Recent Activities
Spring Plant Sale
This year, the Friends continued their make-over of the plant sale. Building on last year's success, the plant sale became the "Spring Plant Sale" - focusing on spring planting and summer gardens, as well as Mother's Day
gift-giving. We increased the number of native perennials for sale and removed some plants that were not as popular. We sold herbs for the first time, and they were
well-received by our customers. We also had the Master Gardeners back again by popular demand.
It was drizzling the day of the sale so we set up inside the library. When the doors opened at 10AM, people flocked in to get garden advice and to purchase plants. The sale was very busy, and we sold all our plants before the sale ended at 2:00. People told us they would come back earlier next year! Thanks to everyone who made the sale a great success.
Spring
Book Sale
This April, the Friends held the first of their two community book sales. In keeping with the theme of "Read Recycle Repeat", we received lots of book donations prior to the sale, and the books represented a large variety of themes - from old favorites like "Mystery" to new topics such as "Romantasy" and "Book Club Picks". The sale was held April 23 through April 25 in the Cafe and Conference Room of the library. Once again, there was a preview sale for Friends Members on the evening of April 22.
We had a great turnout; people were ready to pick up some new books for reading during the spring and summer. We continue to sell books every day in the Book Cafe, and look for us selling books at the Horsham Farmers' Market throughout the summer and fall.
Library Staff Appreciation Lunch
In addition to the Volunteer and Member Appreciation, the Friends continued to celebrate National Library Week with a lunch for the library staff. National Library Week is a time to recognize and appreciate the many ways that libraries help enhance, uplift, and unite communities. On Tuesday, April 21, the Friends provided a pizza luncheon including a veggie tray, and chocolate chip cookie bars. Everyone enjoyed the lunch. Thanks also to Horsham Pizza, which is the staff's favorite place to go for great pies. The staff is a great team, and we appreciate all they do for the Friends and the community.
The Friends Volunteer and Member Appreciation Event
On April 17, the Friends held their first Volunteer and Member Appreciation Night. All volunteers and members, as well as the library staff were invited to an evening gathering at the library. The theme for the event was "Bookish Adventure Night". Guests participated in different activities including a library scavenger hunt, a book-themed "shelfie" station, magnetic poetry, and a gratitude wall where people could write how they found their joy at the library. There was also a raffle giving away "blind" books that were wrapped and only showed the genre and description. Even if you didn't want to participate in the activities, there was plenty of time to mingle and meet new people. There were also lots of delicious refreshments including fruits, vegetables, cheese plates, and desserts. The crowd was lively and everybody had a very good time. We are looking forward to hosting another event like this in the future.
