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Friends of the Library

           

Support your library by joining:
The Friends of the Library!

Please consider this invitation to join this worthwhile organization as we continue to promote knowledge of the functions, resources, and services of the library, and to help meet its finanicial needs. 

If you have questions, please contact Judy Fields at mfields@bellsouth.net or the library at (205) 664-6822. 

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Membership classification and costs  
Friend $10
Supporting $25
Lifetime $100
   
Download  a Membership Application  
   
Donations Accepted:  
Items must be in good condition. We accept: fiction books, non-fiction books, children's books, cookbooks, DVDs, VHS, CDs, and books on CD.  We are unable to accept:  textbooks, reference books or magazines.

 
   
Meeting Days and Times General meetings are at 6:00 p.m. in the Library's mobile unit. Bookmenders meet on the 1st  Thursday of each month from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Library.
 
   
Next Friends of the Library Meeting:
 
 April 9, 2012 at 6pm in the mobile unit
   Officers will be elected for our growing Friends group!


 
 
Next Books-A-Million Book Fair: May 5th
Join the Friends in supporting your library on Saturday March 31st from 11am to 3pm at the Alabaster Books-A-Million. 10% of your purchase price will be donated upon mentioning the Friends!
 

On Thursday, May 3, Domino’s is “Raising Dough” for pizzas and for the Friends of the Library. They will donate 10% of their proceeds on that day to the Friends.


   


   
History & Officers:   

In June of 1983 the Alabaster Public Library moved from its cramped quarters in the basement of Municipal Annex to its present location on the corner of First Avenue West and Ninth Street.  The beautiful new library was dedicated on June 26, 1983 as the Albert L. Scott Library in memory of the late Albert L. Scott, whose widow, Caroline, donated the land for the library.

Earlier that year, Gladys Harper, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Alabaster Public Library, asked Reba Hatcher, a library volunteer, to help form a Friends of the Alabaster Public Library organization in Alabaster.  Reba, along with others interested in helping the library, did just that, and on March 31, 1983, the Friends of the Alabaster Public Library was incorporated.  Reba served as first president.  Other presidents have been Steve Fournier, Rose Ellen Hankins, Stephanie Johnson, Steve Abbott, Harriet Meeks,Lora Bair, Beth McCandless, Judy Wood and Claire Owens.
 
Accomplishments:
Over the years, the Friends have raised and donated money to buy books, reference materials, supplies and to pay for special programs/activites such as the Summer Reading Program and the Storyline for Children.  During the year the Friends help to keep the spirit of the seasons with beautiful wreaths for the doors.  The Friends also provides the library's float in the Annual Alabaster Christmas Parade as well as decorating the library with colorful poinsettias during the holidays.
   
   
 Officers and Board Members 2010-2011  
President:  
Judy Mosely judymosely@yahoo.com
First Vice President:  
Jason Cooper

cooper.jasond@gmail.com
Second Vice President:  
Judy Fields mfields@bellsouth.net
Secretary:  
Linda Irvin lcirn@aol.com
Assistant Secretary:  
Jackie Scott Scottjlnscott@bellsouth.net
Treasurer:  
Judy Wood wood@bellsouth.net
Publicity Chair:  
Jacquie Cooper jdnazeri@gmail.com