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Friends of the Library
Since 1941, the Friends of the Elmhurst Public Library have enriched the library’s resources and supported library programs through funds from their dues and various fundraising ventures. Their purpose is to maintain an association of persons interested in the library; to increase the facilities and services of the Elmhurst Public Library; to secure materials for the library which are beyond the scope of the library’s ordinary budget and thus to enrich the cultural opportunities available to the citizens of Elmhurst.
Some of the most notable projects undertaken by the "Friends" include:
Members of the Friends of the Library Board demonstrate the new keyboard purchased by the Friends at their 2004 Annual Meeting. (seated) Phyllis Carroll, Claudia Calvert (standing) Jackie Crnkovich, Joel Bernstein, Harvey Segal and Suzanne Sestan
- Donating funds for prize books for thousands of children in the popular summer reading program.
- Donating funds for prizes for adults in the summer reading program.
- Dedicating the benches at the east entrance
- Purchasing a professional keyboard for library programs and events
- Providing compact disc recordings of the operas presented each season by the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
- Supporting the library’s annual storytelling festival “Stories in the Park”
Thank you to all our “friends” out there! If you'd like to join the Friends of the Elmhurst Public Library and support the library, please stop by the library. Your contribution will help foster a love of reading, storytelling and the arts in the Elmhurst community. The Friends are a 501(c)(3) organization and contributions are tax deductible.
Current officers and their terms are:
- Phyllis Carroll, President
- Jackie Crnkovich, Vice President
- Suzanne Sestan, Treasurer
- Sally Sotos, Recording Secretary
- Edie Bernstein, Corresponding Secretary
- Marilyn Boria, Library Director, ex officio
Special Committee Members, appointed by Friends President:
- Joel Bernstein
- Claudia Calvert
- Monica Caster
- Dr. Richard Powell
Become a sponsor of the 2008 Poetry Contest. Fill out this Sponsor Form.
Last Modified: 10/9/2006 sc
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