Friends of the Batesville Memorial Public Library

Welcome

Welcome to the Friends of Batesville Memorial Public Library, Inc. web page. Here you'll find information about our group, what we're doing, how to join, etc. Enjoy your visit!

Our Mission:
The Friends of Batesville Memorial Public Library are a group who value the library and have joined together to promote the library's activities.

Our Purpose:
The Friends of Batesville Memorial Public Library will help the library through fund raising and program support.

Our Goals:
To raise funds for the library, primarily through used book sales. This will entail the accumulation and organizing of books and the publicizing of the sales as well as the set up and clearance of the sale items.

Who We Are

2009 Friends Board of Directors: Volunteers: A Gift to the Community

    Jane Fitzpatrick, President
    Juanita Wallpe, Vice-President
    Anne Baran, Secretary/Treasurer
    Carlan Bischoff, Director-at-Large
    Tricia Sikora, Director-at-Large

Be a Friend! If you would like to know more about becoming a Friend of Batesville Memorial Public Library, contact any of the Friends on the Board of Directors listed above, or email Anne Baran at awkcb@etczone.com.

Programs and Activities

We meet on the first Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm, at the library. Please join us and you can find out about joining this fun, new organization! See you there!

Friends Love the Library! Valentine's Day, Saturday, February 14, 2009. The Friends of BMPL provided the muffins, cupcakes, coffee and hot chocolate. Lots of fun and we met many potential new Friends!

Used Book & Etc. Sale at the Library Annex, 10 West Boehringer Street, Batesville --- September 17-19, 2009 ---

The Friends of the BMPL will hold a Used Book & Etc. Sale on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 17, 18 & 19, 2009 from 9:00 AM till 5:00 PM, at the Library Annex on West Boehringer Street.

Friends working at the Used Book & Etc. Sale, April 23, 2009

Used Book & Etc. Sale in the Library Annex, April 23, 2009

(Left: Photos from the April 2009 sale)

We are accepting donations of gently used books, tapes, magazines, etc. for our next Used Book Sale. You may take your donations to the lobby of the library.

Click on the thumbnails below to view photos of our first Used Book Sale in March, 2008:

The Friends of Batesville Memorial Public Library are pleased to sponsor Next Good Book, an online book suggestion program available on the library's web site. Users can discuss books with others, build online bookshelves, share favorite books, and use book discovery tools to find that "next good book" to read! Enjoy!