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Friends of the LibraryFJPL Wins Two Awards $10 for a bag of bargainsSpecial bargain at our Saturday Morning Bookstore...Fill a grocery bag with books and audio/video items...only $10.It's the special we offer at the Great Jacksonville Book Sales and we are offering this special for the next few Saturdays.Come shop with us from 9:00 a.m. to noon at:
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FJPL Wins Two Awards From Civic Roundtable
Volunteers of Friends of Jacksonville Public Library
are celebrating two awards from the Civic Roundtable.
- FJPL won the Outstanding Project award, recognition for its two Great Jacksonville Book Sales.
- Also, FJPL President Harry Reagan won the Most Outstanding Civic Leader award.
Each award included a $100 check. Reagan endorsed his check and gave it to FJPL, so the organization received $200 for its work.
FJPL has been working since 1956 to support the city's public libraries. Proceeds from the two big book sales, as well as year-round sales at the BOOKtique in the Main Library and the Saturday Morning Bookstore at University Park Library, are used to supplement the Library's budget.
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FJPL has started a new program, We need donations to pay the costs of shipping books, tapes, etc. We also need your help to connect with men and women from the First Coast who are serving overseas. Thanks, |
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Beaches Friends of the Library
Book Sale
September 29-October 2, 2010
September 29 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. is Members Only.
Memberships can be purchased at the door.
September 30 - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
October 1 - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
October 2 - 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Bag Sale - fill a bag for $5.00.)
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FJPL Presents $200,000 Check to Library
FJPL's $200,000 check presented at Holiday Party, Photo by Ganapathi Srinivasan
Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library presented a $200,000 check today to the Library-- proceeds of FJPL book sales in 2009.
Books were sold at two Great Jacksonville Book Sales at the Fairgrounds, the Saturday Morning Bookstore at University Park Library and online sales.
The money will be used to enhance the Library budget.
FJPL President, Harry Reagan, said the Library donation is the result of a lot of hard work by volunteers. "I'm proud of the volunteers who helped make this possible," Reagan said. "We work very hard to raise money for the Library”.
Reagan said most of the money came from two Great Jacksonville Book Sales at the Fairgrounds. FJPL is already preparing for the next Big Sale to the Fairgrounds, March 5-7, 2010.
Receiving the check, Library Director, Barbara Gubbin, said, “We are so grateful to the Friends for their commitment to the Library”.
"Holding a second book sale this past October further demonstrates the Friends dedication to ensuring the library can maintain its quality services to the community”, Gubbin said.
Earlier in the year, FJPL presented a $50,000 check to the Library, money from the BOOKtique in the Main Library.
Games and Puzzles Too!
Now you can donate games and puzzles, as well as books, videos, tapes, etc., to FJPL.
You can drop them off at most of the city's 21 Libraries, or at the:
Saturday Morning Bookstore
University Park Library
3435 University Blvd. N.
Saturdays from 9:00 to noon.
We'll sell them to raise money for the Library.
One of our Great Jacksonville Book Sales at the Fairgrounds.
Mayor Peyton joins FJPL
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Mayor John Peyton is now a member of Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library. Peyton stopped by the FJPL's BOOKtique to thank FJPL Board membrs for supporting the Library. In the photo (from left), Estelle Vickery, Ralph Hodges, Mayor Peyton, FJPL President Harry Reagan, and Margaret Smith. |
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Friends of Jacksonville Public Library
Yahoo Calendar of Upcoming Events
Got Books? |
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Books you don't need? Books you need to get rid of?Bring them to Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library so they can be sold to raise money for our public libraries. Drop them off at any of Jacksonville's 21 libraries or bring them directly to FJPL at University Park Library, 3435 University Blvd. N. any Saturday morning. FJPL volunteers are there every Saturday morning to sort books.You can also shop for bargains on fiction at the Saturday Morning Bookstore. Your books will go to the Great Jacksonville Book Sale, March 5-8 at the Fairgrounds. Proceeds of that sale supplement the library's budget. |
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Saturday Morning Bookstore--Bigger and Better--Now you can find book bargains every week!You won't have to wait for the next Great Jacksonville Book Sale. You can find bargains every week at the Saturday Morning Bookstore, operated by Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library.
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Friends of the Library Mission Statement
FJPL is a 54-year-old non-profit organization. Our mission is to provide leadership, motivation and support to the Jacksonville Public Library, to literacy and educational groups, to all existing and potential Friends groups, and other library support groups to enable them to succeed in their efforts to preserve and strengthen libraries and to create awareness and appreciation of Library services.
To this end, FJPL has two Great Jacksonville Book Sales at the Fairgrounds every year. FJPL also operates the BOOKtique in the Main Library year-round, and the Saturday Bookstore at University Park Library. The next Great Jacksonville Book Sale is March 5-7, 2010, at the Jacksonville Fairgrounds. For more information or to become a member please visit www.fjpl.org.
Board of Directors - Officers
- Harry Reagan, President
- John Crescimbeni, President-Elect
- Nitya Sivasubramanian, Membership VP
- Margaret Smith, Programs VP
- Jacquelyn Nash,Past Pres. & Secretary
- Amanda Hodges, Treasurer
Directors
- Edward A. Charron, Past Pres.
- Lola Gaunt
- Kimberly Grant
- Anthony Grissett
- Ralph Hodges
- Richard K. Jones, Esq, Past Pres.
- Burt Kagen, Past Pres.
- Sally Kenaston
- Bruce Lattimer
- Carla Leach
- Helen Lyons
- Joel Morris, CPA
- Patrick Pattillo
- Alex Pinter
- Lea Pinter
- Marti Pounder
- Diana G. Spicer
- Joanne Thompson
- Estelle Vickery
- Ivey Wolpert
The purpose of the Friends of the Library groups is to encourage government support of libraries, increase awareness of public libraries in the community, and raise funds to enhance library services for the good of the public library system.
Fundraising events include
book sales,
author events and much
more.
Contact us about providing a speaker for your organization. Call 630-2304 or email FUTCH711@aol.com
BOOKtique
Visit the Friends' bookstore, BOOKtique, in the Main Library!
Location:
Main Library
303 N Laura St
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Phone number: (904) 630-2304.
Hours:
Mon - Sat: 10:00 - 6:00 p.m.; Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
To join one of the Friends of the Library groups, please see the contact information below.
- Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library, Inc.
- Sharon S. Futch, Executive Director/Bookstore Manager
- 303 N Laura St
Jacksonville, FL 32202 - Phone: 904-630-2304
- Fax: 904-630-1090
- Please apply via US mail. The application form is available here. (PDF, 112KB)
- Friends of the Beaches Public Library
- President: Barbara Galloway
- Address: 600 3rd St
Neptune Beach, FL 32266 - Phone Number: (904) 247-4624
- Friends of the Bradham*Brooks Northwest Library
- President: Alisa Harrell (904) 358-0434
- Treasurer: Evelyn Eaves (904) 768-4535
- Address: 1755 Edgewood Ave West
Jacksonville, FL 32208
- Friends of the Willowbranch Library
- President: Elaine Starling
- Address: 2875 Park Street
Jacksonville, FL 32205 - Phone Number: (904) 384-2767
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