FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
KINDLE DRAWING!
ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2011---
Friends of the Whitehall Public Library, Faustino Dunckhorst, pulls a winning ticket for the kindle raffle!
The Friends raised approximately $475, thank you to everyone who contributed.
How Did It All Begin?
Before there was a Whitehall Library, there was a Friends group. And it was their efforts that brought the library, itself, into being.
Take a leap back in time and read about the Friends' formation.
BOARD MEMBERS NEEDED!
DO YOU LOVE THE WHITEHALL PUBLIC LIBRARY?
The Friends are seeking 4 candidates for positions on their Board of Directors. Please consider showing your valuable support for the library by joining the Friends of the Whitehall Public Library’s Board of Directors. With a minimal commitment of time, you can make a valuable difference in your community!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
DONATE NOW!
Join us in celebrating our 50th Anniversary by contributing to the "$50,000 for the Fiftieth" campaign for the Friends of the Whitehall Public Library.
This two-year campaign began in February 2011 with a mailing to all households in the borough. It will continue through January 2013. The goal for each year is $25,000.
Our 2011 campaign has reached and slightly exceeded two landmarks: 500 donors and $20,000. The average donation as of early June 2011 is slightly over $40. If you have already contributed, thank you. You’ve helped us get very close to our goal.
There is still time to contribute. The campaign continues throughout the rest of the year.
Your contribution, in any amount, enrolls you as a member of the Friends. Donors who contribute $50 or more per year ($100 or more over the course of the two-year campaign) will become members of the Circle of Friends and will be formally recognized at the Library.
Donations of $250 or more will also be recognized with an engraved leaf on the Library's Giving Tree. Sponsorship levels are Bronze--$250, Silver--$500, and Gold--$1000.
Membership in the Friends is open to everyone, regardless of residency. The Friends are an active group that assists the library in a variety of ways including fund raising and advocacy. Each year funds raised by the Friends go toward sponsoring Adult and Children's programs - including summer reading. The Friends funds also pay for the LEARN bus, a unique program for the library that targets locally resettled refugee families and introduces them to the library.
Make a donation today! - Download a brochure
50 Years of Support
From the South Hills Record 3/3/2011:
50 Years of Friends and Supporters Help Library Serve Community
Photo: Students from St. Gabriel's help volunteers and Friends stuff envelopes for the Annual Membership mailing.
From the IN-Brentwood/Baldwin-Whitehall Community Magazine - Spring 2011:
Friends of Whitehall Public Library Celebrate 50th Anniversary!
IN THE NEWS
* Whitehall Public Library Earns Unique Award - Library honored for serving older adults in a diverse community.
August 27, 2011 - http://baldwin-whitehall.patch.com
Whitehall Public Library's English as a Second Language Literacy Program, aka the LEARN Bus, has been selected as a 2011 recipient of the Marietta Y. King and Alberta Walden Still Diversity Award for Public Library Service to Older Adults in a Diverse Community. READ MORE...
* Faustino Dunckhorst receives Whitehall's annual Citizen of the Year award. Read more and view photos...
August 27, 2011 - http://baldwin-whitehall.patch.com
* Congratulations! Faustino Dunckhorst, President of the Friends of the Whitehall Public Library has been named a 2010 Jefferson Award recipient for his service to the library.
Read more...
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011-2012
President - Faustino Dunckhorst
Vice President - Linda Book
Treasurer - Chris Mooney
Recording Secretary - Linda Book (interim)
Other members of the Board:
Alfie Chico
Barbara Duff
Bryan Engel
Mary Ellen Martin
Robert McKown
Marilyn Pfaff
Charlotte Pilewski
Norbert Pilewski
Thomas Schultz
Meeting Location
Whitehall Borough Buiding100 Borough Park DrivePittsburgh, PA 15236
A Special Tribute
Edwin F. Brennan, Whitehall councilman, mayor and author, passed away on February 11, 2010.
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A Tribute
Mary Anne Miller, a Board member of the Friends of the Whitehall Public Library, passed away on December 5, 2010.
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