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Every year Friends purchases books, equipment, materials, and supplies for the library, helps to fund Teen Nights and the summer reading program for children, gives small gifts and cards of appreciation to Susie and her wonderful staff, facilitates the Books for Babies program, and provides volunteers to shelve books and do other tasks around the building.  In addition, the following activities have taken place:

2008
 
Campaigned for passage of the Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) and its benefits for the library.
 
Sponsored a gift basket raffle as a fundraiser.
 
 
2007
 
Was represented at the Library Legislative Day at the capital.
 
Sponsored a "Sips & Snippets Day" at the library, candle, book bag, and literary basket fundraisers, a bake sale, and a Trash and Treasure Sale.
 
 
2006
 
Sent a representative to the Library Legislative Day.
 
Celebrated the tenth anniversary of our founding.
 
Renovated the multi-purpose room kitchenette.
 
 
2005
 
Sponsored a fundraiser raffle.
 
Held a Cakes Galore  Friendathon program, fundraiser, and membership solicitation.
 
Co-sponsored an open house and reception for Teresa Haymore, retiring system director.
 
Sponsored a reception in honor of the new system director, Donna Howell.
 
Helped gather fans when the library's air conditioner failed.
 
 
2004
 
Sent a representative to the annual Library Legislature Day in Atlanta.
 
Established the Pattie Hamilton Memorial Reading Nook.
 
Sponsored a membership table at the Union County Interagency Fair.
 
Established the Pat Scott Memorial Kids' Corner.
 
 
2003

Sent a representative to the annual Library Legislature Day in Atlanta.

Helped clean up after the Great Library Flood.

Honored retiring staff members.

Sponsored four Sunday Coffee House Socials, a literary basket fundraiser, and a membership table at the Butternut Creek Festival.

2002

Sponsored a Trash n' Treasure fundraiser and membership tables at the Butternut Creek Festival and the Union County Interagency Fair.

Sent a representative to the annual Library Legislature Day in Atlanta.

Funded the Birthday Book Club for children and the Wilma Ash Scholarship for advanced study in library science.

Honored a retiring staff member. 

 
2001

Sponsored a Sunday "Meet the Writers" program and a membership table at the Butternut Creek Arts Festival.

Sent a representative to the annual Library Legislature Day in Atlanta.

Established a memorial shelf plate program and a new library fund.

Funded the Birthday Book Club and the Wilma Ash Scholarship.

 
2000

Established the Birthday Book Club, Books for Babies, and the Wilma Ash Scholarship.

Helped to fund a new bookmobile for the system.

Sponsored a membership table at the Butternut Creek Arts
Festival and the third Spring Thing fundraiser.

 
1999

Funded the landscaping in front of the library sign and the renovation of the multi-purpose room and foyer.

Sponsored the tenth anniversary celebration of the library at its present site.

Hosted a Chamber of Commerce "After Hours."

Designed and distributed memorial book program cards to the Chamber of Commerce, nursing homes, and funeral parlors.

 
1998

Sponsored the second Spring Thing and a Sunday "Coffee House" program.

 
1997

Initiated and helped to fund the purchase of a new library sign.
Purchased furnishings and built shelves for a reference room.
Moved the reference books into the new reference room.

Sponsored Spring Thing and a Sunday "Coffee House."

Sent a representative to the annual Library Legislature Day in Atlanta.

 
1996

Sponsored a membership table at the city's "White Christmas on the Square".

Co-sponsored the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the founding of the Mountain Regional Library System.