Since 1984, the Friends of the South Burlington Community Library have been active in revitalizing library programs, library materials and the library space through their membership contributions, volunteer work and fundraising projects.

 The Friends are concerned citizens who believe a dynamic library is the cornerstone to an educated, caring, and stimulating community environment.

 Through membership dues, donations, and fundraising efforts the Friends Organization makes significant contributions to enhance the Community Library.  The Friends sponsor the Annual Baby Brunch, the Lifelong Learning Music Series, the Sunday Afternoon Concert Series, and a variety of other programs for children and adults.  The Friends donate needed library equipment and materials, supply refreshments for library programs, contribute to staff enrichment opportunities, and they beautify the library with year-round and seasonal plants.

CURRENT OFFICERS:

President, Myke Esposito
Vice-President, Jan Smith
Secretary: Rita Bortz
Co-treasurers: Eileen Forrester and Myriam Mayer

The Annual Spring Tea is a special event for members that acknowledges the dedication and support of the Friends of the South Burlington Community Library. The Tea presents the opportunity to meet our invited guests and other Friends who share the same love of libraries, books, and interest in enhancing our library programs and services. Special guests at Friends events have included authors: Reeve Lindbergh, David Huddle, Willem Lange, Sarah Strohmeyer, The Sisters in Crime, Major Jackson and Bill Jaspersohn.

 The 2009 Annual Friends of the Library Spring Tea was held on  March 29th. Kate Messner, the author of children’s books Spitfire: a North Country Adventure and Champlain and the Silent One, was our Special Guest. This year's tea will be held on April 25th at 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

If you are interested in joining the Friends Organization you may also call the Library at 802-652-7080 for more information or fill out a membership form. Individual memberships are $10.00; family memberships are $25.00.

The next Friends of the Library Used Book Sale is scheduled for Saturday, March 20th from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The sale will be held at the South Burlington Community Library, 550 Dorset Street.

March 8th
April 12th
May 10th
June 14th

Meetings held at the Library

In the past year, the Friends Organization supported the Library in donations of over $4000 that were used for  library improvements, library programs, library materials and library advocacy.  With your support, we are able to provide the community with so many additional services and programs.  In these challenging economic times, this becomes even more important.  While other areas are seeing a decline in business due to the economic downturn, the library is quite the opposite.  We have seen an increase in new library patron registrations, an increase in the number of items that we circulate, and last year, we had over 10,000 people attend free library programs.  Many of these programs were programs supported entirely by the Friends of the Library for children, teens, adults and seniors. 

We have heard from many of you that you are unable to attend the Friends of the Library evening meetings. This year, we are changing the times of our regular meetings from evening to the daytime, in hopes that more of you will be able to attend.  

We need your help and there are so many ways that Friends can support the library.  We need our Friends to help organize book donations, help at book sales, bake for program refreshments, take part in community advocacy, and assist with program planning and special events such as the Annual Baby Brunch and the Friends of the Library Tea.