2017 NEWSLETTER & MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
The Friends exist for the promotion and support of the DuBois Public Library services,
facilities, and needs to better the community of DuBois and Sandy Township.
duboispubliclibrary.org/friends-of-the-library.html
You are cordially invited to the
Friends’ Annual Reception
April 24, 6-7:30 pm
Light refreshments
Brief business meeting & election
Works of HeART Craft Raffle
Drop off crafts on May 30 and 31.
Raffle tickets go on sale on June 1.
(Art Walk is June 3)
Drawing at 2 pm on June 30.
Welcome, Friends!
The DuBois Public Library Staff and Trustees would like to welcome the
Community of DuBois to the Friends of the Library group. Founded in 1920 by the
City of DuBois, the DuBois Public Library offers free and low-cost materials to all
residents of the City of DuBois and Sandy Township. The DuBois Public Library
houses a collection of over 43,000 items including fiction, nonfiction, audiobooks,
DVDs, and magazines for adults, young adults, and children. The DuBois Public
Library also provides a collection of special materials including Pennsylvania
History, Large-print books, and Parent-Teacher materials on Child Development
and Education. Public internet stations and WiFi access are available to everyone.
We are in the process of replacing computers, so while we’re low on public
internet stations now, we’ll be back to 8 internet computers soon. Also available
is a specialized computer station that provides internet access to those with Visual
Handicaps. This station includes software that “reads” the screen to the user thus
allowing them to access email and online resources. Through our website,
cardholders have access to numerous online resources including OverDrive
Downloadable eBooks and Audiobooks, TumbleBooks online children’s library of
eBooks and videos, PowerLibrary resources provided by the Commonwealth
Libraries of Pennsylvania.
The DuBois Library also offers educational and entertainment
opportunities to area residents of all ages through programs, workshops, special
events, and the Summer Reading Program. Storytimes for children of all ages are
held regularly throughout the year. In addition, young children are encouraged to
join our 1000 Books before Kindergarten program which encourages parents to
foster an early love of reading that supports their child’s education for years to
come. With helpful, friendly staff, the DuBois Public Library is striving to connect
the community through print, digital, and virtual materials, programming, and
resources to education, information, and recreation that promote literacy and
knowledge at every age.
In 2016, the DuBois Public Library added an elevator and ADA approved
family restroom in the adult department. The building updates reconfigured the
lower entry and the entry into the Children’s Department. The DuBois Library
Board of Trustees and the City of DuBois plan on continuing to improve our services and facilities to serve the community in the upcoming years and look to the
Friends of the Library to aid us in process. Thank you, Friends, for your support!
Becky McTavish, Library Director
Name_________________________________________________________________________________
Address _______________________________________________________________________________
Phone _______________________________ Email ___________________________________________
I am interested in serving on Friends of the Library Committee.
Membership year is April 1 — March 31
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Benefactor
$100
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Family
$ 15
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Special Friend $ 50
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Individual
$ 10
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Donor
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Student
$ 5
$ 25
Please make checks payable to
Friends of the Library.
Return membership form and payment to
DuBois Public Library
31 South Brady St.
DuBois, PA 15801
April 2017
Coming soon to DuBois Public Library:
Program on our Pennsylvania elk
May 15, 6:30 pm