FRIENDS OF THE WARDSBORO LIBRARY, Inc.
Wardsboro, Vermont 05355
Friends Need Friends - Join Us
WELCOME! We invite you to tour our website to find out more about The Friends and the property which we own and maintain - The Gloria Danforth Memorial Building.
The facility serves the residents of Wardsboro, Stratton and many patrons come from Jamaica and other nearby villages as well; year-round and seasonal residents alike. Library cards are free.
Thank you for your interest and support!
Our mailing address is:
P.O. Box 137, Wardsboro, VT 05355
BEST RAFFLE EVER!
Two great prizes.
In 2010, print your own tickets here.
Or - Pick up raffle tickets at the library.
Or - Email us to send you your raffle tickets.
Prizes will be on display at the Library, 170 Main Street.
MEET THE FRIENDS
The Friends of the Wardsboro Library, Inc. is an all-volunteer support organization for the public library in Wardsboro, Vermont. We are the only library Friends group in the state of Vermont that owns the town's library building. Therefore, our efforts and the generosity of many donors and sponsors are what keeps the library doors open for every resident of Wardsboro and the neighboring towns.
The Friends is a non-profit corporation dedicated to acting as advocate of the Library:
Fund raising, especially to create an endowment fund and to preserve and maintain The Gloria Danforth Memorial Building, which houses the public library;
Serving the community by sponsoring educational, cultural, and recreational activities;
Working closely with the library staff and trustees to provide educational resources and to contribute to the cultural and intellectual life of the town and surrounding communities.
The Gloria Danforth Memorial Building is the home of the Wardsboro Public Library. Learn more about how the Friends came to own this historic farmhouse and how a small group of townspeople maintain the building without asking for one dollar of local tax revenue.
CLICK HERE to go to the Library website for hours and information about the library.
GRANT NEWS
Stratton Foundation McCarty Grant Awarded
The Friends of the Wardsboro Library sponsor an annual Art Show on July 4th as well as arranging for local artists to display their works in the library during various times of the year. The library is handicap-accessible, permitting all members of the community to participate. The Stratton Foundation McCarty Grant has facilitated the expansion of this program to include art demonstrations, lectures (including art history and various media styles) and children’s programs. The art gallery system at the Wardsboro Public Library is funded, in part, by theStratton Foundation McCarty Grant www.strattonfoundation.org (802) 297-2096.
The Stratton Foundation was created to enhance the quality of life for residents and dedicated to building community in southwestern Vermont.
The Stratton Foundation provides financial support to non-profit organizations. The grant was awarded to the Friends of the Wardsboro Library due to the significant impact this project will have on the community and the arts along with an educational component.
Special fundraising event
ART SALE! THANKS to a special Friend of the Wardsboro Library, an exhibition and sale of donated artworks will benefit the groups's Barn Renovation Fund. This month, Feb. 2010, and next, March 2010, the popular Gallery Walk on the first Friday of each month in Brattleboro will feature art work on display at TWICE BLESSED on Main Street. The art work will remain on sale through the end of April, 2010.
The mixed-media art works are by the late J.E. Judge and Rosemary O'Carroll and are a part of a major collection donated to the Friends at the end of 2009 by a South Wardsboro resident, Debbie Gervais. Gervais has been a sustaining supporter of the Friends. The profits from the sale of the art work are earmarked for Phase II of the Barn Restoration project and will help cover the cost of a new roof and insulation.
SCROLL down to see our
colorful "Good Friend"
Canvas Totes!
See the complete
2010 Calendar of Events page.
First Wednesday of
every month
our Friends planning meetings at the Library conference room at 7 PM.
All welcome.
2010
Feb. 3 Annual Meeting, 7 PM
SPRING
FROM OUR GARDENS TO YOURS
Plant sale
SUMMER
July 3rd and 4th Events, Art Show,
Booths & Raffle
BEST RAFFLE EVER!
NEW! Friends Antiques
APPRAISAL DAY
THE RED BARN AFFAIR
Consignment Sale, Silent Auction and Cocktail Barty
FALL
End-Of-Summer Square Dance
8th Annual
Gilfeather Turnip Festival
WINTER
November Crafter's Circle
10th Annual Holiday Bazaar
Bake Sale & Santa!
Feb. 2011 Annual Meeting
CANVAS TOTES!
"A Good Friend"
$20
All proceeds benefit the Library's BARN RESTORATION FUND
AVAILABLE COLORS
Blue, Green, Natural Black, Red, Brown
Not shown - Navy, Orange
TREE MOTIF - Fall Leaves, Spring Leaves
DETAILS Height 11 ½” x Width 17 ½ “ Bottom expansion - 6”
One outside side pocket 9” deep x 4 ½ “ wide (suitable for water bottle); Inside double pocket 5 ½ “ wide x 7 ½ deep (suitable for cell phone, etc.)
Two Black canvas handles on all colors
100% Canvas Polyester with waterproof plastic lining
Machine embroidered by Christine Recca for the Friends of the Wardsboro Library
AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY
Our Best Seller
Wardsboro, VT - Exposing the Past
A 125-page photo book of historic images of the town and surrounding landscape designed, complied and edited by Dan Hescock and by Bob LeBlond with text by Wardsboro author Amy Kleppner. Soft-cover.
$19.95- plus shipping; order by phone or Email. Copies also for sale at the Library and at all Friends events.
The Friends of the Wardsboro Library is a 501 (c) (3) corporation registered with the IRS and the state of Vermont.
Meetings are open to the public and there are no dues.
An annual meeting, open to all, is held on the first Wednesday of February to elect officers and adopt a budget.
The Friends group is a member of FOLUSA - Friends of Libraries USA. This nationwide organization is a network of organizations and individuals who strive to support their public libraries.
