Annual Meeting '09

BBQ Happening! (part 1)

BBQ Happening! (part 2)

BBQ Fundraiser!

Dear Friends of the Library,
This is a heads-up, save-the-date email about a BBQ and book sale for the new library building on Saturday, September 5. The opportunity came about suddenly through the enthusiasm of Charolette and Joe Bacher, of Sometimes It's Hotter Seasoning Company on SGI, and the idea-sparking of Terry Kemp. Posters are at the printer (jpg attached), and press releases have been sent out. Details are below. Read to the end about book donations.
We have two weeks from this coming Saturday and need all the help we can get. It will be great fun!
Ellen

Date: Saturday, September 5, 2009

Time: 4:00 p.m. till

Place: Sometimes It’s Hotter Seasoning Company
37 East Pine Avenue
St. George Island, Florida

Contacts: 927-5039 habanero@fairpoint.net Joe and Charolette Bacher, Sometimes It’s Hotter
ellenashdown@gtcom.net
899-0866 Joyce Estes, Friends of the Franklin County Public Library

What: BBQ: $5 per plate
Beer, wine, soft drinks for sale
Music
Book sale
Sand art for kids (contributions)

Book donations for the sale are welcome. Drop off books at Sometimes It’s Hotter, 37 E. Pine Avenue, or at Sea Oats Gallery, 128 E. Pine Avenue.

Insiders Brain Team

THE FRANKLIN COUNTY LIBRARY has a new,
spacious building in Eastpoint ... at last!


But the Inside Needs You -- The Insiders Brain Team.




The Friends of the Franklin County Public Library
cordially invite you to a dinner, presentation, &
brainstorming about the completion of the new library
in Eastpoint. Lean more about this exciting project
for our area, and let the great ideas fly.

Wednesday, July 15, 6:00 p.m.
Home of Joyce & James Estese
179 N. Bayshore Dr. / Easpoint

RSVP 899-0086 or 650-8151.

Chapeaux & Champagne; a fun fundraiser

A fun time was had by all that attended the March 30th champagne social / luncheon / art sale, and the proceeds went towards building the new library in Eastpoint.

We're Building a Library!

The slab has been poured and the frame is going up ... but help is still needed.



Are libraries dead in the Digital Age?

Don’t you believe it. They’re more important, and far-reaching, than ever. Whether through printed pages, CDs, audiotapes, or computer portals to the Internet, libraries open minds to our past, present, and future.

They also provide really good beach reads.

No More Cramped Quarters

The Eastpoint Library has fulfilled all of this--and more--in cramped quarters in the Point Mall on Island Drive. Now the dream of a new 5,000-square-foot library and administrative offices is becoming real. Concrete slab real. Walls going up real. Entry road and drainage real.

It's been a long time coming. It's exciting. But much remains to be done--and funded.

A Community Labor of Love

The ambitious project has been spearheaded by Friends of the Franklin County Public Library (FFCPL), a nonprofit patrons' group, and made possible primarily by donations from individuals and businesses. An initial grant from the Northwest Florida Water Management District secured a beautiful 13-acre site on Old Ferrydock Road. When the library is finished, it will offer the community not only an expanded, modern space for collections and programs, but educational nature walks over the protected wetlands.

More than 5,000 of the county's 10,000 residents are registered borrowers of
the Franklin County Public Library. Hundreds of visitors and temporary residents take advantage of the free services. Young people in Eastpoint, Carrabelle,
and Apalachicola gather for special programs and field trips. Intellectually curious adults sign up for workshops on genealogy and computers. The county’s libraries are not only not dead, they’re in demand.

Your Library Needs Your Help

Wiith strong support from the community, more than $200,000 has been raised for the Eastpoint construction, but at current estimates, approximately another $150,000 is needed.

Funds spent or committed so far:
· land purchase
· survey and engineering (meeting all environmental requirements)
· architectural design
· purchase of steel building
· site preparation: drainage, roadwork, in-ground plumbing and electrical
· foundation
· partial erection of the building

Funds still needed:
· completion of building
· finishing and furnishing of the interior
· landscaping

The Friends of the FCPL are continually active in fundraising: membership and donation appeals, booths at local festivals, book sales, and special events. It’s hard work in a county where every dollar counts, but the whole county needs this library.

Link to the:

Franklin County Public Library

The Mission of The Friends

• The current primary focus of the Friends of the Franklin County Public Library is to BUILD A NEW LIBRARY in the town of Eastpoint.
  
  
• Other purposes include support of the Franklin County Public Library in its goals to provide current, high-demand, high-interest, informational, educational and cultural materials for persons of all ages; and to promote life-long learning.
  
  
• The Friends seek to accomplish these goals through fund-raising, support services, and a variety of promotional activities which encourage growth of the library in the community.
  
  
• The Friends supplement the library's budget, conduct fundraisers, spearhead building projects, serve as the fiscal agents for grant programs, and provide support for varied library-related activities.