Friends of the Marion Public Library update

The Friends of the Marion Public Library has been busy this year! Wondering what they've been up to? Here's a bulletin of what's going on:

Increase in circulation – circulation has increased from 38, 411 items in 2008 to 50, 980 in 2009 and set to go over 50,000 again in 2011.

Increase in Patrons – In three years we have gone from 1800 patrons to 1953 patrons

Increase our Book and DVD purchases thanks to monies from Friends

Increase in programs (Tom Jolin, Magic, Science, Music, crafts monthly)

Increase in Year Round Reading Program – We have changed our summer reading program to a year round reading program. Reading never ends at the Library.

And this is just a few things that have been done! To hear more, please plan on attending the Friends Annual Meeting on Monday, November 14th at 5:30 pm. Items to be discussed are:

Election of officers

Hear about and ask questions about the library

Discuss MPL turning 90 years old

Your current executive board is as follows:

Jill Breitrick, President

Kathy Kraeger, Vice-president

Amy Bazile, Secretary

Esther Burns, Treasurer

Jan Mielke, Board Member

Diane Wojtech, Board Member

Arlene Mantsch, Board Member

We would be pleased to have you become more active with the friends, contact anyone on the executive board with ideas for fund raising, speakers, or any idea that would help draw interest to the library. We would be pleased to have you become more active with the friends. Contact anyone on the executive board with ideas for fund raising, speakers, or any idea that would help draw interest to the library. Contact information can be found on the sidebar of this website. Just click on Friends of the Library.

Not a part of The Friends of the Library, but want to become one? Our Annual Membership Drive is going on right now! Why do we do an Annual Membership Drive? Many times super programs or series of books/DVD come to our attention or projects that we would love to work on but there is no money in our budget for them. Thankfully because of Friends we are able to add in the extra programs, items or projects that are beyond our budget. Friends help us go that extra mile to make our library great. For more information or a membership sign up sheet, stop into the library.

See you at the Annual meeting!