North Plains Public Library

USED BOOK SALE - MAY 2ND, 2009 - 8:00 AM TO 3:30 PM

The Friends of the North Plains Public Library are now accepting book donations.

Small quantities of book donations may be deposited at Jessie Mays Community Hall in the drop-box at the south end of the building. Small amounts of donations may also be brought in to the North Plains Public Library during
open hours.

Please call the North Plains Public Library at 503-647-5051 to make arrangements for delivery of large quantities to the Jessie Mays Community Hall.

Volunteers also will be available to receive donations on Friday, May 1 at Jessie Mays Community Hall at 30975 NW Hillcrest Street in North Plains from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Be sure to mark your calendars for the two upcoming book sales. The first sale is on May 2nd from 8:00 to 3:30 and at the annual Elephant Garlic Festival the second week of August. They will both take place at Jessie Mays Community Hall in North Plains.

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The Friends of the North Plains Public Library (Friends) group is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that coordinates fundraising events and activities to benefit the library. The group patterns itself after the national organization joining hundreds of groups in support of libraries around the country and North America.

The Friends first met in October 2001 with the dream of establishing a library in North Plains that would eventually become part of the Washington County Cooperative Library Services. After a busy year of becoming incorporated, raising money, gathering book donations, purchasing needed equipment, cataloguing and shelving books, the library was opened in February 2003 in a small 590 sq. ft. closet at the Jesse Mays Community Center with a completely volunteer staff.

In April 2004, Mr. Wayne Holm proposed to the North Plains City Council constructing a 2,500 sq. ft. building to house the rapidly growing North Plains Public Library in partnership with the Friends. Jointly the project began and Capital Campaign fundraising got underway. The Friends raised over $500,000 to complete the building, furnish and equip the library. The new library had its grand opening on April 29, 2006. While the Friends own the North Plains Public Library building, an Operations Contract was signed with the City of North Plains to maintain and manage the library. The Friends continue to give additional financial support to the City towards operational expenses.

The Friends are governed by an eleven member Board of Directors. They meet regularly, the first Monday of every month at 7:00 PM at the North Plains Public Library, to plan events and fundraising activities. As a means of fundraising, they hold Used Book Sales twice a year at the Jessie Mays Community Center during the annual North Plains Spring Garage Sale, the first Saturday in May, and the North Plains Elephant Garlic Festival, the second weekend in August. Book donations are solicited and collected during the month prior to each sale event. Other annual activities include entering a library float in the Elephant Garlic Festival Parade and organizing and sponsoring a month long One Book–One Community reading event.

The Friends welcome donations for the Library Operation Fund. If you would like to make a donation toward operating expenses, click on the Donation link. The Friends also operate a Vehicles Donation Program through Donation Line,LLC. All donations to the Friends are fully tax deductible.

If you would like to become a Friends member, fill out the Membership Application Form [pdf] and mail it to:

Friends of the North Plains Library
PO Box 525
North Plains, Oregon 97133

or you may contact Patti Tyson or Diane VanGrunsven at friendsnppl@yahoo.com to learn more about the Friends. They look forward to meeting you!