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Friends of the Enfield Library support library activities, raise much needed funds through book sales and other events to purchase new materials for the library. The group has grown to a membership of over 150. Click here to Be a Library Friend and help your local library. Friends sponsor various programs and special events for the Enfield Public Library including:
Annual Book Sale
Annual Dinner Meeting
Bestselling Author Visits
Monthly Meetings
Museum Pass Program
Annual Book Sale
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Time
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Fees
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Friday
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June 4, 2010
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5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Preview Sale
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Members Free
Non-Members $5
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Saturday
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June 5, 2010
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9:00 - 3:00 p.m.
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No Admission Fee
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Sunday
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June 6, 2010
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10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Bag Sale
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No Admission Fee
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Be a Library Friend
You are invited to become a member of the Friends of the Enfield Library for as little as $5 per year. With your membership you will receive admission to the "preview" book sale, advance notice of events and lots more.
Make Checks payable to:
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Friends of the Enfield Library
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104 Middle Road
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Enfield, CT 06082
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Types of membership available:
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Family
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$10
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Book Lover
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$25
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Literary Lion
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$50
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Curator
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$100+
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May Annual Dinner Meeting
Your membership also entitles you to take part in the Annual Friends Dinner held each May in the Community Room of the library. To join pick up a membership form at the library.
February Midwinter Teaparty
Tuesday February 23, 2010 at 7:00 pm The Friends of the Library will host their midwinter tea for memebers and prospective members.
Join the fun!
Bestselling Author Visits
The Friends of the Enfield Library help us to bring in widely known authors like Malachy McCourt, Jane Yolen and Donna Stewart Hardway and Steve Hamilton.
Monthly Meetings
The Friends of the Enfield Library meet monthly on the last Tuesday of every month in the Community Room of the library. At some of those meetings throughout the year local authors talk about their works and offer signed copies. Members also visit the Friends of the Enfield Library work area on Tuesday evenings throughout the year to sort books for the annual book sale. If you are interested in becoming a sorter either join in, or call to schedule yourself to sort at another time.
Museum Pass Program
Explore the world beyond the library through museum passes provided through the generosity of the Friends of the Enfield Library Museum Pass Program
Upcoming Author Events
Friends of the Enfield Library welcome national and local authors.
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SEPT 29, 2009
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“The Twelve days of Christmas: The Mystery and the Meaning”
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Dr. Thomas Bernard professor of Education and Psychology Emeritus, Springfield College, shares his hypothesis that lyrics of this popular Christmas Carol reveal a code of a route map that pilgrims in the Middle Ages used to journey from England to Jerusalem.
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OCT 22, 2009
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Tess Gerritsen
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Friends of the Library present their Mystery author of the year. New York Times Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen is a retired M.D. who writes medical mysteries full time. Her books have sold more than 20 million copies and have been translated into 33 languages.
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OCT 27, 2009
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“Chesuncook (Maine) On My Mind”
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Enfield author, Betty Steele discusses her book on the remote village of Chesuncook Maine. Chesuncook is a place with no easy access, no malls, no souvenir shops, no planned recreation, no phones, and no indoor plumbing.
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JAN 26, 2010
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Italian Renaissance Art
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Michael DiVenuto, a teacher at Commerce High Springfield and artist trained in Italy, presents a view of Renaissance Art for everyday people.
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MAR 30, 2010
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“The Untold Story of William G. Morgan, Inventor of Volleyball”
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Joel Dearing professor and women’s volleyball coach at Springfield College, is the author of the book on William Morgan, who invented volleyball in Holyoke Massachusetts.
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May 25, 2010
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“Strapped into an American Dream”
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Wethersfield’s own Glenn Maynard, sold his car, quit his job and traveled 35,000 across the nation in a camper. His book details his adventures across 48 states.
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