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Burlington Library Association

"Friends of the Library" -  Burlington, CT

               

 

What's new: 2009 Volunteer party. 2009 Life Members, New board member. 3/11/09 minutes, More museum passes. Book & Pie sale results, New staff member, Resource Center update, 5/9/07 annual meeting minutes, donation form. 

NOTEWORTHY UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • Annual Meeting. Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 7 PM.  BLUES 101 featuring DAN STEVENS. Short business meeting followed by program and performance
  • Book Sale. April 23, 24 and 25th. Thursday night from 3-6, Friday and Sat. 10-3 The downstairs sale raised $1,801.95 and the upstairs cart brought in another $85. Thanks to Jenny Mantel, chair, Elaine Eberhard, and all the great and dedicated volunteers.
  • Sat., April 25, 2009 10 am was very successful.  Thanks to Nancy Winter, chair.  Cookie Sale - click here for results and volunteers.

Welcome to the BLA website.  The webmaster is Len Berton; please send suggestions and comments to len@2bertons.com.  Please note: underlined words (including those in the left column) are clickable links for sending an email, viewing a picture, or obtaining more information about the item.

MISSION: "The purpose of the Burlington Library Association, Inc. [also known as Friends of the Library] shall be to plan, develop and conduct such programs as will support a free public library and designed to promote the library and premises as a center for civic and cultural activities."  (Read the Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation and the IRS 2008 tax forms 990EZ and 990SA.)  How do we put these formal words into action?  Check us out on this website!  The BLA Board differs from the Town Library Board.  

MEETINGS: What is the regular schedule?  What happens at the Annual Meetings? See Meeting minutes.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY?  A LOT:

 
  • Spring 2008 Book sale raised $2735, and the Fall 2008 sale raised $1776!
  • Volunteer Recognition: May 13, 2009 & June 13, 2007.  Parties were held to thank our volunteers for their service.
  • The book cart brigade marched in the Bicentennial Parade
  • Dues collected in 2007 totaled $16,661
  • Added nine generous donors to the Life Membership plaque
  • Sponsored Sonny and Perley's A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald concert and their Romance show 
  • Presented a Celtic program with Tara's Thistle
  • Parker Trust grants funded the Music Corner  and in 2005, a $3000 grant purchased a new network server  
  • Helped fund the Toddler's Busy Bay
  • Each of the 30 members of the Birthday Book Club has chosen & purchased a book for the children's room
  • Founded the Books for Babies program
  • Donated funds for three new computers, plus a new computer table for the Apple PC in the children's room
  • Raised $6455 from the concert, book & bake sales  Click for results & pictures.
  • Donated funds to the children's room to purchase new toddler’s board books 
  • Purchased 26 new LeapPad special electronic "books"
  • Purchased over $4500 of CD audio books & print material
  • Sponsored the third annual Fireside Reading program (view pictures) 
  • Sold nearly $700 of the Images of America Burlington book plus carved walking sticks in 2004
  • Spent over $1600 in 2004 for landscaping, mulching the lily bed and replacing the front walk plants
  • Purchased about $600 worth of supplies and books for the local history room
  • Paid $1684 in 2005 for membership to various museums and attractions
  • Sponsored Science Isn't Always Pretty with Keith Michael Johnson Click for pictures.
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