
A GREY MORNING -- TRAWLERS
Oil on canvas, 25 by 30 inches, by Harry Aiken Vincent, American artist (1864-1931).