On Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, the Forest Grove Library Foundation will collaborate with McMenamins Grand Lodge to hold a Friends & Family Night. From 5 p.m. to closing, 50% of the sales of food and drink from the Ironworks Grill (inside the main Lodge) will be donated to the Library Foundation.

The Forest Grove Library Foundation’s newest capital campaign, entitled The Story Unfolds, is raising funds to purchase art, furniture and signage for the newly renovated wing of the library.

The remodel of the original section of the library provided a better space and building for library patrons, but lacked some final touches that would make it feel complete. With the completion of this new campaign, the Foundation will replace dated furniture from the original 1978 building; update the children’s section, making it welcoming and stimulating to promote early childhood love of reading and learning; update the Spanish language section and add art, including a unique piece by internationally renowned glass artist Ed Carpenter.

Join us for good food, friendly company and to benefit a great cause! We’ll be developing more community events to benefit the library over the next several months and would love to see throngs of library supporters at all of them.

Last year, the Forest Grove Library Foundation received a $10,000 conditional grant from the Oregon Community Foundation. The OCF grant required us to raise $80,000 for the current capital campaign by June 30, 2012.  We had raised about $75,000 by May 21, the date of the FGLF Board Meeting. At that meeting, three board members donated a $2500 “matching” grant that will be made if another $2500 can be raised from library supporters by June 30, 2012. This month offers a great opportunity to increase the power of individual gifts because these gifts will help trigger the $2500 match from FGLF board members as well as the $10,000 OCF grant.

On Tuesday, December 6, 2011 the Forest Grove Library Foundation will host a combination book sale and poetry reading with Periscope Books and Tutoring. The event will take place from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Periscope Books and Tutoring located at 1920 Pacific Avenue in Forest Grove.

During the hour of 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Periscope Books and Tutoring will donate 20% of the proceeds from their book sale to the Forest Grove Library Foundation. This offer is valid on all books. Periscope sells a variety of genres and has several collectible editions of various books in stock.

At 7:00 PM the event will transition into a poetry reading featuring published author, Doyle Wesley Walls with opening readings by local poets Alan Roth and Susan Springer Munger.

Periscope Books and Tutoring will be providing light refreshments. Patton Valley Vineyards and Forest Grove Library Foundation board members will donate wine to the event.

Proceeds will be used to purchase improvements for the Children’s and Spanish Language sections of the library including new furniture, artwork, signage and other amenities.

All are encouraged to attend. Please join us in shopping, enjoying wine and refreshments, listening to local poets, and contributing to the Forest Grove Library Foundation’s efforts to improve the library.

Suggested donation of $10 will be accepted at the door.

Pizza Schmizza will join in the Forest Grove Library Foundation’s efforts to raise funds for The Story Unfolds capital campaign. On Tuesday, November 29, 2011 Forest Grove Pizza Schmizza will donate 30% of the proceeds between the hours of 4:00 PM and 7:30 PM to the Library Foundation. Make sure to mention the library with your purchase. Coupons and deliveries will not be included in this fundraiser. So come eat, drink, and enjoy great company, while contributing to a great cause.

Proceeds from this event will help fund improvements to the Children’s and Spanish Language sections of the library, where furniture, art, signage and other amenities will be added.

Here is a flyer for the event: PIZZA SCHMIZZA

The Friends of the Forest Grove Library will hold their Fall 2011 used book sale November 14 through 19 at the Forest Grove City Library during library open hours.  Thousands of books, CDs, DVDs, and a whopping load of VHS tapes will be available at bargain prices and all proceeds go to your community library!

The sale begins Monday, November 14 at 10 a.m.  Monday is Members Only Day and only current Friends of the Library members will be admitted.  You can obtain or renew your membership at the door for as little as $5.00.

Hours for the event:  Monday, November 14 through Wednesday November 16, 10 to 8; Thursday November 17 and Friday, November 18, 10 to 5; Saturday, November 19 10 to 3.
On Saturday, shoppers may fill a grocery bag with books and other media and pay just $5.00 per bag.  Bags will be available at the door but everyone is urged to bring their own.

Friends of the Forest Grove Library have been holding used book sales, usually twice a year, since 1973.  The used book sale is the principal fund-raising activity for Friends.  Great thanks to our Sale Chair, Carol Woodford, and the many volunteers that make the sale possible.

