Friends of the Library
William H. & Marion C. Alexander Family Library
- Number of members: 5 on board, 153 total
- Frequency of meetings: Quarterly
- Average number attending meetings: 8-12
- Frequency of book sales: 1 Annual – Fall (September 30-October 5, 2014)
- Where books are stored: closet basement at AFL and off-site storage
- Where sales are held: Methodist Church in Hummelstown
- Other regular & special Friends activities: Book Clubs (1 day, 1 evening)
- The Friends collects books at the library on an ongoing basis. However, donations the Sunday before the book sale should be brought directly to the church where the book sale is held.
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Events
Novel Thought Book Club Selections (6:30 p.m.)
March 5, 2019: Good Neighbors by Joanne Serling
April 2, 2009: Lab Girl by Hope Jahen
May 7, 20019: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
June 4, 2019: Charlatans by Robin Cook
July 2, 2019: My Dear Hamilton by Dray & Kamoie
August 6, 2019: The Color of Water by James McBride
September 3, 2019 (Banned Books): The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
November 12, 2019: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
December 3, 2019: Movie Night! TBD.
Novel Thought Too Book Club Selections (1:00 p.m.)
February 19, 2019: The Color of Water by James McBride
March 19, 2019: The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson
April 16, 2019: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
May 21, 2019: God’s Hotel by Victoria Sweet
June 18, 2019: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
July 16, 2019: The President is Missing by Bill Clinton & James Patterson
August 20, 2019: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
September 17, 2019: The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel
October 15, 2019: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
November 19, 2019: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
December 17, 2019: A book about your favorite hobby or passion!
January 2020: Traveling Light by Max Lucado (Ellen)
Friends Meetings (6:30 pm)
April 9, 2019: Friends Meeting
July 9, 2019: Friends Meeting
October 8, 2019: Friends Meeting
Book Sale Information
Sept 28-29, 2019: Load and Unload Books
October 1, 2019 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm: Friends Night at the Book Sale (Friends Members only. Join at the door!)
October 2-5, 2019 (Hours Vary): Public Book Sale
>> Click here to see a list of upcoming Friends Events
Contact
Sue Wert – Hummelstown
wert.mail@verizon.net
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