Especially needed are gently used hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction, cookbooks, audio books, compact discs, dvds and childrens. Friends book shop amesbury public library 149 main st. Weekend drop offs are now at the library carriage house. Donate secondhand, used, old and rare books oxfam gb. The friends of the library will be holding special book donation drop off days throughout the summer in anticipation of their big september sale. More than a century of giving century of giving opportunities.
We are a 21stcentury library, composed of a main library in the town center, and the anna c. Dropoffs for the friends of the library book sale take place at the gym at the rear of the town offices building, 50 billerica road, chelmsford, ma 01824. The chelmsford public library consists of the main library in chelmsford center and the anna c. If you cannot come to the library, you can have items sent to your home for free. The collection of the library contains 119,421 volumes. Donations of books and clothing are the fuel for our youthrun business and the vehicle for our young people to. Free collection of clothes, books and items to donate to.
Chelmsford public library has a collection of more than 140,000 items and includes books, periodicals, audio books, cds, dvds, videos and newspapers. Books are sold online to help raise funds for awesome nonprofit literacy organizations changing the world through teaching kids, supporting families, building schools and filling libraries. This is a great way to honor a favorite teacher or celebrate an event such as a students birthday. Contact the friends of the library for bulk donations. Main library 25 boston road chelmsford, ma usa 01824 telephone.
Bequests gifts by bequest remain the most commonly. Please click here for a map of our most current locations. The chelmsford board of library trustees welcomes and encourages gifts and donations which are consistent with the library s mission statement. Following careful consideration and government guidance on coronavirus, all essex libraries and mobile libraries will be closed until further notice. Forbush memorial library established 1878 westminster, ma. Schools and families buy books for fun and education. Despite the chilly morning we had people waiting outside for the huge selection of books provided by your generous donations.
The merrimack public library book group is open to all. The book sale is the biggest fundraiser of the cfol. Home ma middlesex chelmsford chelmsford library chelmsford library hours chelmsford library hours. Just click the schedule a pickup button below, choose a date for your donation pickup, leave your clearly labeled donations. It provides a wealth of services from helpful staff. Relish, by lucy knisley and kitchen yarns, by ann hood. Excellent weekly and monthly programs and exhibitions for everyone. Books have been pouring in by the thousands at the library s dutton house, keeping the volunteers who process the donations busy on a daily basis. Upcoming events at the chelmsford library news chelmsford.
No matter how big or small, your donations are needed and appreciated. We are currently unable to accept donations of books or other materials. In due course book aid will be pleased to receive your books, but it may be some time before you can pass them on to us. Donations of this type are made to the chelmsford public library book fund. Bequests gifts by bequest remain the most commonly practiced and easiest way to provide for those institutions that are important to you. In the meantime, if you are sorting through your library during long days restricted to your home, heres a update of the books we cancannot use for our programme. Proceeds from the friends book sale supports programs and resources at the goodnow library. The library building is closed to the public until further notice. For more than 100 years, library philanthropy has been a tradition in the town of chelmsford. As always, be sure to have your library card and pin handy to take advantage of our many online and digital services. Chelmsford public library 25 boston road chelmsford, ma 01824. If you dont live near a drop box and would still like to donate, please click here.
The chelmsford public library is a member of the merrimack valley library consortium, an alliance of 36 public libraries serving the greater merrimack valley region of massachusetts. The first oxfam bookshop opened in 1971 and weve come a long way since then. The lowell suburban directory for billerica, chelmsford, dracut, tewksbury, tyngsboro and westford. Library programs local community groups nonprofit music one book chelmsford online program poetry slam react grant registration required.
Books from the chelmsford public library in massachusetts. Chelmsford public library and citizen service centre. Friends of the library chelmsford public library 25 boston road chelmsford. Your used books make a big difference in the lives of americas veterans and their families. The attended donation centers are open seven days a week from 8. The friends seek books of all kinds in good condition including recent best sellers, fiction, nonfiction, childrens books. If you cant make it down to one of our charity shops to donate your things we can collect them from your home for free. Donate books, dvds, cds and more to library book sale. The chelmsford friends of the library will have a book dropoff on saturday, july 9, 2016 from 9. The library provides a wide array of digital offerings, including ebooks and eaudiobooks, online language learning, online book groups, online subject learning, plus all kinds of emagazines and the online version of the new york times. These donations are deposited quarterly to the cfol from the amazonsmile foundation. For large donations please contact us at email protected.
The annual chelmsford friends of the library threeday book sale will take place sept. All of our books are donated, and all donations are fully tax deductible. Jan 19, 2020 peg also served as library trustee, and town representative for many years. Chelmsford public library in chelmsford chelmsford public. The main library opened a new 25,000 square foot addition on february 29th, 2000. The chelmsford public library will host a book sale during regular business hours, between monday, may 7th and tuesday, may 15th. This is an excellent public library with large selection of books, including nonenglish language books, and media. The merrimack valley library consortium is a 36 member automated network which provides members with a shared database, catalog, and access to numerous periodical databases, indexes, and electronic reference resources. Chelmsford, ma friends of the library saturday book drop. When i visit the library i can sit in a chair to read a book with my library card, i can borrow a book, cd or dvd and take it home with me. The library accepts book donations during normal business hours. Great service tax deduction receipts pickups within 24 hours in.
