The Friends of the Library is a membership group committed to supporting the work of the Columbus Metropolitan Library.
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- Friends of the Library Big Boo...
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Thursday, October 15 at 5:00pm - Free Family Concerts at the To...
The Main Library
Saturday, July 18 at 11:00am
Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library Happy Turkey Day everyone! From all the Trustees of the Friends of the Library, we are grateful to you for being the best fans and supporters a library could have!
Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library Library Journal assigned the Columbus Metro Library a 5-Star rating. They are ranked #2 library in nation. Congrats!
Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library The Big Book Sale was a great success. Thanks for your support. If you haven't been an actual Friend of the Library, check us out at http://www.columbusfriends.org/. Your financial support makes great programs like the Summer Reading Club possible!
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We are thrilled to welcome the clever, witty and insightful best-selling author (and failed earthworm scientist) John Green during Teen Read Week. You won’t want to miss out as John discusses his ...
Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library
Support the FOL...Visit our annual Big Book Sale
This year’s Big Book Sale will be held in the Main Library auditorium from October 15-17. These gently-used books are available for all ages and interests...and nothing costs over $2.00!
Dates and Times:
•Friends Pre-Sale Thurs., Oct. 15 5:00-8:00 p.m. (Join at the door ...if you are not a member)
•General Sale Fri., Oct. 16 10-4
•General Sale Sat., Oct. 17 10-4 Bag Sale 2-4 (Fill a bag for $5!)
Money raised annually at the sale helps the Friends maintain funding for library programs like the Summer Reading Club and Homework Help Centers. Your support can make this year’s sale another huge success.
Time:5:00PM Thursday, October 15th
Location:Columbus Metro Library - Main Library Auditorium
Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library It's time to clean our your bookshelves for the Friends! We accept gently-used books, movies, music and audiobooks (no magazines or Reader's Digest) to sell at our Big Book Sale. The BBS is our biggest fundraiser of the year for us and helps us to support library programs like Summer Reading Club. All donations are tax...-deductible and accepted at all branch locations.
Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library Oops! Let's try that again...from Greg Short My life as a sailboat captain... I spent my lunch hour on August 17th representing the Friends of the Library at the Kiwanis Regatta. Armed with a Super-Soaker 3000 and the wind at his back, I was ready to mix it up with 35 other competitors for the glory of having the... fastest miniature sailboat East of the Mississippi. Lawyers, bankers, restauranteurs,
Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library From the Captain himself My life as a sailboat captain... I spent his lunch hour on August 17th representing the Friends of the Library at the Kiwanis <insert event name here...>. Armed with a Super-Soaker 3000 and the wind at his back, I was ready to mix it up with 35 other competitors for the glory of having t...he fastest miniature sailboat East of the Mississippi. Lawyers, bankers, restauranteurs, and F
Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library Greg Short does Friends proud--and stays on his feet!
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Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library Be sure to stop by for Storytime and the Free Family Jazz Concert at the Topiary Park tomorrow! (Inside the Main Library Atrium if it rains.) Tomorrows topic: Tools! Starring Eric Paton and Yumbambe.
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“PBJ & Jazz at the Topiary Park: Jazz for Kids and Families” is a new summer home for the Jazz Arts Group’s (JAG) fall/winter PBJ series to be relocated at the Jazz Academy in the newly restored Lincoln Theatre. ...
Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library As most of you already know, Governor Strickland proposes to cut $200 million from the Public Library Fund. The Library--every library--is key to the lives of many people just like Friend Board Member Susan Meyer's sister. Read the compelling story of how the library saved her sister's life on the Central Ohio Network Blog:
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Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library Summer Reading Club -- a Friends funded program -- is rolling right along in throughout our Franklin County branches. To date, we have 57, 666 kids, teens and adults registered and reading. Our branches have been bustling with activity!
Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library This video (featured in the CML 2008 Annual Report) features our Friends of the Library Vice President Greg Short discussing the importance of being a Friend and how the library has impacted his life. Greg, and all our Friends, find meaning in raising funds and awareness for library programs and resources which results... in a win-win for all: The Friends bring the library to the public, and the public gives back to the
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“PBJ & Jazz at the Topiary Park: Jazz for Kids and Families” is a new summer home for the Jazz Arts Group’s (JAG) fall/winter PBJ series to be relocated at the Jazz Academy in the newly restored Lincoln Theatre. The summer series is a collaborative effort between JAG, Friends of the Topiary Park and Friends of the Libr...ary.
The concerts are free, and guests are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch and a blanket. The Topiary Park concert themes are tied into the themes presented at family story time at the Main Library from 11 to 11:30 a.m.
"Get a Clue: Listen"
Time:11:00AM Saturday, July 18th
Location:The Main Library
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