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Describes the purpose of the Friends of Ashe County Public Library and the events and activities undertaken to fulfill that purpose.

BACKGROUND

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and we have no future. 

 - Ray Bradbury -

 

 

 

Libraries are an integral part of the areas they serve. They help to define us, as individuals and as a community.  They educate, inspire, and perhaps most importantly, give us free reign - to explore, imagine, believe.  In that context, Ashe County Public Library provides an array of services to Ashe County residents - and the Friends of Ashe County Public Library are proud supporters of their efforts.   This guide was created to explain what the Friends do.  Take a look at it - learn more about us!  And check out the What's Happening information below to learn about Friends, Ashe Library, and Ashe County events for the current month. 

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH FRIENDS

To keep up with ongoing Friends activities in the future, several information sources are available:  For non-members, key sources are the Ashe Post-Times, WKSK Radio, and other news media.  For members, key sources are the news media as well as the email notifications sent each month to announce the monthly meetings and other relevant events.

 

 

Friends Corner News


On an ongoing basis, the Friends Corner has books, DVDs, baskets, and puzzles for sale.  And they have special book sales
"on the cart." Watch for notices of the
on-the-cart sales as well as the
yearly inventory reduction sale.

Note:  All proceeds from these and all sales go towards supplementing the library’s programs.

 

(Note:  Please continue to donate medium and large baskets, as well as curios, for our gift basket projects.  Thank you!)
 
   

       Friends Monthly Meeting 

 
      Friends meetings are normally held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m., in the Library Auditorium.  A brief report of business affairs is presented first, followed by the designated speaker for the month.  Watch for announcements of these meetings in thelocal media.  Friends members should receive an email notifying them of the monthly meeting. 

 

 

AMAZON SMILE

Did you know...

   ...that Friends has set up an Amazon Smile account for the Ashe County Public Library?  When you  link to the account to  make your Amazon purchases, $0.05 is donated to the library for every purchase made from the Amazon Smile inventory.  For more information, click on the Amazon Smile iconImage result for amazon smile imagein the upper right corner of the library’s web page at www.arlibrary.org or go to www.smile.amazon.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY

Each month, the library offers a variety of events for both adult and youth patrons.  For details, pick up a paper copy of the current monthly calendar at the Circulation Desk or the Youth Services Desk.  For an online copy of the current monthly calendar, click on the yellow Ashe tab at:   www.arlibrary.org    The calendar will automatically display and you can then click on an individual entry to obtain more information about that particular event. 

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE COUNTY

The Ashe Post-Times, WKSK Radio, and other news media sources provide information on various happenings in and about Ashe County.  And, there are many websites that provide information, including the site for Ashe Chamber of Commerce that offers a comprehensive listing of current events and individual sites that are specific to a particular organization.  Websites for some of these sources follow: