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| 2002 Membership Drive |
| by Judith Vaughn |
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| The fiscal year of Friends runs from January 1 to December 31, and our membership drive for the new year begins this month. Since we're a nonprofit organization, we rely on dues and fundraisers to finance our yearly support activities for the library. |
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| Our membership dues are put to good use. This year we've helped to support Books for Babies, the Birthday Book Club, and the summer reading program. We've implemented the shelf-plates fundraiser, purchased another bookcase for large print books, given frequent small gifts and cards of appreciation to the library staff, and established the New Library Fund. |
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| Please take a moment to fill out the enclosed 2002 renewal form and return it with your check. Together we are making a difference. |
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| WHY BE A FRIEND? |
| by Pattie Hamilton |
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| Fall brings with it a focus on MEMBERSHIP for Friends of Union County Library. Union County citizens are urged to support their local library by "becoming a Friend." The question might arise, "Why be a Friend?" The answer can best be found in the words of Friends members themselves. |
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| Shirley Albert is a Friend because she has valued books all her life. She believes that everyone needs to enjoy books and that Friends membership dues help to enhance purchases of books and materials not included in the regular budget. |
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| Terry Glass and wife, Andrea, have always been voracious readers. According to Terry, he and Andrea are carrying on a family tradition of supporting the local library. The family was highly involved in the library in Friendship, New York, where a room was named after Andrea's mother. They believe reading is a lifetime matter. |
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| When asked why she joined Union County Friends of the Library, Elizabeth Cooksey stated, "Because libraries have always been my friends. From the moment I could walk unaccompanied to the Public Library nearest my home, I have been a frequent reader of the friendly books found there. Another reason to take advantage of libraries, of course, is the tremendous wealth of knowledge found among the shelves. Being a great believer in education at all stages of life from preschool to dotage---which incidentally is the stage in which I find myself firmly ensconced at the moment, I believe libraries to be an integral part of that educational process. So, in order to repay the friendship I have with libraries, I became a part of the Union County Friends of the Library in an effort to do my share toward making this facility and its many aspects readily available to all the people of this community." |
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| Landscape designer, Beverly Bradley, although an avid fiction reader, also uses the library for educational purposes. Beverly reports that Union County Library is a great resource for her in her business as she is always looking for that special text or a new book on gardening. |
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| "As a child, I did not have access to a public library," reports longtime Friend, Virginia Felker. "I read the books which we had at home over and over. Heaven to me would have been a room full of books. Reading has always been and still is an essential part of my life, and working with an organization which helps bring this pleasure to many, especially children, seemed to be a natural thing to do." |
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| Friends of Union County Library is a non-profit organization of families, individuals, businesses, and civic groups who have one thing in common. Friends believe in working together to support and promote the library. Friends realize the satisfaction of membership in an organization dedicated to enriching the lives of all of those in our community. Friends know they make a difference! |
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