Your donations of clean, serviceable books (no magazines, please), CDs and DVDs are welcome.  Please take them to the Forest Grove City Library, 2114 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove.

ALERT TO BOOKSELLERS:
You are welcome to the sale but please be aware that (1) most of the books in the sale have been culled for used book prices over $10 on Amazon.com and (2) while books are categorized, they are not sorted.

On October 27, 2011, Forest Grove Library Foundation will work in partnership with Maggie’s Buns and B.J.’s Coffee to host Books and Buns at the United Church of Christ in Forest Grove. The event will be take place from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Maggie Pike, owner of Maggie’s Buns has graciously donated an Italian themed dinner complete with lasagna, salad, bread and dessert to benefit the Foundation’s The Story Unfolds capital campaign. B.J.’s Coffee has donated coffee for the event.

All are welcome to attend. Tickets are limited, so reserve your seats as soon as possible! Tickets can be purchased at the Forest Grove Library, the Forest Grove Chamber of Commerce, and US Bank.

Pricing:

Adults $10

Children (12 and under) $5

Proceeds go toward improving the Children’s Area and the Spanish Language Area of the library with new furniture, artwork, signage, and other amenities.

Come enjoy a delicious meal with friends and family, while helping contribute to this project!

If you have any questions, or would like more information on the event please email us at contact@fglf-copy.dev.cc.

Click here to check out the Forest Grove News-Times coverage of the event!

Librarian Linda Stiles Taylor writes:

We have enjoyed ten wonderful new tables and twenty-two chairs for elementary-aged children, for five months now, thanks to the Forest Grove Library Foundation. After years of battered, heavy, adult-sized tables with sharp corners, and tippy adult-sized chairs that seemed to say, “stand on me” to little people, we are very excited about the change in the Children’s Area.

The new tables are colorful and inviting. The three different table shapes are frequently rearranged into different configurations for classes, events and families. The chairs are comfortable, made of stackable wood, and designed to reduce the chance of tipping over backward.

The whole Children’s Area looks more attractive and more inviting to the age group it is intended for. If you visit the children’s area nowadays, it definitely says, “KIDS.” And, what do you know? This summer numbers were up for kids completing the Summer Reading program. A more welcoming environment helps!

We still have a ways to go in improving the Children’s Area. With the Foundation’s help, we will add additional furnishings in the early childhood area, a child-sized early literacy computer, a big “sense of arrival” feature at the entrance to the children’s area, and some additional shelving to make the library collection more accessible to kids. So keep checking us out … great things to come!

September 20, 2011, the Forest Grove Library Foundation will work in collaboration with McMenamins Grand Lodge to coordinate a Family & Friends Night. 50% of the proceeds from Pat’s Corner between the hours of 5pm and close will be used to purchase art and furniture for the newly renovated wing of the library!

This event marks the beginning of a series of community events in the Forest Grove Library Foundation’s newest capital campaign entitled The Story Unfolds. The remodel of the original section of the library provided a better space and building for library patrons, but lacked some final touches that would make it feel complete. With the completion of this new campaign, the Foundation hopes to replace dated furniture from the original 1978 building; update the children’s section, making it welcoming and stimulating to promote early childhood love of reading and learning; update the Spanish language section and add art, including a unique piece by Ed Carpenter.

Join us for great food, company and to benefit a great cause! We’ll be developing some more community events to benefit the library over the next year and would love to see you there. To receive updates on the progress of our campaign please send your email address to: contact@fglf-copy.dev.cc

The current Foundation project — to raise $250,000 for furniture, art and signage — got underway in September 2010 with leadership gifts. One-hundred percent of the membership of the Forest Grove City Council, the Library Commission, the Friends of the Library and the Library Foundation — 21 leaders in the community and library supporters all — donated funds to show their support for the Foundation’s project.

With the hiring of a grant writer, three grant requests were also submitted in September. A month later word came that two of the three requests were granted: Juan Young Trust for $5,000; and Oregon Community Foundation for $10,000. The OCF commitment is a matching grant that we will receive only when all fundraising is complete.

The Forest Grove Library Foundation depends on individual gifts, big and small, to improve our library. Watch for the community fundraising events in 2011 that will help our library‘s story unfold.