Welcome Our Library Heroes!
No matter what Friends group you belong to we value your efforts!
The Friends work closely with library leadership and staff to make a difference. They are instrumental in fundraising, advocacy, volunteering, community engagement, and supporting programs.
The Friends are an invaluable and irreplaceable asset whose contributions are essential to library success. Thank you, Friends!
A list of current Friend’s events is listed below. Interested in early access to events and announcements, check the News section.
Interested in joining The Friends? Please reach out to the appropriate President or Board Member listed for each Friends group.
Library Friend Groups
Friends of the East Shore Area Library (FESAL)
Board meetings occur every month at 10am on the fourth Tuesday of every month at the East Shore Area Library.
Contact: Andy Morrison, President, at anbook@comcast.net
Friends of the Elizabethville Area Library
Board meetings occur at 6:30pm on the first Thursday of every month at the Elizabethville Library.
Contact: Sharon Stauffer, President, at 570-933-2197
Friends of the Elizabethville Area Library’s 2025 Author on the Road Program
Meet & Greet & Book Signing with Children’s Author Jen Calonita
Tuesday, April 15, 5:00 to 6:45 pm
80 North Market Street, Elizabethville
Please join the Friends to welcome our 2025 Author on the Road, Jen Calonita. Jen is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of more than thirty books for teens and middle grades. Her books have sold more than a million copies and have been translated into 15 languages. She has several series including best-selling Fairy Tale Reform School and books in Disney’s New York Times best selling A Twisted Tale series. Jen lives in New York with her husband, two boys and a feisty chihuahua named Ben Kenobi. When she isn’t writing, she can be found traveling or dreaming about visiting Disney Parks.
This is a family event open to parents, teachers, students and the public. Stop by anytime between 5:00 and 6:45 p.m. to meet Jen and get a book signed. Books will be available for purchase. A highly enjoyable dessert bar will be provided by the Friends. To purchase books in advance, call/text Carolyn 717-805-0606. Donations will be accepted at the event to support this and future author programs.
Jen will be visiting the students at both the Upper Dauphin Area (April15) and Halifax Area (April 16) Middle Schools as the 2025 Author on the Road. This program is coordinated and sponsored by The Friends of the Elizabethville Area Library, The Elizabethville Area Library Lively Minds, Halifax Area and Upper Dauphin Area Middle Schools.
Book Club
April 17th- “The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians” by James Patterson & Matt Eversmann
May 15th- “Hello Beautiful” by Ann Napolitano
June 19 – “Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi
July 17 – “The Paradise Problem” by Christina Lauren
August 21 – “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” by Victoria E. Schwab
Friends of the Love Memorial Library
Board meetings occur at 5:30pm on the 3rd Thursday of every month at the George & Hettie Love Memorial Library.
Friends of the Alexander Family Library
Board meetings occur quarterly at 6pm on the second Tuesday of January, April, July, and October at the William H. & Marion C. Alexander Family Library.
Contact: Sue Wert, President, at wert.mail@verizon.net
Friends of the McCormick and Olewine Library (MOLF)
Contact: hbglibraryfriends@gmail.com
Friends of the Northern Dauphin Library (FOND)
Board meetings occur at 5:30pm on the first Wednesday of every month at the Northern Dauphin Library. Zoom option available.
Contact: Michelle Shutt, President, at kb3bye@gmail.com
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