Chelmsford public library 2020 all you need to know. Contributions to both the chelmsford public library funds and to the chelmsford friends of the library are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. The friends of the goodnow library seek book donations for its annual book sale. The friends book sale is open for business at the town gym. Donate to the chelmsford library chelmsford public library. The friends of the library are seeking donations of gently used books of all genres, audiobooks, dvds, cds, maps and local interest items. Donate your used books to chelmsford public library. Not only do your book donations through pick up please support us veterans, they also support reading in general. The tewksbury public library accepts donations in excellent condition of books, dvds, cds. The books donated by chelmsford residents have been priced, sorted by category, and boxed, and are now just waiting to be moved. Februarys selection is the virgin of small plains by nancy pickard. Purchasing a book to honor an achievement or in memory of a loved one is an appropriate way to mark an accomplishment or to.
Additional giftgiving opportunities donate to the gift book fund. Main library 25 boston road, chelmsford, ma usa 01824 telephone. The 2020 one book chelmsford theme is stirring the plots. Chelmsfords annual book sale is just around the corner. Your everyday purchases at 2470 namebrand stores mean serious donations. Library affiliations the chelmsford public library is a member of the massachusetts library system mls and the merrimack valley library consortium mvlc. Any books we cant sell are either donated directly to one of our nonprofit partners or recycled.
Chelmsford public library online fundraising, donations. The library serves a population of 33,802 residents. The merrimack public library is seeking donations for its fall book sale, saturday, sept. The chelmsford friends of the library is hosting a book drop off on wednesday where you can give your used books, cds, and dvds to the chelmsford public library. Please hold these donations until things get back to normal and the friends can plan for the next book sale. Chelmsford library hosting book dropoff chelmsford, ma patch. The public pg dramatizes the plight of homeless americans seeking shelter from harsh winter conditions in the cincinnati library. All of this activity is leading up to the giant used book sale. This library is affiliated with the library system that serves chelmsford, ma. To enhance the effectiveness of the chelmsford public library system by providing support of both a financial and volunteer nature, to promote, sponsor, and to carry out educational and public service purposes and objectives so as to encourage citizen interest and participation in the public library.
What to donate donations are critical to goodwills ability to provide muchneeded services to the local community. A program has been set up to donate new books to the byam school library. Town of chelmsford treasurercollectors office, 50 billerica road, chelmsford, ma 01824 you may utilize the drop box located outside the town hall as we are looking at the best way to process payments while practice safe social distancing or teleworking, please be patient as we will likely experience delays in processing. What to donate morgan memorial goodwill industries. Chelmsford friends of the library chelmsford public library. It offers a range of library programs that include author. The chelmsford friends of the library will have a book dropoff on saturday, december 5, 2015 from 9. The friends of the library book sale is a significant source of funding for library programming, museum passes and many extras for chelmsford patrons.
Over the years, townspeople have supported the library by donating books, gifts. Donate books to the book sale donations and book dropoffs are suspended until further notice. Our normal hours resume on tuesday, february 20, 2020. Gift giving opportunities chelmsford public library. Books are provided, and no registration is necessary.
Simply click on the join now link above or print out a friends application form pdf, complete it, and return it with your donation to. Chelmsford public library trustee minutes february 8, 2017. January 16, 2015 current news, friends of the library, library information book, book sale, books, cfol, chelmsford, donation, donations, dutton house, friends of the library, house, pink, sale, yellow house brian herzog. Friends of the library saturday book drop chelmsford, ma. For seventeen years, a rural community in kansas has faithfully tended the grave of an anonymous teenage girl christened the virgin of small plains. The staff will show me how to borrow the book, cd or dvd and tell me when i need to bring it back to the library. Sep 07, 2017 the annual chelmsford friends of the library threeday book sale will take place sept. May 22, 2019 chelmsford friends of the library posted on may 25, 2011 by brian herzog to enhance the effectiveness of the chelmsford public library system by providing support of both a financial and volunteer nature, and to promote, sponsor, and carry out educational and public service purposes and objectives so as to encourage citizen interest and. The library will be closed monday, february 17 in observance of presidents day. Gift giving opportunities at the chelmsford public library chelmsford public library 25 boston road chelmsford, ma 01824 phone. Donations of this type are made to the chelmsford public library book fund and are spent within the calendar year that they are given. Donations and book dropoffs are suspended until further notice.
Please designate the chelmsford friends of the library as the nonprofit you wish to support and the cfol will receive 0. Chelmsford dog association meeting minutes mccarthy room, chelmsford public library, 25 boston rd, chelmsford, ma 01824 august 30, 2018 6. The library accepts books, dvds, cds and magazines that are in good condition and of current interest. The communitys support through donations and volunteer hours is greatly appreciated. Both authors will be visiting chelmsford in march more library. Normand huneault branch 3502 errington street chelmsford, on p0m 1l0 phone. We meet in the lowell room on the third wednesday of the month from septjune. When something monumental occurs in our lives, we often want to mark the occasion.
In fact, a percentage of the net sale price of every book goes to these great causes. Chelmsford friends of the library to hold book sale news. Free collection of clothes, books and more dont throw away your unwanted items. Some donated items will end up on library shelves, but most of. Instead of throwing out your old books or recycling them, donate them so they can be read and enjoyed again. Is this pickup at an organization business, library. From the dedication address for the new melrose public library building, delivered on april. When visiting, my grandchildren love the children section with books. Library service update march 20 chelmsford public library. Especially needed are gently used hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction, cookbooks, audio books, compact discs, dvds and childrens books. Print and nonprint materials the library is pleased to accept print books and nonprint dvds, cds, etc. Chelmsford library is based in the heart of chelmsford. Stop in to find gently used books to expand your personal library. Burial will be private and donations in peggys memory can be made to the chelmsford public library gift book fund.
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