Friends of the Library
The Friends of the Moore Free Library contribute to the mission of the Library by helping to raise funds for special projects and programs to supplement the operating and capital expenses of the Library. The Friends charge no dues and there is no “official” membership list. Anyone who helps in any way with furthering the aims of the group is considered a “Friend.” Meetings take place several times a year. Announcements of upcoming meetings are posted on the library website and appear in the monthly newsletter.
We are always looking for volunteers to assist at our primary fundraising events – the Moore Free Library Book Sales.
We hold two book sales each year, one in the summer and the other at the Newfane Heritage Festival in the fall. We are always looking for folks to help with: Sorting and pricing books, setting up, selling and packing up at the end of the sale. No experience is necessary, just an interest in supporting the library.
The next book sale will be on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
Friends of the Library Bi-Annual Book Sale
Spring is almost here…and that means the Friends of the Library are gearing up for their book sales. The first will be on Saturday, July 19, 2025 and the second on Saturday and Sunday, October 11 and 12. We will be accepting donations on the following days in June:
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 4:00-6:00 pm
Saturday June 7, 2025 at 9:00-11:00 am
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 4:00-6:00 pm
In case you don’t already realize this, it doesn’t take a formal application or the payment of dues to become a Friend. Anyone who helps us in our mission is automatically considered a Friend! We have a stalwart band of volunteers who organize and run the book sales…but we are constantly looking for more, especially younger folks with strong backs. If you are new to the community, this is a great way to get involved. Stop in to the library or contact julielavorgna@gmail.com to get more information about how you can help.
The income from the sales goes toward programs and projects that support the library in ways that often cannot be funded by the Board’s tight operating budget. For example, we are excited to announce that, very soon, new book shelves will be arriving in the Children’s Room to add attractiveness and flexibility to that treasured space.
Other ways in which you may help:
- Cultivating and weeding flower beds;
- Undertaking handyman-type chores, such as changing lightbulbs, small repairs, touch-up painting;
- Offering a presentation to the community of your special expertise.
Here are projects and other contributions that the Friends’ fundraising and volunteer efforts have made possible:
- Shelving in the fiction and Vermont rooms
- Circulation desk
- Track lighting and comfortable chairs in the fiction room;
- Computers
- All-in-one printer/copier/scanner
- Software for our automation project
- Desk chairs for the circulation area and computers
- Book lift for carrying book donations from the first floor to the sorting rooms upstairs
- Floor covering for the entrance hall and circulation room
- Circulation room renovation: ceiling, lights, painting, floor covering
- Re-design and landscaping of the north garden by the weeping cherry tree
- New plantings in front of the Library
- Air conditioners for sorting rooms
- Contributions to the Librarian’s annual programs budget
- Postage for Interlibrary Loans of books for the Book Group
- Tool kits available for check-out
- Museum passes