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Friends of Marshalltown Public Library contribute to the library by providing funding for new materials for the public to check out, funding programming
for youth through adults, and running the Annual Book Sale. Anyone can become a Friend of the Library at any time
during the year.
The Friends of Marshalltown Public Library is a not-for-profit, 501 (c)(3) corporation established in 1997. The mission of Friends is to support and promote the programs, resources, and services of Marshalltown Public Library. The Friends organization solicits gifts, endowments, and bequests for the benefit of the library. Become a friend by downloading and filling out the Membership Form. Send your membership information and donation to Friends of Marshalltown Public Library, 105 West Boone Street, Marshalltown, Iowa 50158. Membership forms and information are also available at the library.
Annual Meeting ____________________________________
Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 4:00pm
All members of the Friends of the Marshalltown Public Library are invited to meet with new director Sarah Rosenblum and discuss our next steps for the library.
Annual Letter ____________________________________
April 5, 2011
Dear Friends,
As I write this letter, the realization that our “new” library is two years old is certainly hard to imagine. This past year has been another exciting one as we celebrated the retirement of Carole Winkleblack after 16 years with us as the Marshalltown Library Director. We appreciate all she did for this library. We are now privileged to have a new Director, Glenda Davis-Driggs. If you did not have the opportunity to come to the Open House in January, please stop in and meet her in person at the library.
The Marshalltown Public Library continues to be a very busy place. More than 800 people visited the library every day it was open – that is more than 250,000 visits in 2010, an 11% increase over 2009. The meeting rooms continue to be popular, with twice the use this past year versus the previous. The large community meeting room and four group study rooms are used by a wide variety of state associations, community clubs and organizations, students and area businesses. An average of 220 people use the library’s Internet stations each day the library is open, an increase of 62% over 2009. Finally, 14,450 people attended 450 library programs in 2010. The statistics are impressive; what a great library we have here in Marshalltown!
Our Friends of the Library funds are so important to the library. We are proud that we were able to help boost the library’s offerings this past year with a second Early Literacy Station in the Youth Department, funds for additional adult programming, youth programs including LOL (Literature Over Lunch) at the high school, and funding for library books and media totaling $15,000!
Thank you for your support of the Friends of the Library annual campaign in the past and your renewed membership as we continue to assist our library in providing educational, recreational, and learning opportunities for our community. I hope that you will continue your membership in Friends of the Library. Please remember that your contribution is tax deductible.
Thank you again for your support,
Janelle Carter, Friends of the Library President
Friends of Marshalltown Public Library Board
Membership Committee
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