Friends of the Hampstead Public Library The Friends of the Hampstead Public Library invite you to help us continue to make the library a great community asset. Become a Friend today! Basic member is $5 per person per year, but you can choose which level of contribution to make. All contributions are tax deductible. Name: _____________________ Address: _____________________ _________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Email: _____________________ Level of Support ___ $5 for Individual Membership ____ Other for Individual Membership (specify amount $_______) ___ $ 25 Small Business Membership Friends of the Hampstead Public Library Making a difference in the community since 1962 Friends of the Hampstead Public Library 2014/2015 Season of Events Free and Open to the Public Helping the Hampstead Public Library Make a Difference in Our Community ___ $100 Corporate Membership Enjoy the satisfaction of knowing you have helped the community by showing strong support for your public library. Phone: 603-329-6411 Email: [email protected] Contact the Friends via the Hampstead Public Library 9 Mary E. Clark Drive Hampstead, NH 03841 Phone: 603-329-6411 Email: [email protected] EVENTS & MEETINGS: WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please join us for the Friends of the Library free programs, held the second Tuesday of each month in the 2nd floor Meeting Room of the Hampstead Public Library at 7 PM, unless otherwise indicated. Do you have energy and enthusiasm you would like to share with the Friends of the Library? We are looking for a chairperson (or two or more people to co-chair) the next Holiday Auction. This is our largest single fundraising event. Business meetings follow the programs; members are encouraged to attend the meetings and make decisions regarding spending funds and planning Friends’ programs. If you enjoy the Friends’ monthly programs and are interested in more entertaining and informative events, check the programs offered by the Library. Pick up a brochure at the front desk, watch the local newspapers, or get information from the library’s web site: www.hampsteadlibrary.org Remember: Renew your membership now, or sign up for the first time. Dues are only $5.00 per person. Small businesses may become Friends for $25 and corporate businesses can buy memberships at $100. If you have ideas for this or any other big fundraising event, or can help in any way, please contact Friends’ president, Marcia Blaine at 329-8281 or [email protected]. If you are interested in helping with a future Holiday House Tour, please email Ellen Edwards, [email protected]. Our largest on-going fundraiser is the Hollyhock Thrift Shop. Located in the library basement. It is open on Tuesday and Saturday mornings. For bargains on gently used clothing, be sure to check out the selection of clothes for men, women and children. You can help by shopping, donating good used clothes, or by volunteering in the shop. For more information, contact Elaine David at the shop on Tuesday or Saturday mornings. Messages can also be left with the library staff. These Events are on the 2nd Tuesday of the Month, September through May, in the Hampstead Public Library 2nd Floor Meeting Room Eleanor Roosevelt: Wife, Mother, First Lady Tues, September 9 @ 7 pm In a frank and often humorous portrayal, actress Elena Dodd gives us the extraordinary life of an extraordinary woman. If you plan to watch the Ken Burns documentary about the Roosevelts on PBS this fall, this show will be a fitting beginning to the experience. Funded in part by the NH Humanities Council. Journey to Scotland with piper, Douglas Rickard Tues, October 14 @ 7 pm Enjoy rousing, moving bagpipe music, played on a variety of pipes by one of the area’s foremost pipers. Come early to experience the full effect of a bagpiping surprise! Fifty Shades of Radio with Mike Morin Tues, November 11 @ 7 pm Mike Morin, well-known radio humorist, author, and columnist for NH papers, will entertain us with stories about his experiences as a radio personality, his meetings with the rich and famous, and life in general. If you want to laugh, be sure to attend this program A Call to Celebration Tues, December 9 @ 7 pm Back by popular demand, the English Handbell Choir of the First Congregational Church of Pelham will again delight us with their selection of holiday music. Don’t miss this wonderful beginning to the holiday season. Laugh Therapy Tues, January 13, 2015 @ 7 pm After the stress of the holidays, we need to find ways to relax. Richard Mullen, certified laugh therapist, will entertain and inform us about how to put life in perspective and look on the bright side. Vanished Veterans Tues, February 10 @ 7 pm Throughout New Hampshire from the 1860’s through the 20th century, individuals and veterans’ organizations erected a fascinating assortment of memorials to the Civil War. Historian George Morrison presents a diverse selection of stories and pictures of some of these monuments, including, of course, Hampstead’s memorial. This program is funded in part by the NH Humanities Council. Moved and Seconded Tues, March 10 @ 7 pm Once again Rebecca Rule will amuse us with stories about humorous activities in New Hampshire, focusing on what has gone on at some local town meetings in the past and is still happening in those towns lucky enough to still have town meetings. This program is funded in part by the NH Humanities Council. Tues, April 10 @ 7 pm To Be Announced Potluck Supper Tues, May 12 @ 5:30 pm The annual Potluck Supper for Friends is a wonderful social event. Enjoy delicious food, relaxing music, and pictures of past Friends of the Library events. Bring a favorite dish to share. [Look for a sign-up sheet at the library in April.] Dinner starts at 5:30 PM. Who are the Friends of the Hampstead Public Library? We are book lovers, information seekers, readers, listeners, music and movie buffs. We are young and old, with varying backgrounds and interests. We all treasure ideas and value the public library as a vital community resource. We all believe that the Hampstead Public Library is an excellent library, ready to serve the whole community. The Friends raise money for equipment, materials and programs that are not provided for by the regular library budget; things that are beyond what taxpayers are responsible for. Libraries provide services for community members of all ages, so everyone benefits when libraries thrive. Come join the fun! To become a Friend of the Library: Fill out the back of this brochure section, detach, and submit it with membership dues to the library. Contact the Friends via the Library 9 Mary E. Clark Drive Hampstead, NH 03841 Phone: 603-329-6411 Email: [email protected]
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