Friends of
Lakewood Public Library
c/o Lakewood Public Library
15425 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, OH 44107

FRIENDS OF LAKEWOOD
PUBLIC LIBRARY OFFICERS

Paul Dimmick, President
Mary Boyer, Vice President
Eileen Wilbourn, Secretary
Paul Tepley, Treasurer

From the Friends President

Dear Friends,

We are now settling into our new space and thanks to our donors we have replenished our great selection of books and materials.

We are extremely grateful to all our donors for their generous gifts of material for our sales. Donations are the lifeblood of our book sales and are easy to make. For small donations, there is a container in the Community Room across from the Main Library Circulation Desk. If you have a large donation, just ask at the Circulation Desk and someone will assist you in the parking lot. At the Madison Branch, donations can be made directly at the Circulation Desk.

Your book sale purchases are a crucial source of funding for Library programming. It is our hope that you and the rest of the community benefit from the entertainment and knowledge that they provide.

We thank everyone for their support whether it be at the book sales, in the form of donations or by attending a program. Supporting the Library is truly a win-win situation for everyone!

The Friends of Lakewood Public Library generously fund a variety of concerts, lectures and recitals that take place at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoons.

All of the events listed below are held in the
Main Library Auditorium on the lower level.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS:

December 7 - Sugarcoat
Spend a sweet afternoon with vocalist Kelly Wright and keyboardist Chris Wright as they present an hour of Jazz standards.

December 21 - Sounds of the Season
Sunday in the Park returns with classical and contemporary arrangements of familiar tunes that celebrate the season the way it’s celebrated around the world. Christopher and Karen Ellicott mix the traditional with the new on clarinet, guitar and vocal harmony.

January 11 - Solo Marimba
The marimba is a wooden percussion instrument struck with mallets, similar to the xylophone but with a more resonant sound. Paul Stranahan performs solo, playing classical pieces, jazz and his own compositions.

January 25 - Cello-bration Quartet
The mellow sounds of Cello-bration are just the thing to chase away the winter blues. Comprised of musicians from local community orchestras, this fun-loving quartet will play familiar songs in new arrangements. Are four cellos too many? No, there’s always room for cello.

February 8 - Dead Soldiers at Gettysburg
More than 170,000 soldiers clashed at Gettysburg—7,000 died immediately while another 33,000 cried out for treatment in the aftermath. Civil War storyteller Harold George recounts the handling of the dead and the ceremonies held over them. Copies of his book will be available for sale.

February 22 - Jim Gill: Live in Concert
He’ll make you laugh one minute, and then break your heart with the very next song. Yet there’s an unshakable sincerity to every twist and turn.  Poet Louis Pastor calls the bighearted baritone, “the best [darn] singer-songwriter in the land.”
Welcome back, Jim Gill!

CANVAS TOTES

Here's a great alternative to plastic!
The Friends canvas tote makes a wonderful gift. Fill one with a favorite book and some munchies. Or, it could be a wonderful gift
by itself for the reader in your family
(it could be YOU!)

Canvas bags with the "Friends" logo
may be purchased at Main Library and
Madison Branch for $10. 

Your gift to a special person is also a gift
to a great organization! Thank you.