Book Sales

Volunteers are needed to set up, take down, and sell at our two main book sales.   For Heritage Days sales (during the last full weekend of June) we need people to move light tables and small boxes of books from the Annex to the large tent, to open boxes for display, and to sell and straighten/restock books during the sale.   In September during our Chandler Park sale we need trucks and volunteers to load the trucks with small boxes of books and supplies, to open boxes for display, and to sell and straighten books.   At the end of the sale we need a large crew to close the boxed books, load the truck, and return the books to the Library Annex.   This is a great family activity as we frequently have multiple generations join us.   Contact either of the two coordinators: Becky Parker at parkers@macomb.com or Elisa Rasmussen  at erasmus@fabtimes.net for more information or to volunteer.

Write a review

Short book reviews are always needed for our weekly column “What are you reading?” published in the Community News Brief.   Email a short review along with your name and occupation to joswickkate@gmail.com.  Encourage your friends, children, etc. to submit reviews to Kate for the paper.  You can submit more than one review. You can download WHAT ARE YOU READING? form here.

Join Page Turners Book Club

Page Turners meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 4:30 to 5:30 in the public library meeting room.  Go to the “About” tab and click on “book clubs” for the book selections for the year.   If you have questions or would like to be added to our email list, contact Kim Rice kimrice262@gmail.com.

Train Station Book Rack  

Every Thursday a volunteer fills our book rack at the train station with “free” books — books that are good, but not in saleable condition or are left over from sales.  A volunteer signs up for one Thursday a month OR signs up as an “alternate” to be used if someone cannot deliver the books during their assigned week.   Contact Marcia Moulden macb6547@gmail.com.

Read Selected Books to an Adopted 1st Grade

Once a month a volunteer will read some selected books to an assigned first grade class adopted by the Friends of the Library.  Contact Desiree Walton desireebdye@gmail.com

Adopt-a-Shelf

Volunteers are assigned a small section of the library to shelf read. By keeping books in order, this program helps patrons find books they want and helps library staff by freeing them to attend to library procedures.    At their convenience, hopefully once every two weeks, they check their assigned shelves and correct errors.  Training is provided for new volunteers.  Interested parties should call the library, 833-2714, and ask for Dennis Danowski, Library Director.

Library Grounds Beautification

Assist in maintaining exterior projects to beautify the grounds of our library.  Contact Dennis Danowski, Library Director if you are interested.