Yuma County Library District

IF A LIBRARY IS A GARDEN OF IDEAS,
WHO TENDS THAT GARDEN?

FRIENDS!

The Friends are a non-profit volunteer support group for

Yuma County Library District libraries.

The Friends support the efforts of the public libraries. They encourage

the use of libraries, are library advocates and provide funds

for special projects. They sponsor fundraisers,

including book sales with used books at great prices.

The Friends group at the Main Library in Yuma supports the efforts of all the District Libraries. The Foothills Branch library and the Wellton Branch library each have active Friends groups. See their information below.

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BIG FRIENDS BOOKSALE
on the first Saturday of the month
JULY through OCTOBER
7 AM to 9 AM
at 1225 W. 8th Street

(South of Food City, east of Castro Glass)

Gently used books of all kinds: hardbacks, paperbacks, cookbooks,

collectibles, fiction, nonfiction, children's, videos, CDs, encyclopedias,

books sets and some new items.

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Friends President Sharon E. Williams, presents a check for $7500 to Yuma County Library District Director Susan Evans. This year the Friends designated the donation to the Library District for supporting the children's Summer Reading Program, reading incentives for youth services, National Library Week, and National Library Card Month expenses. In addition, Friends funds will cover refreshments and supplies for youth, young adult and adult programs/meetings.

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The Summer '07 issue of the Friends

newsletter is available here.

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Get Mugged!

Friends of Yuma County Libraries coffee mugs are just $5!
Drop a note to at yumalibraryfriends@hotmail.com.

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Volunteer Opportunities

We could use more folks to pick up books. A pick up truck is useful.

Email us and we'll sign you up!

We have some fine volunteers working there and other jobs

but we always welcome more.

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Great used books at very reasonable prices!
Friends book sales at Yuma, Foothills and Wellton libraries.

Days and times vary; call your library or email us for details

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Keep shopping @ Albertsons

with your Community Partners card linked to your Albertsons card.

This generates Friends funds to be used to support Library youth reading programs.

Contact Sharon E. Williams at yumalibraryfriends @ hotmail.com

to sign up for your card.

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Friends of the Library Bookstore

The Friends of the Library Bookstore is in the main building at

Yuma Park N Swap, 4000 S. 4th Avenue.

Open Friday and Saturday during the winter months from 10 am to 1 p.m.

Your book donations are always welcome. If you have books to donate,

call the Friends at 782-1871 x 6460

Thanks always to Bill Gresser, Jr. for giving the Friends the book sale

space in his Yuma Park 'n Swap. His generosity is most appreciated.

Bookstore Photos - Click here!

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Questions? Information?
yumalibraryfriends@hotmail.com .

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