April 8 is book-donation drop-off day!

Submitted by Brenda Bancroft, Book Sale Coordinator for the Friends of the Library

April showers bring May flowers … and time to declutter and spring clean!

If you find yourself with a few boxes of books to donate, bring them on down to the Friends of the Library. Our first donation day is Saturday, April 8, from 10am to noon at the Village Room. We will also hold additional donation days on the second Saturday of each month until October (in case you miss this one!).

The Village Room is located on the lower level and can be accessed from the rear parking lot of the Library. When donating your books, please keep in mind that any donated item must be in a condition you would gladly give to a friend or purchase yourself. Please do not donate VHS tapes, cassette tapes, magazines, encyclopedias, textbooks, toys, crafts, frames, or damaged books. We consider damaged books to be anything that has torn covers, torn or loose pages, stains, mold, mildew, watermarks, must, or excessive handwritten notes and highlighting.

The Friends’ book sale has provided funds for the Library’s summer reading program and other special programs at the Library. The Friends also support reading more widely in the community with contributions to reading programs in the schools by sponsoring a “Free Little Library” and giving away children’s books during the annual Village Halloween event, to name a few.

Any resident of the areas served by Manchester District Library can be a member of the Friends group. There is no membership fee to be part of the Friends and they meet three times per year in January, May, and October at the Library. Are you interested in joining? Here’s how!

• You can fill out a membership form at the library.
• You can show up at any meeting or donation day and say: “Hey, I want to join!”
• You can email the coordinator of the Friends’ group at fotmdl912@gmail.com.

Manchester District Library (MDL) is proud to serve the Village of Manchester, Manchester Township, Bridgewater Township, and Freedom Township. Village of Clinton and Clinton Township residents are also eligible for MDL library cards and welcome to use all MDL resources. Friends of the Manchester District Library’s Used Book Sale is available when the Library is open. Manchester District Library hours are Monday–Thursday, 10am–8pm; Friday, 10am–6pm; and Saturday, 10am–2pm. The most up-to-date hours and the latest news are always available on the MDL Website.

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by Marsha Chartrand

Marsha Johnson Chartrand, a founder, writer, and copy editor with the Manchester Mirror, is a 50-year resident of Manchester. She has a long history of volunteer and community involvement.