library - Friends of the Library Alachua County in Gainesville, Florida

Bookhouse Closed in December The bookhouse will be closed in December. The last day to drop off donations at 430 N. Main Street is Monday, Nov. 23. Thank you for your continued support during this unusual time.

Donations: THURSDAYS ONLY (9a-2p) The book house will be open on Thursdays ONLY. The community’s generosity has overwhelmed our volunteers’ ability to process donations. Thank you for your continued support of FOL. See you on Thursdays. Bookhouse address: 430-B N Main St, Gainesville

Some Halloween non-fiction for you.

Thank you for making FOL’s October BOB sale a success. The last day to place an order is Wednesday, October 28. Pick up will be Saturday, October 31. Fiction, classic LP records, DVDs, CDs, puzzles, audio books, trivia, sports, cooking, young adult, mysteries, science fiction .and more. Sale link: https://shop.folacld.org

Mysterious Monolith Appears Overnight at Springville Library. Witnesses checked it out and may return it in 3 weeks.

Kinda seems like it sometimes, huh?

Why do libraries have a Friends organization? Municipal libraries are by law prohibited from fundraising. So we depend on our Friends of the Library, and your s...upport of their efforts, to provide extra programs and services for you. Here's a photo from a popular program available through the generosity of the Friends - the annual Gingerbread House program for both children and adults. See more

Thank you for making the first week of FOL’s BOB sale a success. 141community members ordered 429 bags ofbooks online and picked them up on Saturday at the FOL book house on Main Street. BOB sale shopping continues through the month of October with newcategories added weekly.Check it out atshop.folacld.org

The BOB Sale continues! So many of you have ordered and reached out to us to offer suggestions and gratitude! We are restocking as quickly as we can. More books will be added in various genres as they are processed. Thursdays will be the days on which we post the largest numbers of new grab bags. Hold on. Check back. And thanks for your support! http://www.folacld.org/n_sale_BOB.html

... especially when the librarians are making Arthur Jack-o'-lanterns. So wonderful! (Photo courtesy: Sno-Isle Libraries.)

This one is for horror superfan Doreen Canfield.

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