"Perhaps
no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town
library. The only entrance requirement is interest." -
Lady Bird Johnson
Felton
Library Friends is dedicated to excellent library collections
and services for the residents of Felton and surrounding areas.
Central to our purpose is support for a Felton branch library
– including its staff, print and other materials, and activities
– as an essential component of the community life valued
by our library users. More..
FLF
News
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Felton Library Friends is hosting a number of events in April
to mark the 50th anniversary of the Felton Branch Library in
the Belardi Memorial Building: an Art Auction of artistic chairs,
a Poetry Contest, a Storytelling Evening, and a Community Dance.
More details soon.
**
We are looking into green library buildings. On the links
page are three articles about green buildings.
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Felton
Library Friends hosted a very successful benefit event October
15, generating much community enthusiasm as well as over $2000.
Read
more...
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At its October meeting,
FLF established committees that will focus on Events and Fundraising,
Education, Grants, Outreach, and the proposed Building. We invite
new members to join in and help us as we work.
**FLF
members gathered on October 25 on the land offered by the Verutti
family to the Santa Cruz Public Libraries for a new Felton branch.
We gave a framed copy of this
photograph to the family.
**The
winning entry in FLF's Art
Contest for depictions of the Faye G. Belardi Memorial was by
Alan Jurgens, Felton resident.
FLF
Meetings
All meetings are
on the fourth Tuesday of the month, at 4:00 PM at the Felton
Fire Station, unless otherwise posted.
Next
meeting: Tuesday, January 24
Minutes
of previous meetings
FLF
in the News!
New
voice for library oversight board -
Felton resident Nancy Gerdt will join the county library oversight
board next month (Congratuations, Nancy!) - Santa Cruz
Sentinel, January 19,2006
Concert
fundraiser nets $2000 for Felton library - Santa Cruz
Sentinel, October 23, 2005
City-county
library system to write plan for future
- Santa Cruz Sentinel, Sept.
16, 2005
- Felton included on Library Board priority list.
Supporters
plan benefit for overdue library branch needs - Santa
Cruz Sentinel 7/29/05
Felton
open to library ideas: Supporters of new branch project seeking
to revive aging discussion - Santa
Cruz Sentinel 7/11/05
Past
News Archives
How
you can help
1.
Check out library materials, and explore what your library has
to offer! The use of the Felton library has been dropping in
recent months. Increasing library use will increase the support
we can get. When you request books and other materials from
other branches, ask for Felton to be your pick-up branch. More...
2.
Join the Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries. FLF does
not collect dues or provide benefits itself; instead we are
part of the larger Friends organization. We encourage Felton
Library users to join the FSCPL. More
information and membership form.
3.
Participate in Felton Library Friends -- we need volunteers
for our upcoming events, our education committee, our grant
committee, our assessment survey committee, and other activities.
Please contact us.
4.
Attend our upcoming fundraising events!
