Friends Present $15,000 to Canton Public Library

On Friday, June 10, The Friends of The Canton Public Library presented a check in the amount of $15,000, to Robert Simon, Library Director of The Canton Public Library. These funds were raised from the Friends 2010 book sale, the on-going 2011 membership drive, a book sale which is held throughout the year within the library, a holiday sale of gift quality books, and the sale of book bags.

Funds have helped purchase items such as:

• Books, downloadable audiobooks/e-books, computer software, a circulating collection of Wii games, DVDs, compact discs, etc. for adults, teens and children
• Fifteen admission passes to Connecticut museums, cultural sites, state parks, and beaches
• Information databases (Learning Express Library, Historical Hartford Courant and Ancestry.com)
• Children’s programs (storytellers, magic shows, science demos, singers, craft workshops, weekly yoga-themed story times for ages 3 through 8, etc.)
• Adult programs (author visits, music concerts, programs on food, gardening, and personal organization; annual crossword puzzle tournament, etc.)

The Friends is now focusing its energies on raising funds for the upcoming year's donation to The Canton Public Library.  Anyone interested in joining as a supporting member, and/or an active member can go to the library website, www.cantonpubliclibrary.org, to download a membership application, can pick up a membership application at the library, or may call the library at (860) 693-5800, and leave a message for Carol Shimelman, and an application will be mailed. 

In addition, donations for the annual book sale which is being held Sept. 10 and 11, 2011, are now being accepted at the library.