Friends of the
Weeks Public Library
The Friends File
December Friends File: We have a new Friends Secretary, Sherry Pruyn
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After running all summer and into the early fall without a secretary we are pleased to report that Sherry Pruyn [pronounced “Prine”] has agreed to serve as our Secretary.
Asked to share a bit of her bio she writes:
I moved to North Hampton, New Hampshire three years ago this month from West Newbury, Ma. I joined HRCU in September 2024 as the new branch manager for their new branch in Greenland, NH -- not far from the post office. We opened November 18th. I previously held a position as a library trustee for G.A.R Memorial Library in West Newbury. I was also as a Friend and past president with the Friends of the Library for G.A.R. Memorial Library. I am passionate about my pets (many cats); I have eight but don’t want to advertise that I am the crazy cat lady.
Welcome, Sherry! When you see Sherry around the library take a moment to greet her. And special thanks to Stuart Bauder who, in the interim, served as both our treasurer and our secretary. Deep appreciation, Stuart.
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As an aside, membership in the Friends is open to anyone whose supports the mission of the Friends and is a dues paying member. Membership is not limited to Greenland residents. Individuals who work in Greenland and live elsewhere are more than welcome to join our Friend-ly crew. In fact, let’s encourage it.
Rockingham County Friends meeting (un)report:
While Shirley Baron, Chris Peters, and I attended the first meeting of Rockingham County Friends of the Library in Exeter unfortunately none of us were able to attend the second meeting at Newmarket Library earlier in November. I continue to believe that the idea of a regional Friends group meeting on a semi-regular basis offers substantial opportunities for increasing our ability to effectively engage with our local communities. I hope there will be a report from that meeting. We will continue to follow that work and report on it in this column and at our monthly meetings.
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Speaking of which, all are always welcome at our meetings. Hope to see you there.
~David Phreaner, Friends Chair
Information about the Friends:
The Friends of the Weeks Public Library is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization comprised of volunteers dedicated to encouraging and promoting our beautiful new library and enhancing its many services.
We cordially invite you to join the Friends. We meet the second Monday of every month (except for July and August), at 6:30 p.m. in the library’s Conference Room.
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The Friends of the Weeks Public Library provide:
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Museum passes
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Annual Summer Reading Program and reading incentives
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Youth programs and holiday events
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Adult programs that contribute to Greenland’s educational and cultural life
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Ongoing book sale
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Public support and good public relations for the library
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We are independent of the library’s Board of Trustees and focus our energies on providing financial support for items not covered in the town budget for the library. Since our beautiful new library is now four times larger than before, those needs are greater than ever. Please help us ensure that the Weeks Public Library delivers the services, resources, and programming that we have all come to enjoy. Won’t you become a member?
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Would you like to join the Friends? To view our brochure, click here.
Previous Posts:
National Library Workers Day
We recently celebrated National Library Workers Day on April 25th, and the Friends of the Weeks Public Library presented our staff with a nice plant and a gift card! We cannot thank our beloved staff enough for their loyalty & dedication to our library, and we're "Forever Grateful" to the Friends for their continued support & recognition of our wonderful staff!
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Awards
On Nov. 17, 2022, Katrinka Pellecchia of the New Hampshire Library Trustee Association presented the Friends of the Weeks Library with the 2022 Sue Palmatier Award for Friends Group of the Year. Friends Stuart Bauder, Debra Miesfeldt, and Phyllis Picha gleefully accepted the award. This award was in recognition of the Friends' successful "Bookmarking the Future" Campaign to raise funds for the renovation and addition to the Weeks Public Library in Greenland, NH. The reception was held in the living room of the library's newly renovated historic building.
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Fundraisers
We are Forever Grateful! The Friends of the Weeks Public Library are pleased to announce that we received a February grant of $6,156.78 from The Fabulous Find in Kittery! We were thrilled to be the recipients of such a generous donation which will be used to provide enhanced library services to the Greenland community. The Friends of the Weeks Public Library is so grateful for this amazing grant and honored to be part of The Fabulous Find’s long tradition of giving back to the community. We cannot thank them enough for selecting our library as a grant recipient and know that our library patrons will also be thrilled.
Fabulous Find is a boutique-style resale shop at 139 State Rd. (Route 1) in Kittery that identifies non-profits to support with the boutique’s income. All profits from the boutique are donated each month to local non-profits. The busier the month, the greater the donations back to the community. You can learn more about The Fabulous Find at their website: http://www.thefabulousfind.org.
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The Weeks Public Library is located at 36 Post Rd. in Greenland and offers a wide array of library materials, programs and ever-increasing services to Greenland’s youth and adults. We have recently greatly expanded our facility and are expanding services and programming to satisfy the growing need. Our grant received from The Fabulous Find will assist us in those efforts. Please stop in soon or visit us 24/7 at weekslibrary.org.